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UNDER THE BIG SKIES

et in a dug-out lake off the River Crouch, Burnham Marina is classic Thames Estuary, with the big skies and flat lands so associated with the place. It was farmland until 1988, when it was dug out by a huge excavation project. “Locals would have played on the field before then” says general manager Tony Pitt, who has

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