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The event took place from 15th - 21st October and each Puddle Ducks team chose a charity close to their hearts, many of which were voted for by their customers.

Three times a year we hold a Pyjama Week, where our swimmers attend lessons in their pyjamas and learn vital lifesaving and personal survival skills, and in our autumn Pyjama Week (15th - 21st October this year), our swimmers raise money for charity.

Three times a year we teach a special lesson plan. Our children (and adults who are in the water) wear their pyjamas to replicate how it would feel to be in the water in your clothes - the most likely scenario if you fell in.

During our time here over the previous week, we have experienced many aspects of work at Duck HQ, and enjoyed it whilst learning.

The event took place from 16th - 22nd October and each Puddle Ducks team chose a charity close to their hearts, many of which were voted for by their customers.

Three times a year we hold a Pyjama Week, where our swimmers attend lessons in their pyjamas and learn vital lifesaving and personal survival skills, and in our autumn Pyjama Week (16th - 22nd October this year), our swimmers raise money for charity.

To coincide with Meningitis Awareness Week (18th - 24th September), the Meningitis Research Foundation have written this guest blog for us.

Swimathon is the world’s largest fundraising swim and takes place annually throughout the UK, having raised £46 million for charities over the 30 years since its inception.