Couple who met at Helen’s Bay charity swim return for another festive dip

A couple, Rebecca Browne, from Londonderry, and Joel McElwee, who met each other at a Christmas Eve charity swim in Co Down have said they will be celebrating their relationship by attending the event every year.Environment minister Andrew Muir was also convinced to take part, and attended with local Alliance councillor Gillian McCollum, who was dressed as an elf.Organisers Gillian and Helen Armstrong said the Helen’s Bay dip has been running for around 30 years, and they have been organising it for the past five or six years.