Free beach challenge marking 400 years of Scarborough, where 400 people form a giant number 400 on the sand with swimming hats.
Scarborough Sea Pool CIC are bringing a big beach gathering to the Beachcomber Kiosk on Sunday 15 November, from 1 pm to 3 pm. It's part of the wider Scarborough 400 celebrations, marking 400 years of the town, and the whole thing is run by the Sea Pool community interest company down at South Bay.
The idea is simple: they want to get 400 people of any age together on the sand to form a giant number 400. Everyone gets a brightly coloured silicone swimming hat, and if the weather, sea state and tide forecast play ball, there's an optional quick dip in the sea afterwards. They're encouraging people to turn up dressed as their favourite sea creature, so it's as much about the costume as it is about the number. Under-18s need to be accompanied by an adult.
It's one of the events keeping the festivities going into the autumn, and there's a fundraising side to it too. Organisers have already secured £1,500 in pledges from anonymous donors and are aiming to raise another £1,500 through the 'Dive in and Donate' Go Fund Me page. That money goes towards a Scarborough sea pool project and its marine engineering and specialist technical surveys.
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It's free to take part, and the whole thing runs from 1 pm to 3 pm on Sunday 15 November at the Beachcomber Kiosk, Scarborough Foreshore Road, YO11 1NU.
