A great game when I was a lad and the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal froze over was to ride bikes on it.
Especially daring was to cycle at speed through the bridge holes. The current was faster there due to the restriction in width which meant the ice was thinner. So if you were too slow you went in. Much later, grown up with a car now, I once rescued a lad who had fallen through ice which was not as thick as he had thought. We gave him a lift home, but he wanted dropping off around the corner to see if he could sneak in without his mother catching him!! All the best, Martin Reed. Oak and Ash Hotel Boats www.reedboats.co.uk
