The Swimmers Portraits project is to help raise awareness for London Pools Campaign. The ongoing project aims to represent the wide diversity of swimmers in London & help demonstrate why it is so important to keep pools 'alive' in London.

The project is a collaboration between photographer Emma Critchley and water movement artist Sophie Lewis. Waterbabies themselves, both are passionate about exploring why people love being in water. If you wish to help support London Pools Campaign and would like to have your portrait taken for the project please email Emma or Sophie. Shoots are held in various pools throughout London on a bi-monthly basis.

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| press and publicity | 17 July 2007; 1:08:37 PM |# | | Discuss (1 response) |

We hear that there was, initially, some difficulty in informing schools of the closure.

"Because of a major problem in the pool drainage system, the main pool at Highbury is likely to be out of action until late July. All other facilities at the site, including the small pool, are open as usual.

Regular users of the main pool at Highbury are being contacted by Aquaterra, who runs the pool on the council's behalf."

(Via Leisure Centres: .)

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| London Borough of Islington | 17 July 2007; 12:39:26 PM |# | | Discuss (1 response) |

"Swimming pool closed tonight, reads the sign outside Much Wenlock Leisure Centre. Up the stairs, on the noticeboard next to the PE office, a message scrawled in felt-tip pen announces: 'Mrs Jardine has given birth to a girl. Mother and baby are well.' Along the corridor in the sports hall, Ann Smith is doing very well, thank you, considering that the opening event of the weekend's Wenlock Olympian Games programme has become unexpectedly stuck in a pregnant pause."

(Via Much ado about something - forget London, these are the real Games - Independent Online Edition > Olympics: .)

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| in the news | 17 July 2007; 12:22:28 AM |# | | Discuss (1 response) |