"End of the road for Hadleigh Pool?  Engineering experts Scott, White and Hookins have concluded that the structure of the Hadleigh pool tank is in such a bad shape that they would not recommend Babergh Council spending any significant money on it. The Council might replace it with another community and leisure centre but not a pool [LINK].

This article states that if the Hadleigh pool closes then people from the town would have to use pools in Ipswich/Colchester/Sudbury or Stowmarket, all of which are about 12 miles away. 

(I have to add that they will find little joy in Ipswich, where the facilities are  worse in both quantity and quality than they were 20 years ago. Broomhill Pool has been allowed to lie derelict for over five years, Fore St Baths is only open to the public at lunchtimes (Mon-Fri) and Crown Pools has been earmarked for demolition once a replacement is built.)"

(Via poolingresources : Message: Evening Star - Hadleigh pool cannot be saved: .)

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