Pauline McCracken and I are going to do swim 4 on Sunday this weekend. We plan to leave Winchester at 9am, go to the finish point at the footbridge at Inglesham to leave stuff and then go up to the start at Hannington Bridge where we will stock up on coffee and cake. I anticipate that we will not be at the bridge until at least 10:30am- possibly a bit later as the walk to the finish at Inglesham is quite long. My husband is driving us so we only have one car. My phone number is 07845 227573 and home phone number is 01962 863826. Please use latter until Sunday. I know that they did not have lunch last time and were utterly exhausted as it is 3.5 miles. I suggest that we might try to get lunch by starting early enough. Jeremy has suggested The Trout where we camped or The Riverside pub which is closer - just next to the h'penny bridge. He says that, in the spirit of trying all the pubs on the Thames, that might be worth a go?
Please let me know if you are joining us. I am a 40 minute miler and Pauline is faster. This swim has quite a lot of wading but i could always bring my training fins and swim faster when we can swim if i am the slowest.
pam
Below are some maps which Jeremy sent me to help us.
Car parking at beginning of swim:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.663549,-1.749471&hl=en&sll=51.663 379,-1.748446&sspn=0.001734,0.005262&num=1&t=h&z=18
Entry Point:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.663316,-1.748854&hl=en&sll=51.669 834,-1.717917&sspn=0.001733,0.005262&num=1&t=h&z=18
Possible half way rest point:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.670103,-1.71854&hl=en&sll=51.6883 15,-1.70375&sspn=0.001733,0.005262&num=1&t=h&z=18
Exit Point next to foot bridge:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.688205,-1.704506&hl=en&sll=51.689 479,-1.700574&sspn=0.003465,0.010525&num=1&t=h&z=18
Car park at end of swim:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.690822,-1.697119&hl=en&sll=51.689 479,-1.700574&sspn=0.003465,0.010525&num=1&t=h&z=17
-----Original Message----- From: Chloe Jeffries [mailto:chloe.jeffries@merton.ox.ac.uk] Sent: 05 August 2011 19:56 To: pamjones@btinternet.com Subject: RE: [OSS Oxon] Possible early evening swim, Tuesday 9 August
Ah - Jo just replied re. Sunday....See the main thread. ________________________________________ From: Chloe Jeffries Sent: 05 August 2011 19:46 To: Pam Jones Subject: RE: [OSS Oxon] Possible early evening swim, Tuesday 9 August
Hi Pam.
Apologies for getting back to you late in the day. I initially had a taker for a Grafton-Radcot catch-up this Sunday, though they have not since got back to me. I'm basically free this weekend (having been away for a couple) and so would love a swim. If I don't receive any further replies re. Grafton-Radcot, would you still be interested in a Hannington Bridge to Inglesham catch-up on Sunday?
Chloe. ________________________________________ From: Pam Jones [pamjones@btinternet.com] Sent: 03 August 2011 08:50 To: Chloe Jeffries; 'Helen Roche'; 'NEIL RICHARDSON' Cc: ossoxon@earth.li Subject: RE: [OSS Oxon] Possible early evening swim, Tuesday 9 August
Ditto for Swim four from Hannington Bridge to Inglesham. I am free all weekend
Pam
-----Original Message----- From: ossoxon-bounces@earth.li [mailto:ossoxon-bounces@earth.li] On Behalf Of Chloe Jeffries Sent: 02 August 2011 19:44 To: Helen Roche; NEIL RICHARDSON Cc: ossoxon@earth.li Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Possible early evening swim, Tuesday 9 August
And would anybody be interested in a catch-up swim this coming weekend (6th or 7th of August) for Grafton to Radcot?
Thanks, Chloe. ________________________________________ From: ossoxon-bounces@earth.li [ossoxon-bounces@earth.li] On Behalf Of Helen Roche [helen@theskyisblue.net] Sent: 02 August 2011 12:58 To: NEIL RICHARDSON Cc: ossoxon@earth.li Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Possible early evening swim, Tuesday 9 August
Yes, I'd be interested in this one. cheers Helen
On 1 Aug 2011, at 22:54, NEIL RICHARDSON wrote:
early evening swim in the Thames between Days Lock and Meadside on Tuesday evening 9th August, meeting at Meadside lay-by (just off the A4074 south-east of Dorchester-on Thames) at about 6pm?
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