I reproduce the following from Nottingham City Council's Internet press notice section, without comment More money for leisure centres The City Council has...
Dan Lucas
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Mar 7, 2005 12:26 am
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Hi there Can anyone tell me when Hoddesdon outdoor pool is scheduled to open this year please? I'm in the town on May 14 and would like to go for a swim there...
local paper states brightlingsea needs 14000 pounds extra from local council. this has now been agreed. There is an "unequivocal" statement that the future of...
That kind of money would be less than most councils would have to pay to consultants to get a clear argument for closure. Sounds like loose change to me! Dan ...
Can anyone tell me when Hoddesdon outdoor pool is scheduled to open this year please? There is good news concerning Hoddesdon, as it is now definitely ...
I found a reference to Market Drayton Lido on the following website: http://www.narrowboats.co.uk/welcome.htm Other than that reference, information is hard to...
I attach two photographs recently sent to me by Lee Owen from Hendy in South Wales, about this pool which opened in 1933 and closed in 2002. Contact me (not...
I was in Bushey last weekend and in King Georges Recreation Ground where there still is a small open air pool. In the cafe were some pictures of what appeared...
The open air pool in Market Drayton at Phoenix Bank was opened in 1933 to the designs of J.G.Bailey and built by J.Wood and Co. It was 165ft x 50ft and a local...
There certainly was a large open air pool at Bushey although I have never been able to find out much about it. I have enclosed a photo from my collection which...
I have a note that the Market Drayton Pool was replaced by a sports centre. However there may be an indoor and new outdoor pool here. The attached aerial...
Thanks for infor re: Market Drayton...unfortunateky I can`t open any attatchments at the moment, so can`t view images...all suggestions gratefully received! I...
Image of old Lido, found on e.bay. Ian ___________________________________________________________ Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005. Cheap...
Its a very small pool (the web site says for under 8's only - so not really for adult swimming) - I don't think it is even the site of the lido as its in a...
Matches two more I found on Francis Frith website. Happy Easter everyone! Oliver PS Maybe if I upload all the photos onto the Yahoo Group photos filespace you...
There was indeed a "proper" open air swimming pool in King George Recreation Ground in Bushey. This was opened in the 1920's and was closed in March 1988 by...
I was invited to visit this lido in 1994 by a campaign group trying to save the lido from it's planned closure after that season. The campaign failed and the...
Please ignore last post and zoomed image. A friend supplied it in good faith, but I am sure it is nothing to do with Market Drayton Swiming Centre! Sorry Ian...
I have given Market Drayton Swimming Centre a ring. They do indeed have an outdoor pool and sunbathing areas in their complex. They are expected to open this...
Two more pools are under threat of closure: Beccles and Halesworth, in Suffolk. Both are small but well used community pools. They are run by Waveney District...
Janet Smith
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Apr 1, 2005 10:20 am
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Latest news is that a packed Town Meeting on 31 March demanded that a Parish Poll is held at which 3 questions will be put before the people of Droitwich Spa ...
Further to earlier message 415, I cycled past this pool a couple of weeks ago and found that the site has been demolished and the pool filled in. All that is...
Douglas Roger Deakin lives very near Beccles so he might be able to help you. Alex...
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Apr 12, 2005 12:58 pm
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I was in Penzance in spring 2004 (before opening season) I saw the pool, it looked good and in good order. To find out about its status as a listed building my...
Dan Lucas
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Apr 12, 2005 9:20 pm
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Has anyone info on this pool? As a very young lad, in the late 1950`s, I can remember we would break the journey by public transport from Melton Mowbray, to...
