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Published:
March 6, 2008
Burnham-On-Sea
pool 'is UK's most threatened swimming pool'
 Burnham-On-Sea's
swimming pool has this week been named the UK's most-threatened
swimmimg pool.
The
Daily Telegraph published a list of the least safest pools
in terms of their future operation and Burnham came top.
Tom
Ashton of Burnham's Save Our Swimming Pool group (pictured holding
the article) said: "It is very concerning that the pool has
been recognised in this way - we are doing everything we can to
ensure the pool's future is safeguarded."
In
the article, Duncan Goodhew, the British Olympic swimming gold
medallist, states: "It's a disgrace, a national scandal.
Every school within a certain radius must have a pool, and every
Specialist Sports College should have a pool. A swimming pool
is not something a school should have to fight for."
RELATED
LINKS:
Official
'Save Our Swimming Pool' website
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Democrats give Burnham pool campaigners a boost
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of public meetings set up to discuss pool progress
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vicar collects 300 signatures in support of pool
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campaigners demand answers on running costs
Huge
turnout at packed swimming pool public meeting
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group meets MP to discuss future of pool
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sign petition to save Burnham swimming pool
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fight closure of Burnham swimming pool' vow campaigners
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swimming pool 'may permanently close by April 2008'
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