August bank holiday, and the
following year the Lechlade
Swimming Club took control
of events. It’s not clear when
the club was formed, but like
other Thames clubs they
organised river races and
fêtes. In 1909 the press
reported fine weather, good
attendance and a programme
which started at two o’clock
and ‘kept the majority
interested until well after
dark’. There were boat races,
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