Lido News
"This web site has been set up to help publicise the campaign to save the Portishead Open Air Pool, and to provide ways to coordinate all the various efforts people are making to take the fight to North Somerset council.
PLease note that everything with an asterisk * is either an idea or will be working soon. Please keep coming back as new information is being added nearly every day, and also send your ideas, pictures,copies of letter to councillors, MPs and the media, etc. etc.. To email me (David Coombes) click this link. Please also visit Roger Whitfield's Save the Pool web site (http://www.nortechcomputers.co.uk/pool/), which amongst other things has information about the campaign for a Community Trust to run the pool."
(Via Save Portishead Open Air Pool: .)
...more ---> ...Anne O'Connell, a Twickenham-based film maker, wrote to Oliver yesterday:
"I wanted to let you know about a short documentary I have made about Hampton Pool. It is a 10 minute film featuring the ex-chair of the board of trustees talking about the local struggle to save the pool, and features some cine film of the pool from the 1920's and 1930's.
We are screening the film this Sunday 5th October at the pool at 10am and copies of the film will be on sale in the pool shop, price £3, with proceeds going to support the pool See http://www.hamptonpool.co.uk/ [The pool is open for swimming, as usual on Sundays from 9am to 5pm - and 365 days a year - OM.]
It would be great if members of the Lidos Yahoo Group could tell people about this new film.
The film will also be shown at "Arthur's on the Green" (a restaurant in Twickenham) as part of their film nights:
...more ---> ..."Chipping Norton Lido is one of the few remaining open-air pools in the country and when it was threatened with closure members of the local community campaigned to keep the facility open. A dedicated group of local residents now manage the pool, which has become a real social enterprise success story and is well –regarded for its work with young people."
(Via ASA celebrates Swimtastic Achievements / News / Home - ASA South West: .)
...more ---> ..."The possible re-opening of Wood Green pool in Banbury moved a step closer this week; the working party that has been investigating repair and running costs,"
(Via lidos at Yahoo! Groups Pool Reopening Back (Wood Green): .)
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