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This week I want your deepest, darkest secrets!

This morning we heard all about Rolling Stone legend Brian Jones and his adventures at Cheltenham lido. Since the pool was opened to the public in 1935, the temptation to sneak in for a midnight swim has been too much for generations of local teenagers.

Jones used to break in with crowds of friends after hosting parties at his house on Prestbury Road in the early sixties...according to his biography. Do share with me the places of "forbidden fruit" you couldn't resist in your youth. Enjoy the following confessions from people who are now aged anything between 50 and 80!

Anon... Skinny dipping at the Lido? Yep, we did that late 1970s early 80s, then they increased security

Gail in the Forest... Yes I went over fence at the lido in the 60 s !!

Graham in Glos... Jumping over the fence to play football on the hockey pitches at Saintbridge School (now Central Technology College) because the goals had nets - until we got chased off by the caretaker.

Anon... Getting in without paying to watch Greyhound Racing... The old greyhound track at Longlevens, now a housing estate, used to back on to the school playing field...you could climb over a fence, cross the field, and then get into the greyhound track by squeezing through a gap underneath the perimeter fence which was conveniently obscured by trees and bushes

Mr X ... Getting into the cinema without paying (almost)... you club together with your mates to pay for one of you to go in. He goes to the loo which is by the emergency exit which has a push bar to open it. Door's open, everybody else comes in... but best not to all rush in at once as that's a bit obvious even in the dark

Alvin (name changed to protect the innocent) said he was a keen biker and they would go to the top of May Lane in Dursley for an orgy!
So go on then... the confessional is now open. Share with me those places you went to in your youth in Gloucestershire... and did anyone share a midnight dip with a Rolling Stone legend?