Ready, steady, GO!

Saturday, 17 December 2011

Ready, steady, GO!

Brilliant turnout today for the Splashmob!; citizens making a noise about the proposed closure of Leith Waterworld... Thanks to everyone who came down, and a special big up to the drummers for Pulse of the Place, who kept us going - positive young Leithers the lot of them!

If anyone has pictures of the splashmob, (and there were lots of cameraphones) please send them all, any quality to splashbackedinburgh@gmail.com and we PROMISE to put all of them up!!

Keep an eyeout on the Sunday media (Scotland on Sunday/Sunday Herald/STV/Edinburgh Evening News) for more pics and news...

1 comment:

Mumkey17 December 2011 at 23:15
Splashmob looked great- wish I could've been there!
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Who we are

Splashback was a group of Edinburgh residents who sought to re-open the unique and well-loved public amenity, Leith Waterworld. The pool was Edinburgh's (and the region's) only leisure pool with flumes, waves, shallow areas and warmer water than conventional pools.

Leith Waterworld closed on 8 January 2012. For a year and a half we campaigned, then worked with the Council to investigate reopening the pool. The Council voted to sell the site on 30 May 2013, cutting short our process and reversing a promise to work with us until the end of 2013 to develop a potential future for the site as a public amenity.

Our vision was to develop and re-open, under community-led management, a revitalised and enhanced Leith Waterworld as a pool, a family leisure destination, and an inclusive hub for health and well-being.