Some 1,100 participants - many in fancy dress - took part in the annual Loony Dook at South Queensferry, west of Edinburgh. The sell-out event began with a parade along the town's High Street before the hardy participants plunged into the water in the shadow of the Forth Bridges. Among those taking part in the charity event this year were Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood, the directors of Underbelly, the organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations. ends