Chill East Lothian

26/05/2026

LAST FEW SPACES available for Chill East Lothian Sea Dipping Courses starting on the 10th June!! DON'T MISS OUT!

Courses will run in North Berwick for 8 sessions over 4 weeks, 2 sessions each week - Wednesday evenings and Saturdays mornings.

Sign up using the link below:

https://chilluk.org/consent_forms/12684/

Why sign up for a Chill East Lothian course?
• It’s the perfect chance to try sea dipping if you have never tried it before or you are feeling anxious about it.
• Everyone starts at the same time so no need to worry about joining a well-established group of confident swimmers.
• We have a lifeguard at every session to make sure you stay safe.
• We will teach you tips so that you can learn how to keep yourself safe in the sea after the course.
• You will have a group of people to continue swimming with after the course has finished.
• It’s completely free!
• All you need is a swimming costume and some warm clothes to put on afterwards. We have changing robes, gloves, boots and swimming hats that you can borrow for free if you don’t have your own.

22/05/2026

Exciting news! Chill Sea Dipping Course for MEN ONLY starting in June.

Courses will run in North Berwick for 8 sessions over 4 weeks, 2 sessions each week - Wednesday evenings and Saturdays mornings.

If this is something you would be interested in, please sign up using the link below:

https://chilluk.org/consent_forms/12684/

Why sign up for a Chill East Lothian course?
• It’s the perfect chance to try sea dipping if you have never tried it before or you are feeling anxious about it.
• Everyone starts at the same time so no need to worry about joining a well-established group of confident swimmers.
• We have a lifeguard at every session to make sure you stay safe.
• We will teach you tips so that you can learn how to keep yourself safe in the sea after the course.
• You will have a group of people to continue swimming with after the course has finished.
• It’s completely free!
• All you need is a swimming costume and some warm clothes to put on afterwards. We have changing robes, gloves, boots and swimming hats that you can borrow for free if you don’t have your own.

06/05/2026

Exciting news! We are looking to try something new and offer a Chill Sea Dipping Course for MEN ONLY starting in June.

Courses will run in North Berwick for 8 sessions over 4 weeks, 2 sessions each week - Wednesday evenings and Saturdays mornings.

If this is something you would be interested in, please email us at eastlothian@chilluk.org and we can share more details.

Why sign up for a Chill East Lothian course?
• It’s the perfect chance to try sea dipping if you have never tried it before or you are feeling anxious about it.
• Everyone starts at the same time so no need to worry about joining a well-established group of confident swimmers.
• We have a lifeguard at every session to make sure you stay safe.
• We will teach you tips so that you can learn how to keep yourself safe in the sea after the course.
• You will have a group of people to continue swimming with after the course has finished.
• It’s completely free!
• All you need is a swimming costume and some warm clothes to put on afterwards. We have changing robes, gloves, boots and swimming hats that you can borrow for free if you don’t have your own.

27/04/2026

************UPDATE - COURSE NOW FULL!************
Well, that was quick! Thanks to everyone for signing up and supporting our sessions, we can't wait to see all our new recruits in the water in a few weeks time 😊

Did you miss out on a space? Keep your eyes peeled for June Course sign up coming soon.....

27/04/2026

SIGN UP NOW! Our next FREE sea dipping course starts on Wednesday the 13th May at West Bay beach in North Berwick.

Due to a big uptake from our waiting list we only have 5 SPACES remaining for this course so DON'T MISS OUT and register now using the link below:

https://chilluk.org/consent_forms/east-lothian-may-2026-chill-courses/

Huge thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund for their generous funding and making this happen!

15/04/2026

Also exciting news from North Berwick SLSC.... Get your teenagers signed up and they could be future lifeguards for Chill East Lothian!

They are also running adult sessions for anyone interested in helping out, learning life saving skills and having fun in the sea.

We are very grateful to Matt North Berwick SLSC for helping us keep all our skills up to date and training up local lifeguards....we wouldn't be able to run our courses without them so please support them if you can!

We're excited to announce a taster session (25 April) for those aged 13-15 who are interested in the Graduate Lifeguard Programme that we are starting next month.

The GLP is targeted at 13-15 year olds and is a nominally 3 year programme training participants up to be fully fledged beach lifeguards by the age of 16.

You can view the planned training schedule, and sign up, on our website (nbslsc.org/training, click the google doc, link in comments).

GLP sessions will run roughly every two weeks, on a Saturday afternoon 1300-1500. This is due to trainer availability, we hope to train up some adult members as coaches this year, which will mean that we can increase the frequency of the sessions going forward.

More information will be shared at the session.

15/04/2026

Very excited to announce that we are getting ready to release dates for our 2026 Sea Dipping Courses!

Keep your eyes peeled as we will be sharing registration links soon....

Courses will start in May and run in North Berwick for 8 sessions over 4 weeks, 2 sessions each week - Wednesday evenings and Saturdays mornings.

Join us and experience the magic of the North Sea!

Why sign up for a Chill East Lothian course?
• It’s the perfect chance to try sea dipping if you have never tried it before or you are feeling anxious about it.
• Everyone starts at the same time so no need to worry about joining a well-established group of confident swimmers.
• We have a lifeguard at every session to make sure you stay safe.
• We will teach you tips so that you can learn how to keep yourself safe in the sea after the course.
• You will have a group of people to continue swimming with after the course has finished.
• It’s completely free!
• All you need is a swimming costume and some warm clothes to put on afterwards. We have changing robes, gloves, boots and swimming hats that you can borrow for free if you don’t have your own.

14/09/2025

Great opportunity with North Berwick SLSC for kids aged 13-16...Get your kids signed up and spread the word! They could be lifeguarding our Chill East Lothian sessions in years to come 😀

Calling all 13-15 year olds!
We're launching Surf Life Saving GB's Graduate Lifeguard Programme!
(Okay we understand that most 13-15 year olds aren't on facebook these days, so please pass this on). Register your interest via 🔗 in comments

The Graduate Lifeguard Programme is a 3 year programme for 13 – 15 year olds, teaching and embedding not only lifeguard skills and techniques but important skills and attitudes that support future opportunities both in education and employment.

We've opened an "interest list" so that we can work out the logistics of the sessions.
Initially places on the programme will be limited to 12 due to volunteer numbers.
Places will be randomly assigned. If there are more than 12 interested, a wait list will then be created.

If you're an adult willing to volunteer your time to enable the programme to run, please get in touch (info.nbslsc@gmail.com), and spread the word!

10/09/2025

Shout out to all Chill graduates who might be planning a swim tonight - SEPA currently advising against bathing or paddling in West Bay, North Berwick due to an adverse sample result!

23/08/2025

SEPTEMBER CHILL COURSE NOW FULLY BOOKED!!! NO SPACES LEFT!!!!!!

Can't wait to get into the sea with those who have booked, with thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland for making it possible!

Don't worry if you missed out this year, keep your eyes peeled as we will be back with new courses in May 2026 and in the meantime you can register your interest in advance at chilluk.org

Keep on dipping

22/08/2025

**UPDATE - SPACES ALL FULL! Thanks for all your interest, we'll be in touch with those of you who registered soon and look forward to seeing you in the sea!**

OUR NEXT FREE SEA DIPPING COURSE IS STARTING 13th SEPTEMBER 2025 AT WEST BAY, NORTH BERWICK!

Our fourth and final course for 2025 is open for registration thanks to funding from The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland! This course will run every Saturday morning at 8.30am and 9.30am for 8 weeks from the 13th of September.

To sign up please complete our registration form on the below link and choose which time slot you would prefer:

https://chilluk.org/consent-forms/east-lothian-registration-form-8-week/

Why sign up for a Chill East Lothian course?
• It’s the perfect chance to try sea dipping if you have never tried it before or you are feeling anxious about it.
• Everyone starts at the same time so no need to worry about joining a well-established group of confident swimmers.
• We have a lifeguard at every session to make sure you stay safe.
• We will teach you tips so that you can learn how to keep yourself safe in the sea after the course.
• You will have a group of people to continue swimming with after the course has finished.
• It’s completely free!
• All you need is a swimming costume and some warm clothes to put on afterwards. We have changing robes, gloves, boots and swimming hats that you can borrow for free if you don’t have your own.