First Blog Entry - Prestwick Swimming Pool

What to write on my first blog?

Perhaps a dismissal of the utterly erroneous, mischevious and distressing newspaper article suggesting that Prestwick swimming pool would be closed.
This is absolutely not true.
There are no plans to close Prestwick swimming pool and as a Prestwick councillor I would fight to ensure that the use of leisure and sports provision is encouraged in Prestwick and across the whole of South Ayrshire.

The publishing of this scurrilous article caused great distress to the staff of the swimming pool as well as to the customers who use it and I have vistited the swimming pool to talk to some of the staff and assure them that there never were any serious plans to close the pool. When considering how to meet the funding shortfall left by the previous Labour administration council officers were asked to put everything onto the table for consideration. This had to include sports and leisure provision, but these suggestions were rejected out of hand.

I believe that at a time when health and fitness is at the front of public awareness that we should be promoting these facilities and not hiding their light under a bushel.

Do you know, for instance that there is a well equiped gym in the Prestwick swimming pool building and that membership costs a fraction of the cost of joining the private gyms. It may not have the fancy exterior but the equipment is first class.

There are also aquatrim classes for those who want to keep fit in the water and have fun at the same time. (my wife is a regular and life would not be worth living if the pool was to close)

My message on this my first blog is to use the facilities at the swimming pool as the best way to ensure future provision is to use it today.

Hope you enjoyed reading my article.

The next posting will take place in approximately one weeks time unless something interesting or important comes up in the meantime.