[OSS Oxon] Possible early evening swim, Tuesday 9 August

Sat Aug 6 13:12:22 BST 2011

PamJolly good luck! - I found this a long one. Hope you enjoy it.I'm just setting off today with my wife on our tandem to cycle to the Pyrenees - will miss the next few swims so big catch-up early Sep.Enjoy yourselves!Peter
> From: pamjones at btinternet.com
> To: chloe.jeffries at merton.ox.ac.uk; OSSOxon at earth.li; jorutterford at hotmail.com
> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 21:47:30 +0100
> Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Possible early evening swim, Tuesday 9 August
> 
> 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 at merton.ox.ac.uk] 
> Sent: 05 August 2011 19:56
> To: pamjones at 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 at btinternet.com]
> Sent: 03 August 2011 08:50
> To: Chloe Jeffries; 'Helen Roche'; 'NEIL RICHARDSON'
> Cc: ossoxon at 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 at earth.li [mailto:ossoxon-bounces at earth.li] On Behalf
> Of Chloe Jeffries
> Sent: 02 August 2011 19:44
> To: Helen Roche; NEIL RICHARDSON
> Cc: ossoxon at 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 at earth.li [ossoxon-bounces at earth.li] On Behalf Of Helen
> Roche [helen at theskyisblue.net]
> Sent: 02 August 2011 12:58
> To: NEIL RICHARDSON
> Cc: ossoxon at 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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