I think we need to be clear about what is really going on. I live about 2 mins walk from the pool and I haven?t seen any of these plans or spoken to anyone about them. Why? Because the council don?t want to ask us because they know what we?ll say!

Basically the council want to partner with property developers to redevelop the pool site and has done for years. Property developers won?t put up much money unless they can build a zillion flats on the top in a. Hence the crappy ?local landmark? plans. When the council lost the vote last time they just closed the pool - and let it fall to bits so that with every day it?s left to rot and the weeds grow longer, and, in time it will become a ?hazard? which has to be knocked down on ?health and safety grounds?. It?s so transparent. Any decision that involves a bit of work (like keeping part of the old structure) will not be countenanced by the council as it is too difficult for developers. All they have to do is procrastinate until some bloke say?s it?s unsafe and they will pull it down and build their flats with a small pool attached?.