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22: ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµswimming pools: Going down the drain?

Issue No. 22

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July 2006 Public swimming pools are a threatened species. By the Government’s own estimate, swimming pools owned by local authorities need maintenance costing something like £500 million. Local authorities’ preferred method of dealing with this problem is to close them. The London Pools Campaign tells us that, every year, one London swimming pool closes and is not replaced. It seems odd that, in the lead up to the Olympics, local swimming pool provision is shrinking.

Great pools of splendourÌýIan GordonÌýoutlines the history of the swimming pool in Britain, from plunge baths to leisure pools

Victoria Baths: From community campaign to TV stardomÌýGill Wright,Ìýproject manager of the Victoria Baths trust, tells the story of saving and restoring these famous baths

ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµand Edwardian pools nationwide - the state they're inÌýA round up

Beside the seasideÌýKathryn FerryÌýlooks at why we should cherish our ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµseaside heritage

House notesÌýedited byÌýKit Wedd

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