Save Seaton Pool

Well….What a turn out! Our people counting made it more than 250 people. More than 250 people turning up for a public meeting on a cold February evening is a pretty impressive show. How many more are standing behind and supporting those who could attend? Young people; older people; competitive swimmers; swimmers for health; swimmers […]

Two events occured before the Public meeting on 1st February. The first was that the PCC website had a news release trying to clarify the Council’s arguments supporting the proposed closure.  We have included a link to the PCC website below, but because we think it may disappear we have also copied the text to the […]

So much MORE news!!! In Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 18th Jan, the Prime Minister condemned Local Authorities that were closing down swimming pools.  Plymouth City Councillor Dr David Salter has written to the Prime Minister about swimming pools in Plymouth.  His letter is reproduced below (via the link).  There is also a link to […]

Due to the overwhelming response to the "Save Seaton" Pool campaign we are organising a Public meeting. We are inviting representatives of the City Council, South West Regional Development Agency and other experts to this meeting, to enable them to put forward their points of view. You are invited, in fact urged, to attend this […]

There have been many television and radio reports on the fight to save Seaton Pool over the last week. Also, there was a Council meeting on Monday 16th January and a petition signed by 150 medical practioners was passed to counciilors.  The Evening Herald was there and the article that appeared in the Tuesday edition […]

A big thank you to Duncan Goodhew and the Evening Herald.  Thank you for supporting us Duncan and thank you to the Evening Herald for allowing us to reproduce this article.
Evening Herald 7-1-06

Below are some links to the Guardian Unlimited, the BBC website and the Daily Telegraph online.  All cover the alarming and shameful closing of swimming pools around the country.
Guardian Unlimited 2/1/2006
BBC website 3/1/2006 
Daily Telegraph 4/1/2006

We have had many requests to show a picture of the infamous sculpture that is on the roundabout outside Seaton Pool.  All pictures may be freely used and best quality copies can be obtained by emailing sspsubscribe@drsa.org.uk  Rumour has it that it cost in excess of £250000.00.  Incredible!  Where do the SWRDA get the money […]

Here are some press cuttings covering the campaign so far. All articles are reproduced by kind permission of the Evening Herald. There are also many, many letters published in the Evening Herald that we have not been able to scan in.
Have you got the message? - Evening H (R Preece) 29/11/05 scan […]

The A4 poster.  Just check that your printer is turned on, and open up the PDF below and click on File – Print. Almost immediately a copy of the poster will be delivered to your printer. Click here
Flyers for the rear window of your car. These come in twin packs. Again, just check […]

This is a new website dedicated to saving Seaton Pool. Public meetings are planned. Councillors and RDA board members, please keep your diaries clear so that you can come and argue your case. All news will be posted here. Please keep writing and emailing.