Every now and again we think we have probably posted our last piece of news on Lewisham's swimming pools, and then up pops another issue in the long-running campaigns there. From afar the newly ennobled Sir Steve Bullock's administration does seem to be characterised by discussions of Ladywell. The local pool group now feel that the latest consultation on the future of pools in the borough lacks the key elements that, in their opinion, constitute 'discussion'. It is important to click through and get the full story from the original posting.

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and you will automatically create an email addressed to the people running the consultation on Ladywell Pool and send one copy to us, the Mayor and the local press.

(Via save Ladywell Pool How to anwser the unanswerable consultation: .)

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| Ladywell Leisure Centre | 20 June 2007; 9:31:34 AM |# | | Discuss |

The diary page of today's Guardian reports to the nation on some hilarious spin offs and follow ups to the end of our campaign that have entertained Lewisham in the past few weeks.

When, last May, Labour's control of Lewisham council ended after 35 years, it was widely assumed that the slump in support for Mr Tony's men was due in no small part to a bitter battle over the fate of the popular Ladywell baths, which Labour mayor Steve Bullock was hellbent on demolishing to make way for a new school, and residents were determined to keep. Despite swearing that he would 'not be changing his mind', Cllr Bullock last month did, announcing that the pool would stay open, the school would be built elsewhere, and that this was, of course, 'the result I was always striving for'. The Save Ladywell Pool Campaign, he added magnanimously, was 'a great example of how local people can get their views heard'. Oddly, the mayor told Time Out that the campaign, led by 'a very small group of backward-looking people', was 'pathetic'. Presumably to put an end to all this confusion, the front page of Lewisham Labour Action now proudly proclaims: 'Mayor Saves Ladywell Pool.' Fancy that!

Here's a link to the tactfully entitled 'Mayor Saves Ladywell Pool' Labour Party leaflet and here instead you can read the News Shopper article clarifying what particular manoeuvre of the Mayor did it.

Here's instead a link to the article on the Time Out magazine published on the same day of the decision to keep Ladywell Pool open where the Mayor declared that the campaign is erm...pathetic.

We finish this press review with a picture of a group of campaigners on the front page of the Mercury with the wonderful title 'it's job done'.

(Via save Ladywell Pool The great press review: .)

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| Ladywell Leisure Centre | 19 December 2006; 8:07:47 PM |# | | Discuss |

from the SAVE LADYWELL POOL website
The Mayor of Lewisham Steve Bullock decided to keep Ladywell Pool open until the forecast replacement to be built at Lewisham Centre is actually delivered.
More details to follow soon."

(Via save Ladywell Pool Ladywell Pool Saved!: .)

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| Ladywell Leisure Centre | 9 November 2006; 1:07:14 AM |# | | Discuss |

Today is the last day of the consultation by Lewisham Council on the proposed replacement for Ladywell Pool.  Here is the advice from the Save Ladywell Pool Campaign

In short the Council wants to build a few blocks of flats and close Ladywell Pool so that they can build even more flats. In exchange they'll build a small pool in the basement of one of the blocks in front of the station and they now ask us all to fill in a questionnaire so that they can then say that we asked for it.

We are now producing an additional set of questions that we'll ask people to fill in and deliver together with the questionnaire as an additional comment so that in their report they are forced to write down at least some of the things that people think of it.

Read our articles here and here for advice on filling in the questionniare

The consultation ends on Wednesday 30th October 2006.

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| Ladywell Leisure Centre | 30 October 2006; 4:03:53 PM |# | | Discuss |

"Lewisham mayoral candidates are pledging their support to the Save Ladywell Pool campaign. Reporter SAMANTHA PAYNE spoke to them about their plans for the pool if they win the elections.

Since it started in July 2004, the Save Ladywell Pool campaign has fought hard against the leisure centre being knocked down to make way for a new secondary school in the borough.

Campaign leader Max Calo sent a petition with 5,300 signatories to the council opposing the closure of the pool."

(Via Candidates Pledge Pool Support (from News Shopper): .)

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| Ladywell Leisure Centre | 7 March 2006; 6:15:52 PM |# | | Discuss |