Kenilworth Lido campaign group's 'delight' at response to petition to keep outdoor swimming in town

Plans created by the Kenilworth Lido campaign group to show a heated outdoor pool at Abbey Fields Swimming Pool.

The petition, which calls upon Warwick District Council (WDC) at the request of Kenilworth Town Council to pause the current leisure project at Abbey Fields and create a revised plan which would include a feasibility study into the viability of an outdoor pool, has now reached 1,265 signatures.

It will be presented to a full meeting of WDC by campaign group member Judy Brook on Wednesday (November 25) at 6pm.

The meeting can be watched on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/warwickdc07

The petition will remain open over the next few days for anyone else who wishes to get behind the campaign at https://www.change.org/p/warwick-district-council-save-kenilworth-s-outdoor-pool-new-petitionThe campaign group’s crowd funding initiative to pay for an independent report by Sports and Leisure Industry Experts FMG Consulting, which sets out the benefits of keeping an outdoor pool in Abbey Fields, has raised £675.

Campaign group treasurer Steve Mckernan has thanked everyone who has given so generously at this difficult time, but has said that the funding target has not yet been reached and any additional support would be welcome via https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/save-kenilworth-outdoor-pool