Watch as 10-year-old Martha reveals her 12 Dips of Christmas challenge in memory of her grandfather

Martha and James Clarke talk about their 12 Days of Christmas Challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

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00:00Can you just tell me about the 12 dips of Christmas challenge that you're doing and why you've decided to do it?

00:06So the 12 dips of Christmas is to raise some money for Cancer Research UK

00:13which is a charity very close to our hearts after the passing away of my dad approximately five years ago.

00:19And what do you remember of your grandad then Martha, what sort of person was he?

00:23He was a very funny parent.

00:26And what was, sorry?

00:28A loving person.

00:29What is the challenge actually involved and where do you go to do it?

00:32So we're doing all of our dips at Seaham Slope Beach at Seaham Harbour Marina

00:39which is where we've been cold water dipping for a number of months now

00:44since we joined up a local group there called the Seaham Seaside Swimmers.

00:49And how many of the 12 dips have you done so far and when's the last one going to be?

00:53So we've done three dips so far and we're hoping to finish the challenge hopefully on Christmas Day.

01:00And Martha what's it like when you go in the water?

01:02Freezing.

01:04Do you enjoy it though?

01:05Yeah.

01:06And when you're in there do you both think about your grandad and your dad?

01:09I do yeah.

01:10Yeah when it's cold and it's getting a bit tough we definitely think of him for inspiration.

01:16And hopefully raise lots of money for Cancer Research UK?

01:19Yeah we've set a small target of £150 so far including gift aid we're well over £1600.

01:26So we've absolutely smashed the target that we set and hopefully we can get a bit more before Christmas.

01:32Hello everybody I'm Martha and today is dip one out of our 12 dips of Christmas challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

01:43Thank you very much everyone for your kind and generous donations so far.

01:48We've absolutely smashed our fundraising target that we set initially.

01:52But we do want to keep on going and raise as much money as possible to make a difference to as many people's lives as we possibly can.

02:01Thanks very much and keep on donating if you can.