Thanks for sending on this information. I have very
fond memories of swimming at Marshall Street baths. I
am free on the afternoon of 18 September and will
gladly volunteer my time in the afternoon - but please
only if you need me as I very busy. I mean,I want be
useful not just a body. Anyway, perhaps hear from you
later. Good luck, Paul Milican


--- George Attard <george_attard1999@...>
wrote:

> For your information
>
> Alan Read <AlanR@...> wrote:Subject: FRIENDS
> OF MARSHALL STREET LEISURE CENTRE
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:51:10 +0100
> From: "Alan Read" <AlanR@...>
>
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> Dear Friend,
>
>
>
> We hope that you are enjoying the summer and
> reflecting upon how much more enjoyable it might be
> were we able to make use of the Leisure Centre.
>
>
>
> This is to keep you informed of forthcoming events.
>
>
>
> LONDON OPEN HOUSE 17th/18th SEPTEMBER 2005
>
>
>
> Once again, Marshall Street will be opened for the
> London Open House weekend
>
> - 17th and 18th September. As with previous years,
> The Friends of Marshall Street will be manning the
> event with representatives from Westminster Council.
> We need your help to ensure that this event runs
> smoothly and we would appreciate any volunteers for
> either or both afternoons. We primarily need people
> to try to ensure that all visitors register and let
> us know what they can contribute to the campaign.
>
>
>
> Please let us know what you can do and please let
> people know about the weekend. In the past we have
> had over 1,000 visitors over the weekend and we hope
> that we will see even more over this weekend. It is
> important to remind everyone just how loved Marshall
> Street Baths are.
>
>
>
> The Open House weekend will also be important as it
> is likely that Westminster Council will take the
> opportunity to show new drawings for the
> redevelopment of the Marshall Street Leisure Centre.
> It is essential that as many people as possible see
> these plans and react to them quickly.
>
>
>
> PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
>
>
>
> We hope that many of you will have gone along to the
> last brief period of consultation. If you did, you
> will know that at present it looks as though the
> main swimming pool will be restored and returned to
> council control. It will then be opened to the
> public in the same way as other council run pools
> are. It looks as though the second pool will be
> lost in order to increase 'dry side' facilities -
> not ideal for those of us who believe that there
> should be a way to keep both pools
>
>
>
> However, we have seen proposals for redevelopment
> come and go. Remember it is 8 years now since the
> pool was closed for "refurbishment" (due to take up
> to 2 years!). Until the pool is reopened to the
> public, we cannot afford to let up on the pressure
> on the council and there is still a long way to go
> before water is in the pool.
>
>
>
> The council has indicated that it hopes that
> planning permissions will be applied for in Autumn
> and that it will all be rubberstamped by the council
> in January/February, with a start date some time
> after that. We hope that this will be the case as
> delays can so often lead to inertia taking over and
> us having to wait another decade...So now is the
> time to be active in the campaign.
>
>
>
> We look forward to seeing many of you at Open House
> - remember, now is not the time to be complacent -
> we need to keep pushing until the doors are reopened
> to the public!
>
>
>
> With very good wishes,
>
>
>
> The Friends of Marshall Street.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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