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Edinburgh piper filmed taking a dip off Portobello beach in hilarious clip

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AuthorJohn Gillespie
Published date22 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Crowds gathered to film the wild swimmers as they launched themselves into the north sea on Tuesday evening

The event was organised by Blue Balls Edinburgh, a men's mental health organisation that runs wild swimming events in Lothian.

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The group was founded by Marc Millar, 48, at the end of lockdown as everyone was trapped inside their houses, isolated, with little to do. The weekly swim meets give men the chance to improve their mental and physical health and support one another.

To celebrate the solstice, the group organised an impromptu dip in Portobello beach at around the time of the sunset. While it was only put together in the space of a few hours, 25 people still made the dip into the water.

One of the swimmers was Hugh Mackay, an army piper and mental health advocate himself. Without telling any other attendees he decided to bring his pipes with him and serenade the swimmers as they got into the water.

As crowds sat at campfires enjoying the sunset, many gathered to listen to the pipes and record the peculiar event.

We spoke to Marc Millar, founder of Blue Balls Edinburgh, who said: "So we have weekly swims every Sunday but a lot of...

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