Links to Other Websites 

London Pools Campaign  An organisation set up by six of the threatened and closed London swimming pools to highlight the plight of swimming in the capital. Also carries more general information about what is happening in public pools.

Not The Clissold Leisure Centre The sorry history of not just Clissold but of leisure provision in Hackney. This site should be mandatory reading for anyone contemplating designing  or commissioning a leisure facility. 

Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group A learned and sometimes rather technical resource but a body that has been working for many years, often behind the scenes, to raise standards. 

Management & Use of Pools A handy and not overly-technical manual prepared by Norfolk County Council. Includes as Appendices desired frequency of various types of cleaning and other actions, a glossary and a handy table of what, for example, different types of cloudy water indicate.

Save the Ladywell Pool Campaign  Lewisham Residents want to save a major London Pool. Ladywell was closed in August 2002 for works that cost £1.8 million and took 20 months, about 20 times longer than the initial estimated time. Two weeks later the Council announced the pool would close in 2007 and be demolished.

Consumer Action Group - Ordinary people standing up to companies and institutions and organisations that have ignored, exploited or otherwise poorly served. CAG has led the successful challenges to unwarranted bank charges and expanded its areas of interest.

Local Government Ombudsman Watch  Exposing the Ombudsman's pro-council bias and whitewashing of maladministration. (My experience of referring my complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman supports the highly critical views of LGO Watch. PB)