Dear Pool Campaigners
There has been quite a lot of press interest in the London Pools campaign over the summer, and no doubt in the individual campaigns due to the very hot weather.
GLA SELECT COMMITTEE
As a result of the work we have done and this increased level of interest the London Pools Campaign has been asked to speak to the GLA committee on Sep 18th looking at the legacy of the Olympics for London. Would anyone like to help prepare a submission? I thought if people most keen came to a brainstorming session next week, then we can produce a draft which can be circulated to everyone for comments - what does everyone think?
INTERVIEWS
Thanks to everyone who has taken part in the interviews Yurub has been carrying out with a representative from each campaign. We'll circulate the overall views soon.
TV AND PRESS
Meantime see below a couple of emails from granada tv and a freelance journalist, both interested in pool campaigns, please contact them directly if you have any info or want to work with them.
ELTHAM LIDO
See this link http://homepage.mac.com/gmcneill/PhotoAlbum9.html for some very sad pictures of the state of Eltham Lido. Val has very kindly passed on a copy of the business plan which they prepared in 1997 - Gary is using this for the skeleton business plan he is writing for pool campaigners. If anyone else would like a copy, please get in touch.
020 7690 6662
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From: "Simpson, Kate" <Kate.Simpson@...>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:40:17 +0100
To: "'mike101.martin@...'" <mike101.martin@...>
Subject: Footage of pools.
> This may be a long shot but I am wondering if you may be able to help me.
> I am carrying out some research for a series of programmes that LWT are
> making which will chart the history of London as recorded on amateur home
> movie footage which will be run alongside the memories of those who filmed
> and those who were there.
> I am keen to find some footage of pools in London to fit into an episode
> that we want to do on leisure and free time in the capital. This is a
> subject that seems especially topical at the moment as many of them seem
> to be being closed down and we would like to bring the story of London's
> pool up to date and talk about the reasons behind the baths being shut
> down and the obvious local resistance to this.
> I am therefore wondering whether you may know of any footage that has been
> taken or have any ideas of possible contacts.
> Thankyou for your time and for any suggestions you may have,
>
> Kate Simpson,
> tel: 020 7633 2564
-----Original Message-----
From: John Ghazvinian [mailto:john_ghazvinian@...]
Sent: 29 August 2003 07:26
To: Liz
Subject: Re: lido contacts
Thanks, Liz. If you could pass around the following, I
would be grateful:
I am a freelance journalist writing a story for a new
American travel magazine called Travel Savvy, about
London's lidos and public swimming/bathing places. I
am looking for anyone who could help me access
interesting angles on London's pools, with the
sophisticated urban traveller as a target audience. I
am looking for history, myth and lore, notoriety and
good stories, local colour, possible celebrity angles
if they exist, and basically an answer to the
question, why would someone want to come and swim in
this pool on their holidays? What's interesting or
unique about it?
Any help would be gratefully received. The magazine's
website is at: http://www.travelsavvymag.com and I can
be reached at home on 020 7485 0560, or on my mobile
on 07946 283 655. My deadline is next week, though it
would be nice to try to visit some lidos this weekend
if at all possible.
Many thanks in advance,
John Ghazvinian
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