Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) 1,156 Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Report Share 11 hours ago, Phil Reid said: Learnt to swim there, 1964 or 5.. In the 1950's summer months Barrington CP School took all the pupils in Class 6, once a week, to the baths. My eldest brother used to swim like a fish but no matter what I stroke I tried I went under the water. I had to relax on an inner tube. Edited February 15, 2022 by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Link to comment
Vic Patterson 371 Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Having learned how to swim in the more buoyant sea I sank like a stone until I figured out fresh water was different! Link to comment
Canny lass 1,270 Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share I learned to swim/doggy paddle in the deep pool near the stepping stones copying the whippets that my father trained. We also went from Westridge to Humford a few times. I never needed an inner tube around the waist to be able to float and I still don't. I've grown my own! 1 Link to comment
Phil Reid 0 Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share I used to go to the Whitley memorial and then west ridge secondary school until the family migrated to Australia in 1968. But I remember the Years I spent in Bedlington are some of the happiest. I was in the same year as Billy Marlow who’s parents weee the caretakers at Humford mill. Great memories.. Link to comment
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