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landhusweg · 03-12-2021, 11:37

Getting back to the original question, as mentioned in a previous topic, I went fishing in the then Higham’s Pond in Priestly clough without being able to swim and of course as it must happen, I fell into the pond. Luckily enough someone (Derick Briggs) saved me using his raincoat belt, and carried me home to Belfield Rd. Needles to say, I learned to swim straight after this event.
On other occasions we were always climbing up the highest trees to see who could get farthest up, without thinking of the danger involved!
Cheers

03-12-2021, 11:37	#70
landhusweg Full Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Switzerland Posts: 262 Liked: 68 times Rep Power: 11755	Re: How close did we come to killing ourselves as kids???? Getting back to the original question, as mentioned in a previous topic, I went fishing in the then Higham’s Pond in Priestly clough without being able to swim and of course as it must happen, I fell into the pond. Luckily enough someone (Derick Briggs) saved me using his raincoat belt, and carried me home to Belfield Rd. Needles to say, I learned to swim straight after this event. On other occasions we were always climbing up the highest trees to see who could get farthest up, without thinking of the danger involved! Cheers