Wednesday 10th September, in Caswell Bay with Carol, Deb and Iona from 'C'est La Vie! Community choir' and Elizabeth's Mum (in the water as her representative!!) Iona and I braved the big waves and swam approx 1km out and back, up and over!
Phill's 70 swims
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Phill Burton is raising money for Circus Eruption and Greenpeace Environmental Trust
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My story
Over the next year, ending August 2026, I will be celebrating my 70 years on this planet by raising as much money as I can for 2 charities: Greenpeace and Circus Eruption. In exchange for your sponsorship, I will be swimming 70 km (at least) in the sea, rivers, lakes, ponds and pools – as much as possible wild, fresh (ish) or salty water, possibly chlorinated or sewered. I will be swimming, where possible, with old and new friends, probably towing a rubber duck. There will be no hand puppets involved.
Will you
a) Sponsor me?
b) Swim with me?
c) Watch me from a warm dry place?
d) Mock my ridiculous vanity?
Also on 2nd August 2025 I will be gathering friends together in Swansea celebrating on a beach and having a mass swim/paddle as part of the day – more details on that later but please save the date if you’d like to join me.
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My updates
Monday 1st September, Glansevin for Circus Trustees and workers residential - another 8m pool so I did 125 lengths to add another 1km to my total, currently up to 27km.
Forgot to mention Monday 4th August, 40 lengths in The Village, Swansea and Weds 13th August, 60 lengths of Tadley pool when visiting Rosa, so that's another 2.5km
Friday 15th August, evening, 1km in the silvery Tay with Wendy, Saturday 16th one more km along by the Tayport lighthouse and Sunday 17th a third Scottish km. Swimming as the tide turned and with the tide a little bit! Thanks to Wendy for her magnificent birthday celebrations and knowledge of the tides!
Birthday swims yesterday with a fabulous crowd of friends and family added up to another kilometer
My 2 charities
Circus Eruption
Charity number: 1063928
Greenpeace Environmental Trust
Charity number: 284934
Recent donations
Sheila
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Grand to join you in the 70+ club, and big cheer for Circus Eruption kit for my celebration
Judy Rees
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Josie Jeffreys
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Phill 👏💪
Carolyn Isles
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Auntie Chris
£10.00
Sharon Ginnis
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Fantastic! You are doing so well and so soon! xx
Anonymous
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Looks like you’ve been having great fun doing this for valuable causes, despite the recent weather! Well done Phil and Happy Belated Birthday 🎂🎶🌅🕶️🏊♂️🥰
Gwyneth clv
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Happy Birthday, Phil. Great way to support worthy charities
charlie chapman
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
v late to the party but wanted to say thank you for hiring and marrying me and Jamie - not in the same day. But also for bringing the monkey to the wedding. wishing you many happy hi-fives and returns :-)
Suzanne Chisholm
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Go Phil; keep. The faoth ! Xx
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