Water Babies raises money for baby charity

Water Babies hosted a fun sponsored swim event which saw children dress up and splash around for charity.

Water Babies in Aylesbury has been celebrating the success of its sponsored ‘Splashathon’, which saw its little swimmers dress up as pirates and princesses to raise money for charity Tommy’s. The baby franchise’s Aylesbury swimmers swam a sponsored width of the pool in their fancy dress costumes to selflessly raise money for the miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth research charity.

All of the children who take part in Water Babies’ fun classes were invited to tackle the sponsored width between the 24th and 30th of June. There was even a special guest in the form of Peppa Pig, who dropped in to cheer the children on as they splashed their way to glory.

Tamsin Brewis, who runs the Water Babies franchise for Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, revealed that her dedicated students’ efforts have raised an incredible £24,892, with donations still coming in.

Tamsin said that she was proud to be supporting such a worthy cause and thanked the families in her local area for their generous donations.

“Tommy’s makes such an impact for families around the country who have suffered the loss of a baby.

"As well as funding research into miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth, Tommy’s provide pregnancy health information to parents, so our donations will go towards funding both research and training for the Tommy’s team. The funds will also contribute to building another specialist centre. Sadly, a lot of parents who bring their little ones to swim with us have been through the loss of a child, which makes it all the more important to us. We’re all pleased to support the charity and raise as much as we can – thank you very much to all of our swimmers!”

Overall, Water Babies Splashathons across the country have now raised more than £750,000 for Tommy’s, with donations still trickling in to add to the fantastic amount.