"COUNCILLORS have made a dramatic U-turn on their proposals to cut free morning swimming for the elderly at Woking's pool and leisure facilities.

After receiving a petition with 329 signatures from swimmer Frances Naldrett and about 100 individual letters from other who use the Pool in the Park, the council backed down.

At a meeting of Woking Borough Council’s executive, Cllr Michael Smith proposed a £10 annual charge for the morning swimming rather than a means-tested fee."

(Via Swimming charges u-turn - Woking News and Mail Online: .)

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