The Loony Dook on 1 January 2009 attracted huge crowds to Queensferry on a beautiful but cold day to watch well in excess of 600 crazy but well intentioned Loonies taking to the freezing waters of the River Forth in the shadow of the famous Bridges.  As the photographs show, many of the dookers were in fancy dress and in addition many were raising money for their favourite charities.  The main local beneficiary this year will be Queensferry Churches Care in the Community and already well over £1000 has been raised through donations.  After their exertions the dookers returned to The Moorings to enjoy a well-deserved hot toddy and soup.

The Loony Dook 2009

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Many people and organisations have contributed to the success of the Loony Dook over the years and the organisers are very grateful to them all, including The City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh's Winter Festivals Team, Lothian and Borders Police, the British Red Cross and the RNLI. We are also very grateful to webmaster Kevin Mullen for all his help in creating this web site.
Special thanks go to our pipers, Hugh Lavery and Michael Shiels, also to our Town Crier Lindsay Munro.