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| Campaign to restore Tynemouth Outdoor Pool reveals plans | Campaign to restore Tynemouth Outdoor Pool reveals plans |
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| The future is looking better at last for Tynemouth's outdoor pool which was a famous feature of the town between its opening in 1925 and the triumph of overseas package holidays in the 1970s. | The future is looking better at last for Tynemouth's outdoor pool which was a famous feature of the town between its opening in 1925 and the triumph of overseas package holidays in the 1970s. |
| A meeting organised by the small but energetic group The Friends of Tynemouth Outdoor Pool has started a process of potential redevelopment of the derelict lido as a modern attraction. | A meeting organised by the small but energetic group The Friends of Tynemouth Outdoor Pool has started a process of potential redevelopment of the derelict lido as a modern attraction. |
| Architects, engineers and enthusiasts gathered at the Cobalt business exchange to talk about on design, energy and power supply and strategic funding. They were also the first to be shown visualisations of what a restored pool might look like, as in this picture here. | Architects, engineers and enthusiasts gathered at the Cobalt business exchange to talk about on design, energy and power supply and strategic funding. They were also the first to be shown visualisations of what a restored pool might look like, as in this picture here. |
| Ideas and modifications from the meeting will now go into a design portfolio which the Friends are submitting to North Tyneside council in January. The group's co-chair Dave Harland, an architect from Whitley Bay, says: | Ideas and modifications from the meeting will now go into a design portfolio which the Friends are submitting to North Tyneside council in January. The group's co-chair Dave Harland, an architect from Whitley Bay, says: |
| Now that we have a full design team working on the project, we are well on our way to overcoming a lot of the major technical difficulties associated with the site. | Now that we have a full design team working on the project, we are well on our way to overcoming a lot of the major technical difficulties associated with the site. |
| Our financial team are also very close to developing a strategy that ensures the outdoor pool will be a long term sustainable and successful, community driven business | Our financial team are also very close to developing a strategy that ensures the outdoor pool will be a long term sustainable and successful, community driven business |
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| Money, inevitably, remains the biggest challenge but Harland is optimistic, given the surge in popularity of swimming in recent years, especially out of doors. He adds: | Money, inevitably, remains the biggest challenge but Harland is optimistic, given the surge in popularity of swimming in recent years, especially out of doors. He adds: |
| The project still requires a complex mix of grant aid, public and private financial backing to get it off the ground – and that's what we're focusing on now. The outdoor pool is a nationally significant investment opportunity, and we're talking to potential investors, and looking for anyone else with capital project fundraising experience to come forward and work with us on this side of the project. | The project still requires a complex mix of grant aid, public and private financial backing to get it off the ground – and that's what we're focusing on now. The outdoor pool is a nationally significant investment opportunity, and we're talking to potential investors, and looking for anyone else with capital project fundraising experience to come forward and work with us on this side of the project. |
| While the visualisation we have produced doesn't represent the final design for the pool site, it hopefully offers up an inspirational view of what our local coastline could look like - and something that we can all aspire to achieve, and ultimately be very, very proud of. | While the visualisation we have produced doesn't represent the final design for the pool site, it hopefully offers up an inspirational view of what our local coastline could look like - and something that we can all aspire to achieve, and ultimately be very, very proud of. |
The pool saw an attempt by the council in 1996 to create a new future by building an artificial rock pool but this failed to tempt swimmers in sufficient numbers. The derelict site gradually became an eyesore and in August North Tyneside announced plans to concrete it over and start again. Protests led to a rapid change of heart and the council invited the Friends to present their alternative in January. North Tyneside's elected Mayor, Conservative Linda Arkley, says: | The pool saw an attempt by the council in 1996 to create a new future by building an artificial rock pool but this failed to tempt swimmers in sufficient numbers. The derelict site gradually became an eyesore and in August North Tyneside announced plans to concrete it over and start again. Protests led to a rapid change of heart and the council invited the Friends to present their alternative in January. North Tyneside's elected Mayor, Conservative Linda Arkley, says: |
| I would urge anyone who has an interest in the future development of the site to come forward with their business plans. | I would urge anyone who has an interest in the future development of the site to come forward with their business plans. |
| You can find out more on the group's Facebook page here which has getting on for 10,000 'likes'. | You can find out more on the group's Facebook page here which has getting on for 10,000 'likes'. |
| The Northerner has previously followed the local community's successful campaign to preserve Bramley Baths in Leeds. Read more about that here. | The Northerner has previously followed the local community's successful campaign to preserve Bramley Baths in Leeds. Read more about that here. |
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