Sue Wheeler, from Lizard Village, has raised over £1,300 for the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) Station at Bass Point by carrying out a sponsored swim from Cadgwith Cove to Kennack Sands at the weekend.

Sue, a newly-qualified volunteer watch-keeper at Bass Point, on the Lizard Peninsula, did the swim, a length of about two nautical miles, in one-and-three-quarter hours. She had been training for this swim for 12 weeks.

Asked why she joined as a watch-keeper and why she wanted to do the swim, Sue said that she was keen to do something locally, loved watching the sea and was inspired by what the Bass Point NCI Station did out here. She said that she enjoyed swimming and thought it was a good way to raise money and awareness.

Sue has thanked her husband Rob for his personal support; her safety boat skipper, Thurstan and his crew, Badger, both from Lizard Village; and all the generous people who sponsored her.

Peter Clements, station manager at Bass Point NCI, said that he was absolutely delighted that Sue had carried out the swim and that the station was very proud of her. He thought it was particularly noteworthy that Sue had rejected a wet suit in favour of an ordinary swimming costume even though in September, the sea in Kennack Bay is very cold.