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The now traditional Mersea Boxing Day Swim in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution took place on the beach at West Mersea at 11 am today.
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Most of these photos are by Mr Musings (that's him in the water in the black Colchester Rugby Club shirt!), but some of the land-based snaps are by me. (If anyone who took part would like to see all the pics we took, please drop me a line and and I'll send you a link to Mr Musings' website gallery.)