I have many memories of my Mum getting stuck on the bridge when the ford overflowed onto the bridge. I also remember that quaint little sign...."Please drive carefully ducks crossing"!. I remember the best times playing in there as a child and the "island" to the left of the rectory was where we used to have the bonfire on Guy Fawkes night. I think just around the bend after the ford there was a farm where I used to excercise their horses and directly opposite, if I am not wrong, there was an old American Airforce Base?....Isn't Bottesford just the perfect village to encapsulate your childhood memories to something that others could only dream of!