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46. Wild Swimming

“We used to go down to what we called Dickie Meads. Now, that’s the river down by the Cherry Tree. You go down there, straight down there to the river. Now we used to dam the river up. Right. So we used to have about four foot of water. Well, we all used to bathe … Continue reading “46. Wild Swimming”

Author Janet GyfordPosted on 10th March 2016Categories Articles for the Braintree and Witham TimesTags Children, River, SwimmingLeave a comment on 46. Wild Swimming
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