Johnny Palmer, founder of Swim Bristol Harbour, a local group campaigning for access to swim in the city’s harbour and waterways, tells me that “it’s great for overcoming depression for a lot of people, reducing loneliness, breathing deep in cold water and getting exercise”.
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Rebels call for a designated public swimming area in the working dock, in the style of Copenhagen’s successful model
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Campaigners are urging local authorities to allow wild swimming within Bristol’s harbour after going for a dip on one of the hottest days of the year.
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Wild swimmers who want to be allowed to swim around in the Cumberland Basin staged a protest dip on Bank Holiday Monday – and were promptly kicked out of the water by the Harbour Master.
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“Then all of a sudden, Bristol City Council approached me to talk about buying it,” said Mr Palmer. “So I thought that was interesting.
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A keen wild swimmer has reminded people of the dangers of the river after his friend almost drowned in Bristol. Johnny Palmer, who owns Warleigh Weir near Bath, had to drag his companion to safety last week after he went into cold water shock.
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A huge Boeing 727 that once flew for Japan Airlines has been given a new lease of life as stylish office space for a Bristol media and technology company. Businessman Johnny Palmer spotted the jet plane at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, where it has been based since it was decommissioned in 2012.
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A Boeing 727 plane is to be transported from Cotswold Airport to Bristol by road at the end of the month. The decommissioned aircraft is owned by entrepreneur and property investor Johnny Palmer, who is planning to use the jet as an office and events space.
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