It ain't half hot, mum

Friday, 17 February 2012

It ain't half hot, mum

Expectations were high prior to last week's Homeless Itinerant Bathing Society visit to Ainslie Park - at last a non Victorian pool - surely our municipalist forebears would not tolerate the draughts and cold blasts that our Victorian citizens positively revelled in?! Read on to find out...

This week, in line with the development of a community bid, the Society feels its time to look outwith the Edinburgh Leisure portfolio - we will be visiting Wester Hailes Education Centre, which is run by an independent body... 10.30 on Sunday morn as usual!
ainslie pk 2

1 comment:

fryer28 March 2012 at 16:53
I live right next to Ainslie Park but cant go because my son cant last long enough in the water even with his wetsuit on to have a 30 minute swimming lesson, useless pool for children.
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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.