The thing is ... as a councillor we once knew said to an officer we once knew, "If you let these people do this in their evenings, after they have done a day at their own work, what is the point of you and me?". Hopefully that frame of mind does not exist here

"The future of a unique 19th century swimming pool could now lie in private hands.

A senior politician has decided that the Cleveland Baths in Hampton Row, which have not been in regular use since 1978, should be put on the open market.

A charitable trust had wanted to be given a lease to breathe new life into what are the oldest open-air public baths in Britain.

The facility, the only public Georgian swimming baths in the country, can trace its history back to the early 19th century and is owned by Bath and North East Somerset Council.

The Cleveland Pools Trust has been set up by local campaigners to bring the baths back into use, but if it wants the property it will now have to bid against other would-be buyers."

(Via The future of a unique 19th century swimming pool could now lie in private hands.: .)

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