Members of the Holywell Mead Pool Group got into the festive mood on 19th December with a winter ‘carol swimming’ dip in the outdoor pool at Hampton.
Grahame Hadden, chairman of the Hampton Pool Trust invited the Holywell Mead Pool members to the special “festive mood-lit” swim session with carol singing.
Mr Hadden, a supporter and advisor to the Holywell Mead Pool Group, said: “The popularity of our Christmas swim sessions just goes to show what can be achieved with enthusiasm, initiative and smart marketing. Open air pools can have a future.”
The pool, in Middlesex, was re-opened in 1985 by a not for profit charity set up by residents of the local community. It is open 365 days a year and attracts more than 130,000 visitors. The festive swim event has become a tradition with local residents with over 1500 swims on Christmas Day alone.
Mr Hadden added: “I was at the public meeting that the Holywell group held back in October. It was clear to me that evening that there is a very strong desire in the local community to save the pool.”
“If that energy can be focused and the council can be persuaded to listen then I think that Wycombe has a chance of getting its outdoor pool re-open.”
Group member Rachel Fryer who used to swim regularly at Holywell Mead pool said of the festive swim: “ It was wonderful, like Holywell, Hampton pool is heated so it was quite an experience to see the snow on the ground and the steam rising of the pool.”
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