WHEN Linda Cracknell organised a special Christmas present for her mum, Jennifer, she could never have imagined the years-long adventure it was to inspire. The gift was a sailing trip on a historic sm

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→ On a cold and bitter December night, the week before Christmas, I made my first visit to Rotherhithe in 35 years. I was not happy with the idea of going and expected to get lost. I took the recently

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