It's been some time since I was in touch but sadly nothing much is happening in the borough except weekly complaints to the Ilford Recorder asking the Council...
Unsurprisingly, Girvan residents are continuing to miss their swimming pool. The Carrick Gazette's golf correspondent, Bill Tait, has joined the Pebbles Health...
Seems to be a National pastime, closing swimming pools. You don't miss then until you haven't got them ! Having lost our pool last year, I am aware of many...
At the end of March the local paper reported that a plan to build a 50-bed hotel, bars and restaurants moved a major step forward. The decision to completely...
No shortage of total whitewash in the Council's latest disclaimers and proposals following the disgraceful closure of the Girvan Pool. How exactly are...
Hi Sally saw this on the BBC Website whilst moitoring stuff from home over here in Genk (BEL) for a Fiswimming Competition keep up the good work, JohnL ...
Alex Murdin, a researcher at Falmouth University, has called for disused lidos to be transformed into aquariums so that visitors can swim alongside tanks...
By coincidence, Sally, I was reading Alex Murdin's report "Immersion" this morning..... Yahoo Group members will remember the posting about his work ...
Blog from Thomasin - editor of Local London for Herne Hill The Editor's blog on the Herne Hil (Local London) website, takes a look back at how Brockwell Park...
The various disadvantages of "free swimming" are emerging as paying swimmers find there is 'no room at the inn' for them. This rather poignant letter from a...
Haringey Council has excluded their lido from the Free Swimming scheme saying that lidos attract "significant additional running costs compared to indoor...
Last Monday Waveney District Council agreed to lease the open air pool to Beccles Lido Limited, the business group born out of The Friends of Beccles Open Air...
You may find this link less confusing: http://www.virginmedia.com/travel/destinations/features/Lidos-Britains-best.php By the way, their top 10 are: Brockwell...
The summer season at Sandford Parks Lido got off to a flying start this weekend and more than 800 season tickets have already been sold. But most importantly,...
Portishead Open Air Pool opens on Saturday 23rd May under its new management body, the Portishead Pool Community Trust. This pool is no longer a North Somerset...
Graham Hadden, chairman of the Hampton Pool Trust, is helping to support the resident-led campaign to save the Holywell Mead pool in High Wycombe. The Hampton...
Several Welsh swimming pools are under threat at the moment, including a) the pool in Harlech, b) the Treherbert Pool in Rhonda Cynon Taf and c) the St...
An urgent campaign is being fought in Pembrokeshire to save the pool at St David's. Pembrokeshire County Council want to use the pool site to build a sports...
it's been a long time since I've looked in on the group but I am happy to say that we have successfully re-tiled the whole of the pool and it is now open for...
Camden Council is to invest £1million in the Oasis Sports Centre, just months after the Camden New Journal highlighted the urgent need for repairs and...
Portishead Pool has received a £200,000 TV Makeover and opened for a special event on Wednesday May 20th 2009 (Materials estimated at £100,000 and a further...
The Northcroft open air pool is set to open this Saturday and West Berkshire Council are offering free swimming to the over 60's The opening times seem a...
In the previous message I incorrectly stated that Lancashire City Council had altered the swimming times at the Salt Ayre pool; this should read Lancaster City...
St David's Pool is to close on 7th June despite a concerted campaign by local residents who say that fewer children will be able to learn to swim on this...
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