OH NO, not again! Surely the Vale district council has learned not to risk closing Abingdon’s Abbey Meadow Swimming Pool!

The Conservatives almost closed the pool in 1980 but didn’t. The LibDems closed it in 2005 but reopened it.

Now the Conservatives again risk closure and another campaign.

Score so far: Pool Campaigns 2, District Council Nil.

To save the pool, we urge everyone to choose Scenario A in the consultation document, available online at https://consult.southandvale.gov.uk/file/3321972 , and on paper from Mostly books or Added Ingredients or the council offices. You can respond to the consultation online at http://tinyurl.com/AbbeyMeadow .

The Friends of Abbey Meadow Outdoor Pool (www.abingdonoutdoorpool.org.uk) wish to hear from whoever wants to help save the pool. Contact our website or email us at abingdonoutdoorpool@gmail.com We view the consultation as a positive opportunity to reject the idea of closure and demonstrate that the much loved Abbey Meadow Pool is an integral part of Abingdon.

If you vote Scenario A we offer to raise money in partnership with the council, the public and the new operators, GLL (or Better.org), so everyone’s hopes for Abbey Meadow can be realised over the medium term. See you in the pool this year. It certainly is not closing yet! We hope it never will!

Dr PETER HARBOUR South Avenue Abingdon