In Memory Of Ronalds

27/07/2025

World Drowning Prevention Day 2025

25/07/2025

World Drowning Prevention Day event Today @ 12 to 15pm the Embankment Wellingborough

23/07/2025

World Drowning Prevention Day event scheduled for 25th July

19/07/2025

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Water safety awareness event, The Embankment, Wellingborough - Friday 25 July 12pm – 3pm

We are holding a Water Safety Awareness Event on Friday 25 July to mark World Drowning Prevention Day 2025, following the tragic loss of 3 lives in the water of the Embankment in Wellingborough.

NNC Stronger and Safer Communities Team with Ronald’s family, who tragically died after getting into difficulty in open water, are supporting the organisation of this event, in the hopes to raising community awareness to prevent future tragedies.

The event is being held with different partners coming together to provide advice, information, and practical learning and life-saving skills to help members of the public to remain safe when in aquatic environments.

The focus of the event will be to promote the prevention of drowning and how to help a casualty from the land if people come across an incident in progress. There will be live demonstrations of first aid and CPR techniques to educate the community on how to safely support someone who has got into trouble in water.

19/06/2025

The World Drowning Prevention Day event scheduled for July 25th is undergoing a change in organization. NNC will now host the event, necessitating the removal of the current poster. A revised poster will be shared upon receipt. Thank you for your understanding. Remember safe in open waters 💧 🙏

17/06/2025

Stay safe in open water 💧

16/06/2025

Keep your eyes open 👀

14/06/2025

The National Water Safety Forum recently announced that a high percentage of accidental water deaths in the UK last year took place around inland waters such as rivers, canals, lakes, reservoirs and quarries.

North Northamptonshire has many beautiful waterways to enjoy a walk or run by, and with inland waterways dangerously cold - below 16C (60F) - all year round, we're sharing advice to residents and visitors to the region to be extra careful around our rivers, lakes and other inland water sites.

If you get into trouble in the water, Float to Live. Lean back and use your arms and legs to help you float, then get control of your breathing before calling for help or swimming to safety.

If you see someone else in trouble in the water, call 999 or 112 and ask for the fire service.

This remember to

14/06/2025

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🌊 Drowning Prevention Week – 14–21 June 🚨
Every year, lives are lost to accidental drowning—many in places you wouldn’t expect: rivers, lakes, canals, even flooded quarries.

This week, we’re joining Royal Life Saving Society UK - RLSS UK to raise awareness and help you stay safe around water:

✅ Stop and think – Spot the dangers
✅ Stay together – Never swim alone
✅ Float to Live – If you fall in, fight the urge to swim—float on your back
✅ Call 999 – In an emergency, don’t enter the water—get help fast

Let’s enjoy the water safely this summer.
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