There was no need to scrape the bottom of the barrel to keep school pupils out of trouble during the summer holidays.
Discovery time - Ashley Fordham, from Southend, caught water bugs Picture: ANNA LUKALA
Parents and children alike instead plumbed the depths - or shallows, at least - of the pond in Chalkwell Park in a bid to examine aquatic wildlife.
The event was among a variety of activities organised by Southend Council to combat the holiday doldrums.
Published Friday August 6, 2004
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