Local school children recently had fun in the sea whilst also learning vital water safety skills.

The SwimSafe sessions at Trearddur Bay were organised by the County Council’s Môn Actif and Destination teams. The programme – supported by Swim Wales and the RNLI, teaches children where it's safe to swim, how to float, and what to do if they or someone else get in trouble.

Leisure portfolio holder Carwyn Jones said, “Anglesey boasts an incredible 140 mile coast line, so it’s vitally important that our children are aware of the importance of water safety.”

He added, “These SwimSafe sessions were hands-on and fun - but also extremely useful in educating our children on the dangers of water. It was great to see this partnership in action at Trearddur Bay, with the common goal of emphasising the importance of water safety.” 

RNLI volunteers were also on hand to provide an educational talk discussing the importance of water safety. Tours of the Trearddur Bay lifeboat station were given to the children.

Gecko Surf School also provided the children with fun surf lessons - alongside a team of volunteers from Surf Lifesaving Wales who held a surf lifesaving session, too.

Six primary schools on the island attended the sessions. These schools were; Ysgol Fali, Ysgol Santes Fair, Ysgol Rhoscolyn, Ysgol Rhosneigr, Ysgol Tywyn, and Ysgol Kingsland.

The children enjoyed a week of open water activities and came away with the four essential principles of Swim Safe:

• always swim in a safe place
• always swim with an adult
• if you do fall in – float, breathe and relax
• if someone else is in trouble, call 999 or 112

Ends 08.07.19

For further information: Ceri Cooper, Communications Unit (01248) 752129