The Hazelnuts

Hazelnuts open water swimmers

'The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea'

Set up by Jan Neale in March 2022, The Hazelnuts is an informal group that regularly braves the salty, 'fishing boat-bobbing sea' all year round, for fun, for friendship and that all important sense of well being.

Jan explained, "I've always enjoyed swimming anywhere but during lockdown options were very limited, so I started swimming off Hazelbeach."

Over a curry, Jan mentioned her Hazelbeach swims to neighbour, Jackie, and before you could say 'toe nibbling monkfish', Jan had been joined by a herd of friends and neighbours inspired by her sense of adventure, by her aura of derring-do.

The 5 ways to wellbeing

The Five Ways to Wellbeing is a set of practical actions aimed at improving our mental health and wellbeing. The 5 ways are: Be active. Connect. Take notice. Keep learning. Give. 

Evidence suggests that physical activity changes the brain chemistry to release ‘happy hormones’ which in turn can make you feel more positive. Discover a physical activity that suits your level of mobility and fitness because, by doing so, you are then likely to keep doing it regularly while having also having fun.

Check out the Be active page on our 5 ways to wellbeing section on Connect Pembrokeshire:

5 ways to wellbeing: be active