12/06/2026
๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค (๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐โ๐๐)
Who loves sunny days, ice cream, and splashing around? ๐ฆโ๏ธ We definitely do! But while many of us welcomed the recent record-breaking May heatwave, the high temperatures also brought an unimaginable national tragedy. In just over a week, 19 people lost their lives in open water, including 13 children.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ.
Because we love our communities and want summer to be all about fun, Heathfield Swim Schoolis proudly supporting the Royal Life Saving Society UK - RLSS UK Drowning Prevention Week! Weโre on a mission to teach children across East Sussex exactly how to stay safe while still having a blast in and around the water. ๐โโ๏ธโจ
๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค:
๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ! We will be visiting a range of local primary schools to deliver high-energy, engaging water safety assemblies. ๐ซ๐ญ
๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ-๐๐ฉ! We are focusing our school and after-school lessons on serious survival skills turned into awesome, interactive challenges! ๐ฆ๐ฅ
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Knowing how to swim lengths in a pool is awesome, but we pride ourselves on being a swim school that teaches multiple strokes plus the ultimate superpower: personal survival and life-saving skills! ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ
Open water has unique dangers like cold water shock and hidden currents, meaning traditional swimming isn't always enough. We believe every child should have the knowledge to stay safe, no matter where they make a splash.
๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค, ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฌ; ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐'๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐! ๐
We are fully committed to ensuring our students and all local children understand the Water Safety Code so they never become a part of those heartbreaking statistics. Please, take a few minutes to talk to your children about water safety today. Itโs a quick conversation, but it truly saves lives. โค๏ธ
We look forward to supporting this amazing scheme next week!
Itโs almost time - Drowning Prevention Week kicks off this weekend! ๐
With the support of hundreds of partners and communities nationwide, weโre working together to raise awareness and help prevent drowning.
Get involved! See this yearโs supporters and join us:
๐ www.rlss.org.uk/supporters-of-drowning-prevention-week-2026