London Pools Campaign: news from the campaign for London's pools

Haggerston Baths, consultation moves on

There is renewed interest at the London Borough of Hackney in re-opening Haggerston Pool that has been covered by the scurrilous website not the Clissold Leisure Centre.

"Haggerston Baths was closed in 2000 to save Hackney money, pay for the runaway costs on Clissold Leisure Centre and pave the way for the contract that Leisure Connection were demanding from LBH. To keep the building open then would have cost thousands of pounds, it was in better condition then than Kings Hall is now. Now after being left derelict and squatted it will cost £££millions£££.
A consultation is now taking place on it's refurbishment but guess what? that doesn't mean they want a swimming pool to be what you want - or get. Read the attached questionnaire (PDF 980K) that seems to us to be trying to get people to express an interest in anything except retaining a swimming facility. People's views on converting it to flats and offices are even sought.
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(Via Clissold Leisure Users' News Haggerston Baths, consulting or insulting?: .)

The London Pools Campaign were not at Haggerston Pool but the regulars from the Haggerston Campaign were and over the two days of Open House weekend 2005 they had a display and provided information meeting with visitors in a refreshingly open and welcoming manner. London Borough of Hackney staff also were in attendance mounting an Open House event at the pool for the first time and used the day to cast their consultation net and to get the thoughts and ideas from visitors.

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ISRM publishes new child admission guidance

"The Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM) in the UK has reviewed its guidance on child admission policies, following ongoing concerns from campaign groups on the difficulties of taking children swimming. Speaking at the Power of Sport conference, the ISRM’s acting head of operations, Linda Bishop-Bailey, said that while the fundamentals of the guidelines had not changed, the new document moved away from the concept of a ‘standard pool’.." [LINK]

(Via swimmer.tv ISRM publishes new child admission guidance: .)

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