Mers from the British Isles!

[Rhizzy]

Hi All! ^_^

I've just joined mernetwork and I am from Cheshire Hope everyone is ok!

[Mermaid Lilium]

Hi All! ^_^

I've just joined mernetwork and I am from Cheshire Hope everyone is ok!

*waves* hello! I've been to Chester quite a few times now if you're near there =)

[Rhizzy]

I come from Crewe it's not too far away from Chester but I'm currently living in Liverpool. I came to university here and never left I'm so glad it's not just me that is fascinated by the concept of "mermaiding"

[Mermaid Lilium]

I come from Crewe it's not too far away from Chester but I'm currently living in Liverpool. I came to university here and never left I'm so glad it's not just me that is fascinated by the concept of "mermaiding"

aaahh okies I've been to liverpool a few times too - 'tis a cool city to visit =) feel a bit more at home in manchester though.

[Rhizzy]

=) I like Manchester! Very pretty, also Affleck's Palace is awesome!

[Mermaid Lilium]

=) I like Manchester! Very pretty, also Affleck's Palace is awesome!

I go to manchester loads to meet up with friends XD and two places we seem to live in are starbucks and afflecks XD

Been spending a lot of time in Preston recently too (just got back from there actually! lol). Preston is nice but nothing like Manchester XD I'm getting dragged to Leeds sometime after september because my friend is moving there to study so I will have another city to explore

[Sea Pearl]

Welcome Rhizzy and Kat! Hope you are enjoying your time here on MerNetwork.
It's great to see some more British Mers popping up on here There doesn't seem to be too many of us back there.

[ameliarose14]

Hiya!

I've just joined the site today so I'm very new to everything I've loved mermaids since I was a little girl and can't believe there is so many people who do this kind of thing! It's amazing

I'm a fellow Brit as well, living in Surrey but I go to Uni in Cornwall

x

[Mermaid Lilium]

Hiya!

I've just joined the site today so I'm very new to everything I've loved mermaids since I was a little girl and can't believe there is so many people who do this kind of thing! It's amazing

I'm a fellow Brit as well, living in Surrey but I go to Uni in Cornwall

x

Welcome!

[Sea Pearl]

Welcome ameliarose!

[Sea Pearl]

For all you mermaids back in the UK, I was wondering where you all have had success being allowed or found somewhere to swim in your tails? I know swimming pools seem to be a lot more strict about allowing Monofins/flippers/tails back there more than here in the US. And I was just curious where others have found place to swim.

I have yet to find somewhere, other than the freezing North Sea, to practice swimming in my tail there. When I have called the pools they either freak out about the very idea or think you are having a laugh. I understand they have health and safety regulations to keep. But it really does limit it down.

[Mermaid Lilium]

For all you mermaids back in the UK, I was wondering where you all have had success being allowed or found somewhere to swim in your tails? I know swimming pools seem to be a lot more strict about allowing Monofins/flippers/tails back there more than here in the US. And I was just curious where others have found place to swim.

I have yet to find somewhere, other than the freezing North Sea, to practice swimming in my tail there. When I have called the pools they either freak out about the very idea or think you are having a laugh. I understand they have health and safety regulations to keep. But it really does limit it down.

I'm going to be emailing and calling round the various places near me over the next week or two. I'm going to try and make it worth their while by saying any bookings made through them will get 25% off, so those parties will increase their business =) I'm starting off by saying I'm training with a monofin for fitness reasons first and foremost but with the side aim of being a mermaid model/performer and explain the whole thing.

I can only try right? =) I'll let you know how it goes.

[Sea Pearl]

That sounds like a good start. All you can do is try! Sometimes all people need is educating a little bit about what you do and then they are ok with it and think it's cool

I'd be interested to know how your inquiries go if you want to share them. I'm coming back to the UK later this year and would love to bring my tail across and go swimming in it. It's a shame you didn't live closer or we could have gone tail swimming. There aren't many mermaids up in the North East.

[Amethyst]

I come from Crewe it's not too far away from Chester but I'm currently living in Liverpool. I came to university here and never left I'm so glad it's not just me that is fascinated by the concept of "mermaiding"

OMG! I'm from CREWE! lol Not currently living there but yeah! Cool! lol

[Mermaid Lolly]

wow great to see there are other mers here in England! im down in the south east so its always freezing

[Mermaid Lilium]

wow great to see there are other mers here in England! im down in the south east so its always freezing

Surely it must be nicer than living up north - especially scotland :P

[ameliarose14]

Eeeek I'm from the South East too! Whereabouts are you?

[Mermaid Lilium]

That sounds like a good start. All you can do is try! Sometimes all people need is educating a little bit about what you do and then they are ok with it and think it's cool

I'd be interested to know how your inquiries go if you want to share them. I'm coming back to the UK later this year and would love to bring my tail across and go swimming in it. It's a shame you didn't live closer or we could have gone tail swimming. There aren't many mermaids up in the North East.

Still haven't got round to emailing round yet XD having to finish off some uni work so I can graduate into my final year. As soon as I have sorted it all out I shall let you know =) And there's trains we can always travel and meet up to tail swim!

[Ondine]

I'm going to be emailing and calling round the various places near me over the next week or two. I'm going to try and make it worth their while by saying any bookings made through them will get 25% off, so those parties will increase their business =) I'm starting off by saying I'm training with a monofin for fitness reasons first and foremost but with the side aim of being a mermaid model/performer and explain the whole thing.

I can only try right? =) I'll let you know how it goes.

The Merlesque mermaids swim at our local pool quite regularly and we've not had any problems. We tend just to do training sessions in monofins rather than full tails, and we only use monofins if the pool is quite empty, so if we get there and it's busy we hold off until it quiets down and then check with the lifeguard on duty that it's ok. I think they must be used to us by now!

[Ondine]

UK mers who are interested can also listen to an interview Merlesque mermaid Lorelei did with BBC Cambridgeshire yesterday (and see the pic of her in the studio in full costume!) here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01f8vjm

I don't know whether the BBC website allows people outside the UK to listen in so I thought I might as well post it here!