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"A LAKE District swimming pool closed to the public following years of financial instability could reopen in 10 days' time.
Troutbeck Bridge Swimming Pool shut its doors last week after being placed in administration.
But the pool's trustees are positive about its future.
They say the new owners will provide a secure future for the community pool."
(Via barrow in furness, barrow news sport, ulverston news sport, lake district news: .)
...more ---> ...| in the news | 8 May 2008; 2:50:57 AM |# | | Discuss |
"PETERSFIELD Swimming Club has pledged £1,000 to the campaign to re-tile the open air pool.
Phil Mackenzie, swimming club organiser and pool trustee, presented a cheque to Viv Mays at the pool.
Mr Mackenzie said: "The history of the swimming club and pool are intertwined. The club was formed when the pool first opened, and its survival is directly linked with that of the pool itself. This is more that just a swimming pool – this is a great venue where children and adults alike can enjoy swimming, diving, and socialising, safely under the ever-watchful eyes of the dedicated staff; a fabulous open-air oasis.""
(Via Swimming club pledges funds - Petersfield Today: .)
...more ---> ...| in the news | 5 May 2008; 7:19:39 PM |# | | Discuss |
"People are angry about Toronto's proposed school swimming-pool closings. Not just parents - all sorts of people. It's hit a nerve, and it's a gut reaction - as if the government were threatening to take away something from our children that's so essential it's considered a right, like food or air.
I myself learned to swim in Lake Superior at the age of 6, taught by my older brother, who wasn't telling the absolute truth when he said he wouldn't let go. Sink or swim was the lesson: You kick to stay afloat. So, lucky me: Unlike today's urban kids, I had a big, unpolluted lake to learn in.
But here's the drawback: I didn't learn to swim really well, because Lake Superior was so freezing cold you couldn't stay in for long without turning azure. And by the time I was old enough to know what a comparatively lousy swimmer I was, it was too late for me to shed my bad swimming habits. Swimming, like talking, is something kids learn best when they're young."
(Via globeandmail.com: Rich kids swim, poor kids sink: .)
...more ---> ...| in the news | 20 April 2008; 6:57:52 PM |# | | Discuss |
"THERE was a good attendance at the Ilford Leisure Centre Users' meeting on Tuesday, April 8. Recorder readers will not be surprised to hear of the expressions of anger and frustration resulting from the impending closure of the pools, although the exercise and dance rooms may survive.
No councillors were present to hear the blame heaped upon them. However, the neglect goes back at least 20 years, so it is unlikely that any party can be more effective than another in improving facilities.
This administration tried to use town centre regeneration money for a 50m pool, although the plan failed because of the unsuitability of the site. It has succeeded in renovating Fullwell Cross pool, which was also in a bad state, otherwise there would be no pool at all before long in this expanding borough.
Meanwhile, the plans made in the 1980s to build a 25m pool for the west of the borough have long been forgotten. I was expecting these to be revived rather than the proposal for a 50m pool, but assume that this was to take advantage of training needs for the Olympics as well as awareness of the increasing need to replace the Ilford pools."
(Via Ilford Recorder - No one makes a splash about swimming: .)
...more ---> ...| in the news | 17 April 2008; 6:57:06 PM |# | | Discuss |
"A WYCOMBE swimming pool has been forced to close for the first few days of the school Easter holiday because of a split water pipe.
The main pool at Wycombe Sport Centre, Handy Cross, was shut on Friday after the main water pipe split.
It is expected the pool will remain closed for the first few days of this week.
Members of the public should contact Wycombe Sports Centre on 01494 688123 to check whether the pool is open before visitin"
(Via Swimming Pool Closes (from Bucks Free Press): .)
...more ---> ...| in the news | 7 April 2008; 2:03:19 PM |# | | Discuss |
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