I recently added a comment to the times on line article which sally
had previously mentioned, because our feasibility study is at a public meeting stage next week? but what is shocking is that carmarthen county council keep putting out positive statements in the local press and on their own web site, like we are working with the committee to help save the pool, yet the truth of the matter is far from this, they set a grant of £7,000 in 1998/1999 and here we are 10 years later with the offer of lease the whole pool and park for a pound and take on the associated responsibilities and we will give you £7,000 a year...... there's no extra assistance to cover the grass cutting of the park around the pool etc, they want the committee to take on extra responsibilities at prices set 10 years ago, if the county council were sincere about trying to save the pool they would have at least raised the outdated budget? the sooner the uk government or the welsh assembly puts in legislation or finacial support to stop county councils from closing swimming pools the better? the public exhibition is being held in the urdd hall hendy which is off iscoed road (the main through road off the m4 j48)/ and on the corner of clayton road, it is a two say exhibition thursday 13th march 12pm till 9pm and then friday 14th march 12pm till 7pm

below is the link to the times article

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/london_2012/article2051221.ece

Hendy lido in Wales, has fallen into disrepair because there's no legal obligations for councils to provide funds for swimmming or lesuire in the community, a public meeting in 2005 saw locals meet the county council to find ways of saving the pool, this partnership with the county council seems to have been made with tounge in cheek and Carmarthen County Council, have not listened to the general public and community, 3000 locals signed a petition in 2006 to save the pool which was presented the council, A feasability study has been commissioned and there is a public meeting on Thursday 13th Friday the 14th of march for public view, to help decide a prefered option, however the consultants have met with the council and their offer of £7,000 which was set in the 1998/1999 season, has not been increased in ten years, yet they want the committee to lease the whole park, giving an extra burden such as grass cutting of the park, if the county really wanted to help they would have increased the grant of 7k a year


steve lloydjanes, swansea, wales uk