PEOPLE'S CONSULTATION ABOUT Haggerston Pool WEDNESDAY 18th JANUARY At the VLC (next to Haggerston Pool) on Whiston Road on Wednesday January 18th in the evening 5.30pm- 8.30pm

Local pool-campaigners have organised a People's Consultation about the future of Haggerston Pool. Hackney Council have made moves towards looking at how the pool can be re-opened. Please come along to help us demonstrate the level of support for the re-opening of the pool.

Speakers:

• KATE HOEY (ex-Labour Govt Sports Minister and ex Hackney resident and councillor),
• KIM WRIGHT (Hackney Council Director of Community and Leisure),
• ELAINE BARRETT (paralympic gold medal winning swimmer - who trained in Haggerston Pool when it was open)
• MIKE COYSH (Haggerston Pool Community Trust),
• JIM ARMSTRONG (Laburnum Boat Club)
• PATRICIA GRIFFIN (Primary Care Trust),
• PHILIP POOLE (Met Police),
• SUSAN STORRAR (Hackney Independent Living Team)
• PLUS a showing of "THE PEOPLE'S VOICE", a short film with members of the community making their case for the re-opening of the baths and their pleas to the council to take action.

(Via hackneycommunitynews at Yahoo! Groups PEOPLE'S CONSULTATION ABOUT HAGGERSTON POOL WEDS 18th JANUARY: .)

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