Jason Cobb, a lido enthusiast, cyclist, photographer and author of of a blog called the Onion Bag Blog takes in Brockwell, the Serpentine, London Fields and...
Photographer Gigi Cifali has shot a series of photos entitled "Absence of Water" which includes both indoor and outdoor pools. I am not a photography historian...
"Drained London" also provides a link to Cifali's photos with quotes from J.G. Ballard on pools around the world. http://www.ballardian.com/drained-london...
Cottenham Pool in Cambridgeshire is currently struggling with a lack of lifeguards and consequently having to close the pools on some days. If you can help in...
Good news from Camden, where the restoration of Kentish Town Baths is apparently now underway. The Victorian Society is obviously extremely pleased to see that...
Chipping Norton Lido is offering free summer evening sessions to young people aged 11 - 18 years on Tuesdays during June, July and August. The sessions are...
Broomhill Pool has been vandalized again, this time with people breaking in to the changing rooms underneath the pool and smashing one of the glass portholes. ...
This is a very interesting story where a defibrillator was used to 'shock' a young swimmer back into normal heart rhythm. The defibrillators used in public...
BBC INSIDE OUT TEAM FILM AT GAYTON SCHOOL Hi all Just dropping you a line to let you know how the filming with the BBC went yesterday. Sharron Davies turned up...
SURVEY RESULTS! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Future of Victoria Baths survey launched at the Free Fun Day on 31 May 2008, and online. The final...
Well done to Pooling Resources and Sally for having become a central meeting-point for those concerned with keeping the potential loss of our swimming...
Telegraph article 7th July 2008 by Jonathan Russell on the Govt.'s decision to withdraw commercial property relief on empty buildings. For anyone new to the...
Jonathan I have just read your article on the business rates changes (7th July). It is crass stupidity to levy NNDR on closed PUBLIC buildings; these are ...
The swimming pool at the Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College is due to close on July 12th 2008 unless there is some kind of last minute reprieve. Gerry...
The future of Kings Meadows Baths is still under consideration, with plans by the Kings Meadow Campaign to retain the open-air pool for public use and add a...
I'm sure that all members of this group will be staggered to hear that a govt backed report is calling for more privatisation of public services. No-one saw...
This is a nice one Sally! Can anyone explain how come, when there is no money to be made in leisure by Local Authorities, the private companies running their ...
BIRMINGHAM City Council's press release about Sparkhill Swimming Baths last Friday was, shall we say, economical with the truth. It simply said the pool had...
The government has produced a White Paper called Communities in Control, Real Power to Real People which will allow residents (apparently) to force councils to...
Swimming pool campaigns are the subject today of a column called "SCHOOL SPORT MATTERS" written by Gareth Davies for the Daily Telegraph. Gayton Pool again...
Apologies - the previous message should of course have read Hereford Triathlon Club (not pool). Here is their website. (There is no edit facility on the Yahoo...
This link is for news from Thursday 24th April in the Hereford Times, where the future of St Martin's Pool was being discussed. The pool was used by 38...
Future of St Martin's pool - Herefordshire Council website dated 8th July Note that the repairs are now estimated at nearly £300,000 - a rather staggering...
Several county schools want to see St Martin's pool repaired and re-opened and the Council has therefore deferred its decision on the final shutdown of the...
Hi to everyone, If anyone is in the Hackney area tomorrow, Sunday July 13th, we are holding a street festival as part of the campaign for Haggerston Pool....
liz hughes
londonpools@...
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Students at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College have been running a commercially successful sub-aqua business within their school, called Go Aqua. A 15...
Go Aqua was set up in November 2006 by pupils and staff at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College. The Buttershaw school pool was used for training. I have...
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