[www.keralites.net] Britain Hits The Beach

 

Britain hits the beach: Millions cool off in 86f heatwave - andthere's more sun to come.

• Hottest parts of Britain yesterday were Bournemouth and Heathrow, whichat 29.7C were warmer than Ibiza
• Glorious weather set to last into next weekend and beyond as crowds of250,000 were drawn to Bournemouth
• Met Office: Dominant high pressure will keep mercury high for rest ofweek in best July warm spell since 2006

Now all you need is space to put them all. That would have been a tallorder at Southend-on-Sea yesterday, where these crowds proved that when Britainbakes the first destination on everyone's mind is the beach.


Sun worshippers: Thousandsflocked to the beach at Southend-on-Sea in Essex yesterday as the mercury neared30C (86F) in the hottest spell of the year
Popular: Thousands ofpeople who flocked to the beach at Southend-on-Sea yesterday as they enjoyed thescorching temperatures experienced across Britain
Splashing about: Lisa White, 11, (left) BellaWhite, 8 and Tia Lindo, 9 enjoy a cooling dip in Middlesbrough city centre thisafternoon

Boatpeople: Punts make their way along the river Cam in Cambridge as visitors to thecity enjoy the summer sunshine
Hot work:Visitors to Cambridge are taken on a punt along the river Cam as the temperaturehits almost 30C

Beach belles: Keri White, 16,and Rebecca Ng, also 16, joined thousands at Barrybeach in South Wales yesterday


Carpet of lavender: Amy Green, 17, picks fragrantbunches yesterday from the 50,000 planted blooms at Somerset Lavender, nearFrome


Water babes: SophiaDickinson,5 , Eve Power and Ella Dickinson, both 10, from Bordon, Hants, in thesea yesterday morning at West Wittering beach, West Sussex

The unbrokensunshine drew crowds of 250,000 to Bournemouth alone, although there werecomplaints about the cans, bottles and other mess left behind at beaches inBrighton and Blackpool – and open spaces such as Richmond Park in south-westLondon.

Fiona Paterson wrote on Twitter: 'Brighton beach is lovely but itis trashed! Please take rubbish away with you.'

Topping upthe tans: Three spectators watch the rowers hard at work at the Royal HenleyRegatta, Henley on Thames


Taking it easy: Aspectator on day five of the Royal Henley Regatta enjoys the sunshine yesterdayafternoon


Sea nymph: Alittle girl sits on her father's shoulder as they cool down in the sea atSouthend Beach in Essex


Splashing about: As temperatures approached 30C,people flocked to a giant paddling pool at Markeaton Park in Derbyshire


Summertime: Hyde Park in central London waspacked full of people bathing in the sun yesterday on the hottest day of theyear so far

Dogged sun seeker: Carmechanic Neil Watson takes pet Max on his surf boarding at Brighton beach

Crash: Two women takingpart in the competition off Brighton beach run into a spot of bother

Shady work: A sunworshipper adjusts his sunshade as a couple enjoy the hot weather in Brighton,Sussex. The hot weather is likely to stay around


Packed: Holidaymakers get a suntanat Brighton yesterday as temperatures hit the 80s


Chilling out: Two friends soak up the rays yesterday in apark in Cheltenham. Temperatures hit as high as 86F, forecasters said

Crowd: Contestantspacked out the waters off the beach as they joined in the light-heartedcompetition

Outfit: A reveller dressed as Scooby-Doo tookpart in the paddling competition


Clear blue sea: Onecontestant used nothing but her arms as paddles as she lay down on a body board


Exhausted: Two swimmers lie down after completinga 1.5km swim in Brighton

The Met Office said dominant high pressure will keep the mercury high for therest of the week in the best July warm spell since 2006. Paul Mott at MeteoGroupadded: 'It will cool down a bit on Thursday, but next weekend it could beapproaching 30C (86F) again.'Bookmaker William Hill has now cut the odds of ahosepipe ban from 7/1 to 5/1.The fine weather resulted in tragedy on Saturday,when a boy died while swimming in a disused quarry near Malvern,Worcestershire.In South Wales, a 14-year-old girl is still missing after gettinginto difficulty off Whitmore Bay, Barry Island.

Classic summer: A group of girls on donkey pass a bigscreen on Skegness beach showing Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final


Intrepid: Aman dives into the English Channel with Brighton's burned-out West Pier in thebackground


Prank: This witty sandcastle wasmade by a practical joker on Bournemouth beach


Keeping cool:Two-year-old Charlotte Brown soaks up the sun in a relaxing deckchair onBournemouth beach

Boating: A coupleenjoy the weather by having a fun in a boat yesterday in Pittville Park,Cheltenham

Sandy fun in the sun: Kenzie Wilkes aged 8 (left),digs a hole with Cole Worrell, 4, as people flock to Barry beach in South Wales

Coolingdown: A black and White Ruffed Lemurs eating an ice lolly with apples in atTwycross Zoo, Leicestershire

Golden glow: A spectacular sunrise yesterday morningover a rape field in Danbury, Essex, heralded what was the hottest day of theyear.

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