Black Park is in Slough Bucks.  A year long campaign has been waged to save swimming in the lake - which has been 'London's beach' for 70 years. 
 
Last April Bucks CC  banned swimming, wading & paddling.  Suddenly the park was full of no swimming signs "DANGER HEALTH & SAFETY  RISK " and the children's paddling beach fenced off.
 
On the 1st June swimmers are meeting to protest at the ban. More info from Michelle Little - michelle.little@btinternet.com.  Website www.freeblackpark.co.uk.

Here's a picture of the last wet t-shirt protest......

Lots more information about Black Park and swimming in lakes and rivers throughout Britain on the River and Lake Swimming Association website www.river-swimming.co.uk - thanks to them for use of the pictures.

| Haggerston | 29 May 2003; 6:04:06 PM |# | | Discuss |

Fifty Haggerston residents and ex-swimmers protested at the pool's closure on March 18th to mark 100 years since the foundation stone was laid.

Thanks to James Emmett from the Hackney Gazette for the photo.

| Haggerston | 29 May 2003; 6:01:17 PM |# | | Discuss |