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Our first pool |
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The photo was taken in the late 1920’s on the eroded bank on the river Gwili. During the summer months our elders would create a dam with large and small boulders, thereby creating a pond suitable for small boys to learn to swim. The pond was affectionately called Pond Jel named after J.L. Thomas of Bradford House... |
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A Pool of Labour |
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The 33 m x 15 m Hendy Outdoor Swimming Pool was built during the depression of the early 1930s, by out-of-work voluntary labour. The tools used during that period were primitive in comparison with today - pick axe, spade, wheelbarrows and trams loaned from nearby collieries... |
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“MISS WEST WALES” CROWNED AT SWIMMING RACES |
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This article was in 1932 when the pool held an event towards the end of the August holidays this beauty show became an annual event. If you have any eldery relatives in their late 80's or 90's who would have been at the event or even entered in the under 14's swimming contest, who might have memories of these beauty events and swimming gala... |
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Days gone by |
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It was quite an incredible pool and they used to come from miles around. I am going back to the 1950s when I was young. To be honest it was fantastic. Absolutely jam-packed. There was no health and safety in those days - the highest diving board was a plank 15 ft in the air into six feet of water! It was probably unbelievably dangerous but there were never any accidents or ill health. The pool was thoroughly enjoyed... |
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Times have changed |
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I Was born in September 1947 in Sawel Terrace, Hendy. I went to Hendy school and loved every minute of it.Most of my leisure time was spent in the park, playing on the swings, jerking the Jerka that would squeak very loudly and then slide the huge slide. Wonderful. Mum would cut sandwiches for me during the summer months, and I would go to the swimming pool at about 10am for the day... |
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Save our pool in memory of the men who created it |
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Fond memories of how Hendy boys sneaked into a closed pool for late night swims.... |
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A radio interview, 1983 |
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This article was from a radio interview made during 1983 at the time of the 50th celebrations of the Hendy Pool and the opening of the new changing rooms by the then Llanelli Borough Council, The Fond Memories were those of the late Davy John Rees better known as (john-y-bird) in conversation with Hendy’s resident and presenter Gary Owen... |
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Do you recognise them? |
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Local ladies enjoing the summer sunshine at hendy pool... |
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Splashing summer pool fun |
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Dive in youngsters enjoy the opening of the swimming pool at the opening weekend in 2000... |
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Fond memories from Richard Toth |
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After asking for a letter of support from committee members of the pool for the feasibilty study, Richard Toth former life guard of Hendy pool, wrote a letter of his fond memories of Hendy Pool... |
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Fond memories by committee member Kylie Hearne |
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I became a active member of the Hendy Pool and Both Sides team to try and save Hendy Pool, as I believe very strongly that the pool should be re-opened for the next generation of kids in Hendy to enjoy as much as I did... |
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Lido step closer to reopening |
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This is a video clip from BBC Wales news. |
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Outdoor pool is a big draw |
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Keen swimmers from Swansea to Ammanford have been taking the plunge in Hendy after residents splashed out thousands of pounds to restore their outdoor pool... |
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Recalled some fond memories |
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I learnt to swim there and basically spent my life there along with hundreds of other guys every day, in the lush summer holidays we had, we would pop to Marios for dinner and then spend the rest of our pocket money in the little tuck shop at the pool... |
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