I WAS so pleased to see your story about the new 50-metre pool to be built at Didcot.

This is fantastic news. I am a member of the City of Oxford Swimming Club and we need to do 50m lengths for our galas, meets and other events.

Lots of people want to have a new pool at Blackbird Leys but I live in Temple Cowley and want to keep a pool here for the rest of my family – including my grandmother who has arthritis and aching bones.

Many in the club believe we must have a new pool, but that it does not matter where. Now we should be able to keep Temple Cowley, as we won’t use Blackbird Leys if we can go to Didcot. This would be good for everyone.

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