[OSS Oxon] Swim 4 & 5 of Swim the Thames Hannington Bridge to Buscott Lock

[Tracy Knowles]

Thanks for those fab pics and for posting, and Ange for taking them in all sorts of weather! We may have fun explaining to Social Services why our small boy has been abandoned amongst all the food and beer with not an adult in sight though.....!!!
Much fun had by all. Thanks again.

Tracy and Vicki (and Mini OSS Thames Traveller -the not -abandoned, Silas)


On 12 Jun 2011, at 22:28, Chris Dalton wrote:

> Hi Team,
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> Top weekend.  Thanks to all.  Special thanks to the Advance Party who did all the cooking on Sat evening!
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> GPS tracks are here:
> http://connect.garmin.com/activity/91947949 and here
> http://connect.garmin.com/activity/91947961
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> Pics (thanks to Angela) are on Facebook with the full sized ones here:
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> http://www.antfan.com/gallery/index.php/Non-Ant/OSS-Swim-The-Thames/OSS-Swim-The-Thames-4-5
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> Looking forward to the Big Jump!
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> CD
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> From: ossoxon-bounces at earth.li [mailto:ossoxon-bounces at earth.li] On Behalf Of Sefryn Penrose
> Sent: 05 June 2011 23:08
> To: OSSOxon at earth.li
> Subject: [OSS Oxon] Swim 4 & 5 of Swim the Thames Hannington Bridge to Buscott Lock
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> Herewith, deets for this weekend at Lechlade. Let me or Jeremy know if you have questions, and please let me know as soon as pos if you are intending to camp.
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> Swim #4 and Swim #5 of OSS Swim the Thames 
> Weekend of 11/12 June 
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> If you are intending to camp - meet at 10.30am on Saturday 11th at the Trout, Lechlade, for to pitch the tents:
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> http://thetroutinn.com/
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> http://tinyurl.com/6b3et96
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> If you are intending just to swim on Saturday, meet at:
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> Meet 12pm at Riverside Park carpark, Lechlade.
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> http://tinyurl.com/69etyzy
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> We will then shuttle to Hannington Bridge where we left off at the end of Swim #3 and swim downriver to Inglesham, via an extended stop on the way for lunch/warm up drinks/a rest (yet to be determined due to a lack of obvious access points). This is a distance of 5.7km, equivalent to swim 8 in Michael Worthington's book I Love the Thames.The Thames path does not follow the river for the duration of this swim so if you want to get out before the end, this may require a bit of field hopping and navigation. Don't forget to bring lunch for the pit(beach?)-stop.
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> We expect to finish by 4pm. We will then pick up cars and go to the campsite at the Trout, by St John's Bridge, Lechlade.
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> Handily there is a pub on site for anyone requiring warm up snifters, and weather permitting we will put up the barbecue and refuel for an evening (unnumbered) swim for those that want it. Bring food and drink for yourself/and/or to share.
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> On Sunday, we will shuttle back to Riverside Park (if you're just coming to this one, meet at 10.30am at Riverside Park), having left a couple of cars at the finish point, to restart for Swim #5 and swim past Lechlade, over the lock, into the navigable Thames and around to Buscott Lock, a distance of 3.9km, equivalent to swims 9 & 10 from I Love the Thames. We will then return to the Trout for a well-earned pub lunch.
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> Both these swims are reasonably long and we expect more swimming than wading, so bring wetsuits and rubber feet (and socks and gloves if you get cold). There will be breaks at predetermined points.  
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> If you would like to camp, please let me (Sef) know by reply asap so that I can tell the Trout how many of us to expect. The cost will be £10 per tent/van/etc, with up to 6 people in each, so buddy up and get cosy!
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> If you are not keen on the camping bit but would like to come overnight, there is more accommodation a short walk away in Lechlade. There is also space for caravans there, or a more equipped touring park next to Riverside Park, Bridge House, also walkable:
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> http://www.caravancampingsites.co.uk/gloucestershire/bridgehouse.htm
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> If you have not yet managed to make any of the Thames swims, please come along anyway if you fancy it - the more the merrier.
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> By attending you confirm that you are a member of the OSS and have read and accepted the OSS swim responsibility statement:http://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips&s=responsibility
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> Jeremy & Sef and the ticklable trouts of Team Thames
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