KEYNSHAM Life Saving Club will run an adventure film festival next month to raise funds for its activities.
The club teaches essential first-aid and water-safety skills to its young members, who are aged eight to 18.
It trains once a week at Keynsham Leisure Centre during term time and also runs training on the River Avon at Saltford every summer.
Affiliated to the Royal Life Saving Society, the club competes at a national level and regularly pits its skills against other clubs at competitions across the UK, its next fixture being at Bristol University on February 8.
Club chairman David “Blondie” Fielding said: “We first hosted the film festival in 2023 as a way to raise some much-needed extra funds for the club.
“We’ll be screening a selection of short films from the London Mountain Film Festival Programme – hand-picked to entertain and inspire our audience.”
The club is still finalising the programme but it will feature mountain biking, canoeing, climbing and surfing. Two films that have been confirmed are as follows:
Oasis (4 mins): Exploring the spirit of freeride mountain biking, it follows Reed Boggs as he discovers, builds, and rides a top-to-bottom Red Bull Rampage-style line in the remote southern Utah desert.
Talk To Frank (5 mins): Frank, a spirited cocker spaniel, and Maleek, a man seeking redemption, find healing and hope in the mountains, aiming for the majestic peaks of the Alps together.
The screenings will take place at The Space, above the library, on Friday March 7, 6.30pm-10pm. See www.klsc.co.uk for details and to book tickets. You can use code KeynshamVoice for a discount.
Pictured, Keynsham Life Saving Club teaches its young members essential skills
Keynsham lifesavers’ adventure film festival
