Th, Sep 21, 2006Plans for Wavelengths extension on display
On Thursday 21st September 2006 the public is invited to examine the plans for the new lane pool to be built as an extension to the Wavelengths Pool and Library Centre in Deptford. The public will be able to meet the architects and representatives from Parkwood Leisure and Lewisham Council. The event takes place between 6 pm and 8:30 pm.
The South London Press tells us also that:
Cllr Chris Best, Lewisham's cabinet member for community services said: "The planned extension of Wavelengths pool will offer first-class lane swimming facilities on the site that can be used competitively by local clubs and swimming teams."
A proper swimming pool in the north of the borough will also help remedy the disastrous situation that the north of the borough is suffering since the closure of Laurie Grove Pool many years ago and its replacement with the Wavelengths paddling centre.
A measure of the situation can be evinced by the reading of the application for funding recently submitted by Lewisham Council to the Amateur Swimming Association:
The ‘Every Day Swim’ project would be based in the north of Lewisham borough (information in regard to New Cross and Evelyn wards attached) and based at Wavelengths leisure centre, London SE8...
...residents in the north of the borough traditionally do not access healthy activities including swimming regularly even though when consulted swimming was an activity they would like to take part in...
...read more..."...percentage of 11 year olds achieving the statutory requirement for swimming in key stage 2. Lewisham currently at 36% The north of the borough 11%" (the national average for achieving the key stage 2 goal of being able to swim for 25 metres unaided is 83%, Ed.)