Fazeley In The 1970s

A Memory of Fazeley.

I remember the beach-like atmosphere at Bourne brook off Brook End, Fazeley in the summer months (early to mid 1970s). Whole families would sit and watch their children swim in the brook. I learned to swim and fish here.

I also remember the dams to increase the water height.

Favourite memories regarding Bourne brook include riding down the brook on truck tyre inner tubes from the canal viaduct at Millfield school to the turn at Brook End. Plus building rope swings across the two brooks to get to Farmer Heamus's fields.

We used to walk for miles through the fields by the river.

As I reached my teens the swimming activity moved to Dosthill quarry (50p per summer membership with one life guard). We had great fun diving and jumping from the cliffs and riding the pully across from top cliff.

Great days spent outdoors.

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