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BBC News
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Celebrate the summer solstice in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
A number of events will take place on Saturday for people to attend and celebrate the official start of picnics to entertainment, there are plenty of activities to attend across East Yorkshire and summer solstice is the longest day of the year and will take place at 03.42 BST in the UK this year when the sun is at its highest position in the many it is a spiritual celebration and this year it falls on 21 June. Hull and East Yorkshire solstice events ROOTSTOCKIf you fancy some free entertainment to mark the occasion this event will take place on Saturday from 12:30 to 19:30 at Rooted on St Peter Street in fourth annual summer gathering will include live bands, comedy, creative arts, stalls and homecooked, homegrown will also be a drumming workshop for people to join SWIMThe Flamborough Flippers are inviting swimmers to take a dip in the North who would like to take part in the Saturday social are asked to be in the water at Bridlington's North Beach by 04: Sara Miles said: "This promises to be an atmospheric and unforgettable event. For us, it's not just about the swim - it's about the mental, physical, and social benefits that come from immersing ourselves in cold water and connecting with nature and one another."HOLISTIC EVENTIf you fancy something to recharge for the summer, a guided meditation and movement event is taking place on Monday, 23 June between 10:00 and 13: event at Pearson Park in Hull will be run in three different languages; in English, Polish and event is free however organisers are asking people to donate £5 towards are asked to bring a mat or blanket and can even bring flowers or a poem to share. Lincolnshire solstice events NATURE WALKVisitors to the Sandilands Nature Reserve in Mablethorpe can bring a picnic or pick up something to eat at a nearby kiosk and enjoy the sea air and open free event starts at 17:00 and at 18:30 there will be gentle walk through the nature reserve where people can hear about the long-term plans for the evolving coastal WALKPeople are invited to take part in an eight-mile (13km) evening walk at the former RAF Binbrook base in the Lincolnshire event will take place on Saturday 20: are £12.50 per person and people are asked to bring good footwear and warm AT THE CATHEDRALLincoln Cathedral will host an evening of music on Midsummer Prom begins at 19:00 and will include especially chosen works that include familiar classics and a "spirited finale" to bring the longest day of the year to a "spectacular" close. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
09-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Wave took my prosthetic leg, says Bridlington swimmer
A woman has described the "chaotic" moment she was hit by a wave and lost her prosthetic leg during her first open-water Ogden, 67, joined the Flamborough Flippers for a swim at Bridlington on Sunday when her £2,000, custom-made titanium blade was lost in the sea."I was in the water when I was knocked backwards. I went one way, my leg went the other," she said. "It had gone, it had completely disappeared."In the days since the incident, members of the 22-strong swimming group have been patrolling the beach in the hope of finding the leg. Mrs Ogden, who is a keen runner, suffered multiple injuries in a car crash four years ago, when she lost her leg and broke her back. She joined the swimming group as a way of challenging herself before she turns 70."I was really excited and got myself a good swimming costume. I met the ladies on the beach and we were having a nice time, but then I was hit by the wave," she said."After it happened I tried to swim a little bit, got on to the beach and sat there. I didn't know what to do because I couldn't get up." Sara Miles, a member of the group who tried to help Mrs Ogden, said the sea was "a bit wavy" at the time."She was having a good time and she wanted a picture to prove she'd done it."She was on her way out and a wave just took her and knocked her over. That was when her leg fell off."The group started a search of the beach and even enlisted a drone pilot to help, but the leg could not be found. Two other members of the group, Deborah Richardson, 44, and Sue Tozer, 66, have been taking part in the searches. "It will be in good condition as it is meant for the water," Ms Richardson Tozer, who encouraged Mrs Ogden to take part in the swim, said: "We're a friendly group and like anyone to join us and feel welcome."If anyone's dog comes running out with a blade, we need it back."Brenda wants her leg back."Additional reporting by Eleanor Maslin. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
