Hundreds of youngsters who take after-school swimming lessons in Christchurch, Dorset could be left stranded if a third local school pulls the plug on its...
Not content with trying to decimate Wirral's cultural and leisure services, the Council are now looking at big price increases for things like swimming club...
Sports facilities in the UK are diminishing at a rapidly increasing rate with govt planning laws to blame, according to a leading campaigner: Roger Kerr, an...
The Beccles campaign is gaining momentum, with fundraising events planned and a possible lottery too. This is very good going; Beccles Lido Limited will...
Oxford City Council have announced the closure of Peers Sports Centre on February 28th 2009 - just over three weeks away. The decision appears to have been...
The imminent closure of Peers Sports Centre in Oxford was highlighted in this week's Telegraph Sports Letters as an example of the lack of statutory protection...
The Oasis pool, owned by Camden Council, could be at risk if money is not found for major refurbishment. This pool is highlighted in Janet Smith's book "Liquid...
Message received from the Portishead Campaign on Saturday 7th February 2009 DONATIONS NEEDED for 2009 season The business plan submitted to North Somerset...
Played in Britains's latest book is now available, with none other than Rebecca Adlington supplying the Foreword for "Great Lengths". This long awaited book is...
It is with regret that I report that Byrne Avenue Pool has closed down. Users turned up on Sunday night to be told that they were closing that night and would...
Late in 2008 South Lakeland District Council announced the name of the preferred bidder for the re-development of the old Grange-over-Sands Lido, plus the...
James - this is another shocking closure, but wholly in line with the Council's attitude to the libraries and the other leisure centres that have already...
On this one, the council did not run the building, but owned it. The trust that operated Byrne Avenue could not pay a £2000 gas bill, and that is why it has...
I recently read on a Harrow Council webpage that the 1934 derelict 165 by 75 ft lido next to Harrow Leisure Centre in Christchurch Avenue would be soon be...
When is a pool not a pool?? When it's an aqua-gym! Sad about your local pool closing? Console yourself with the thought that your MEP's are set to vote...
This is a musical 'campaigning' interlude for this Saturday afternoon: a song called Make Them Hear You from the musical Ragtime It includes the words:- "Your...
I've been to busy to post regular updates but here is a summary of the last week or so. Our pool petition has now passed the 2000 mark. We had a successful day...
The group known as the Morning Larks, have had their last swim at the Peers Sports Centre pool. (Sunday 22nd February 2009) The Peers Sports Centre is due to...
Sadly, the one thing you cannot trust is your elected Councillors, They will promise the earth but somehow justify their reasons for failing to deliver - we...
I'd add another comment to Jim's remark about the temporary facilities to teach swimming. In many ways not only will this not make children safer, but...
John - that is an excellent point; the little bit of knowledge the Government consider to be "adequate" is a dangerous thing. Most of our teaching is done at...
Jim, what is obvious from conversations on here, but also from stuff on the diving federation web site is that there has been no cohesive national plan for...
Ware Town Council have voted to reduce hours at the Priory Lido in order to save money; this will mean the pool is open only during the summer holiday period...
The article says that the press and the public were excluded whilst the pool was being discussed - i believe this is an abuse of the Council's right to do...
Girvan Pool protesters and others will be marching through Ayr tomorrow to forcefully highlight their dissatisfaction with the all-too-swift closure of their...
Sally Apart from the freebie to Dubai, this is exactly what West Somerset Council did with our Leisure Pool. Closed it on a pretext, found all sorts of ...
Wycombe District Council met on Thursday 26th February 2009 and voted through the closure of Holywell Mead open air swimming pool. Cllr Tony Green, who has...
If other councils are like Wycombe they want to offload anything that does not or can not pay it's own way. We have already had it with the libraries. One...
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