Bourton On The Water, By The Windrush 1956
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The River Windrush threads through Bourton, carpeted on either bank by broad greens. One of the village's more eccentric traditions is a football match which locals play each August Bank Holiday as they have done for many years past - up to their knees in the river. It is quite a spectacle, and crowds gather annually to witness the madness. At least they know there is no chance of the match being cancelled owing to a waterlogged pitch.

Memories of Bourton-on-the-Water, by the Windrush 1956

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Bourton On The Water, By The Windrush 1956

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It is worth looking closely at the people in the pictures within the Frith Collection, as you never know who you might recognise. Within this photograph you can see a couple of ladies sat on a bench, and in the distance a man with two children, a boy and a girl. The lady sat on the bench on the left is my mother Molly, sat next to my grandmother. The man in the distance is my father Fred, ...see more