Despite national concern about rising obesity levels, Swansea Swimming Clubs have found that the Council has cut the subsidy for hiring swimming pools. This...
Swansea Council are promoting a family swim offer at Wales National Pool, whilst simultaneously voting to undermine family swimming by ending the community...
Waltham Forest College has announced its decision to close its popular swimming pool this summer. The 30 metre pool is used extensively by local swimming...
The Telegraph and Curry's are running a photographic competition to promote digital photography but entries are not confined to that method. I have entered...
Excellent and detailed article by Times columnist Martin Samuel. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/martin_samuel/article1917884.ece...
In message <001101c7ad1f$7ebe7170$ae491f52@sallymvb2fh87l>, Sally Wainman <broomhillsaved@...> writes ... Just a thought - I have not read the article,...
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Progress on the Manchester Victoria Baths complete with clickable photos to show the tower coming off! ...
Keep Leisure in Cricklade (KLIC) celebrated their successful takeover of their local leisure centre with a party on Sunday 10th June 2007. A whole range of...
Note: forwarded message attached. Note: forwarded message attached. Hi, There has been a significant breakthrough in the campaign to have the pool refurbished...
This is wonderful news Derrick - I was thinking we hadn't had any Banbury news for some time and was hoping that things were going well. Bob Holman and Dave...
This page - Borough of Waltham Forest - links with the article written by Martin Samuel on the true Olympic legacy (posted yesterday) It is very sad to see...
Last year Mark Killiner of the Guardian series East London and West Essex published a very interesting report on the need to have six more pools in the London...
... <petermartinbradley@...> wrote: Last Thursday and Friday, the pool at Brockwell Park Lido was swept and scrubbed. Today, Tuesday June 12 in the afternoon,...
... <bobholmanlidolidochallenge@...> wrote: Here is a little update on our 4 lidos completed last Sunday. We will be swimming a mile in Topsham, Bovey Tracy,...
The new Waendel Leisure Centre in Wellingborough will open this weekend, boasting two pools, a dance studio, spectator seating and an all-purpose community...
More on Wellingborough: Mayor Tom Partridge-Underwood will have help from a young artist when he opens Waendel Leisure Centre as a "Paint your Local Landmarks"...
The Government has now responded to the petition set up by Phillipa Taylor asking the government to do more to save local pools. Normally the DCMS repeats...
The campaign to save Waltham Forest pool is now in full swing, with many swimmers dismayed at the lack of consultation. The Dept of Culture, Media and Sport...
Bob Holman and Dave Pratten continue their swim around Britain in all the outdoor pools and lidos still open. Note: forwarded message attached. ... Yahoo! Mail...
From the Times 18th June 2007 comes an article by Chloe Bryan Brown entitled "Lidos for Cool Kids." This mentions the Reviving Lidos Conference, "Liquid...
Update from the Brockwell Lido Users Group on the imminent opening of the newly refurbished 1937 lido; 2007 marks their 70th Birthday Celebrations. ... Email...
Yet another decision to fuel the obesity crisis! Where is Sport England when it's needed??? Why spend £5 million on research that shows that swimming is the...
Welcome to new member Steve Lloyd Janes who has been heavily involved with the campaign to save Hendy Lido in Wales. Steve spent hours at Hendy when he was...
... Swimming Clubs have found that the Council has cut the subsidy for hiring swimming pools. This has resulted in a financial crisis for the Clubs who face...