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...
AlexBuxton@...
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...
Inside Congleton Leisure Centre in Cheshire is a window cabinet display of memorabilia from the town's old outdoor pool which opened in 1936. It's very...
Hi there Does anyone know if the small outdoor pool at Pingles has always been there or was added after the 2003 refurbishment? I'm also looking for an...
Douglas is right in thinking that the Jubilee Pool is Grade II listed and has had substantial Heritage Lottery Funding. I've looked into both these topics...
Janet Smith
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Apr 14, 2005 9:21 am
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Latest news is that Wychavon District Council have responded to the SALT inspired Parish Poll (to be held 28 April) on the future of the Lido by publishing ...
There is actually a rather snazzy website with lots of information and photos about the Jubilee Pool at http://www.jubileepool.co.uk/. This year's opening date...
Hiya all, In preparation for the new season, I have started updating my www.lidos.org.uk website. There are new entries for: Cottenham Outdoor Heated Swimming...
Hi there, A warm welcome to Andrew Hatton, who lives in Tiptree, near Colchester, Essex. He wrote to me about the likely closure of Maldon Marine Lake for...
... wrote: He wrote to me about the likely closure of Maldon Marine Lake for swimming: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I...
Welcome to Mike Brown, who lives in Cambridge. He writes: "I learnt to swim in the outdoor pool at Jesus Green in Cambridge in about 1956. Learning to swim has...
Any suggestions please? Anybody with this expertise I could suggest to John? As usual I will forward emails to him. Oliver ... From: "John Stockdale" To:...
Suggest a reputable local Insurance Broker - member of BIBA, IIB or similar professional body. Failing that - try Ingham and Co (Liablilities) Ltd of...
Welcome to Robin Hoare, who now lives in a small village, Rawene, in Hokianga, New Zealand. see http://hokianga.com/rawene He writes: "I used to go to Surbiton...
The Outdoor Pool at the Oasis Centre remains closed, and I was told by a very helpful worker on Monday, that it was unlikely it would ever re-open. Underground...
Lots of council complain about public liability insurance going up - mainly due to the "compensation culture" and the "ambulance chasing" lawyers - most local...
Dan Lucas
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Apr 20, 2005 9:38 pm
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I thought I would write a bit more as my personal history includes something of a rather interesting swimming site. I can say that I owe my very existence to...
You might like to check it out here. http://politicalsurvey2005.com/ It is interesting to note the survey's attitude to swimming in the open air and such...
Welcome to Timothy Wilcox, who lives in Lewes in East Sussex. He is an art historian researching leisure in 1930s paintings. He writes: "This is totally up my...
Hampstead Swimmers win court case. "Swimmers who use ponds in north London have won their battle for the "right to take risks" by using them in winter. ...
[This is similar to another pool nearby in Cambridgeshire, attached to a village college. They used a Landfill Tax Credits Scheme to raise enough for heating...
*Hardy bathers win right to swim unsupervised* Court ruling hailed as blow to nanny state *Clare Dyer, legal editor Wednesday April 27, 2005 The Guardian...
What follows is a copy of an email that I have sent to The Chief Executive of Maldon District Council, My District Councillors, The Leader of The Council and...
