By Andrew Ffrench @OxMailAndyF Business reporter covering Didcot and Wallingford. Call me on 01865 425425
Cheers from the poolside as swimmers watch events at the schools junior swimming gala at Temple Cowley baths in 1966 The swimming galas at Temple Cowley pool in Oxford were one of the highlights of the schools’ sporting calendar. Pupils were selected by their schools to take part in a series of events, in the hope of winning a trophy. There was fierce competition among those in the water and spirited support from their classmates and teachers crowding the poolside. Galas were held annually at junior, intermediate and senior levels.