More than 1,400 people are preparing to strip off and swim in the North Sea at an annual skinny dip.
More than 1,200 people took part in 2022 and organisers said about 200 more had signed up this time aroundTaking part in an annual skinny dip to raise money for a mental health charity is a chance "to give a little bit back", one of the swimmers said.
Former firefighter Stew Wardlow, who took part in 2022 after "a very black period", said he found it liberating.Image caption,The 63-year-old from East Sleekburn, Northumberland, said he heard about the skinny dip "years ago and it seemed like a laugh". "I was up just after 4am, and drove to Druridge Bay. I was completely on my own and they fired a flare and everyone ran into the water."It's strange - when you're all stripped down to your birthday suit, you've got nothing to hide behind."
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