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South Cerney, The Water Park c.1965
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Water has always featured large in this village at the southern end of the Churn. The Thames and Severn Canal came this way, and the route of the old towpath can still be walked for considerable sections; but it is the pits left by extensive gravel extraction that have been developed to make the Cotswold Water Park the largest in the country. Some 24 square miles of the 4,000 acres that constitute the Water Park are fully established at South Cerney, offering water sports, angling and sailing within a holiday and recreational centre.

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A Selection of Memories from South Cerney

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. Here are some from South Cerney

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South Cerney Village And Raf
I have been trying to find a photo of the Mill, School Lane, and have now found one. But interesting to read about South Cerney. We moved to the camp in 1953 when my father was posted to Hulavingdon. We moved into the top flat of the Mill till he was posted to Aden; we left around 1958/59. Happy days. I left school and worked in Lloyds Bank in Cirencester, till moving to London. My father ...see more
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The Eliot Arms
The Eliot Arms is the tall building in the background of this photo. My Dad, George Gaunt, took over the licence of the pub in October 1953. During their first winter in the village, Mum and Dad quickly discovered that when the pubs had shut at about 10pm there was virtually no activity in the village, and an eerie silence would descend. Thus any sound carried quite easily, and the noise of the river surging ...see more
South Cerney, the River Churn c1967
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Good Old Days
I was stationed at RAF South Cerney from approx. early 1956 until late 1958. I was just a lowly SAC working in the pay accounting department, but everyone on base thought that a special job! When we could afford to go out on our 5 shillings a day, we usually went into Cirencester by bus, where we were welcome in the pubs and that is about all, they were not ready for rowdy 18 year olds from all over the ...see more
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