Steve Lloyd Janes wrote to <poolingresources@yahoogroups.com> on Sun 11 Jan
2009

> Those following the Hendy Pool Campaign will be aware that the end of
> the historic lido and ten year battle is drawing to an end.
>
> It was not an easy decision, basically the county gave the pool
> committee and the community council [the choice to either] buy the lido
> for a pound or give up the campaign,
>
> There were not enough volunteers willing to commit from both the
> committee or the community council
>
> As a result S4C ON SKY CHANNEL 104 spent all day in Hendy last week
> interviewing about a dozen Welsh speaking people, I can't speak the
> language so I wasn't interviewed.
> They are I believe going to show the program Monday night coming
> [tonight] at 7pm (Wedi7 the program is called, it's a half hour TV
> show and there's text 888 English subtitles available).
>
> There were mixed views of the regeneration and the loss of the
> campaign but one thing that is apparent all those that were
> interviewed from 24 year olds up to 94year old Luther who swam in the
> river with the youngsters before the boy died that was part of the
> reason the lido was born have fond memories of the lido which they
> shared with the camera crew
>
> Steve