The chips will be down for a Fife loony dook this festive season with three fishermen’s friends set to splash it out in aid of good causes.
The workers from two Anstruther chip shops are hoping to batter the rest of the competition in a chilly inter-chippy challenge.
Staff from the Wee Chippy and the Waterfront Chip Shop will be among the hardy souls braving the East Neuk Dook on Boxing Day.
And they will be singing for their supper to see who can dish up the most money for charity.
In The Wee Chippy’s corner are Jackie Smith and Kyle Fleming, 16.
Representing The Waterfront Chip Shop is Thomas Izatt.
The fearless threesome will be among dozens of brave souls who will run into the North Sea at Anstruther for the annual fundraiser on December 26.
Around 50 bathers took part in last year’s dook on Hogmanay and raised £3,500 for East Fife and Scooniehill Riding for the Disabled.
It is hoped the dookers who are collecting for Macmillan Cancer Support this time will raise the same again or even more.
The friendly rivalry between the Shore Street chip shops has been hailed as the first battle of its kind in the event’s 18-year history and customers of the popular eateries will be eager to see which of the takeaways comes away with the largest serving of charity cash.
Chris Lewis, of the Wee Chippy, said the Boxing Day bout was a great way of raising awareness and money for a vital cause.
He said: “We all work together and a wee bit of competition is never a bad thing.”
The East Neuk Dook is expected to draw a large crowd of spectators as the bathers, some in fancy dress, run into the sea at Anstruther Harbour at 1pm.
It is one of several organised plunges into the Forth and around Courier Country over the festive season.
On New Year’s Day people will run into the water at Kinghorn Beach in a dook organised by Kinghorn RNLI.
The rush down the lifeboat ramp will start at 11am.
The famous Loony Dook at South Queensferry is also on January 1.
People from near and far converge on the town for a splash in the shadow of the Forth bridges, dressed in all sorts of weird and wonderful get-ups – and sometimes the clothes they were wearing for the revelries the night before.
