Winter Water Safety Reminder – Our thoughts go out to Birmingham – three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died after falling into an icy lake near Solihull on Sunday.  A fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital at this stage. It is thought they had been playing on ice in Babbs Mill Park, in Kingshurst, West Midlands Police said. Temperatures are thought to have plunged to 1C (34F) in the area at the time of the incident, falling to -3C (26F) overnight.

Water safety messages are often supplied with the inviting summer temperatures the messages are just as significant in winter. The following free link will provide you with important water safety messages to share with pupils to ensure we stay safe around our water margins this year. Nottingham School Swimming on Vimeo