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In November 2005 whilst home recovering from an operation I decided to try and design a web page for White Springs Fisheries in Pontarddulais I added an info page on the fishery website page, but as I got more and more involved in community projects, I decided to start this blog in order to keep my community activities and involvement seperate to the fishing. You can email me with comments at slloydjanes@aol.com
Info about me
I am involved in the Llanelli CAB
I am the current secretary of the Hendy Pool and Parks Committee
I am also a member of the Pontarddulais and Hendy District Carnival Committee. Which will be celebrating its 40th year this year.
I have been a member of USDAW since 1989 and I am the Llanelli Usdaw Union Branch Secretary, I have done a lot of campaigning with Usdaw and I often appear in the quarterly magazine that gets published and sent to Usdaw Members, here's just one example
I have also been Hendy community councillor on Llanedi Community Council since 2004 and as a councillor, I also represent the council as a member of the Hendy School Govenoring Body.
The contents of this site is written and published by Stephen Lloyd-Janes of Iscoed Road Hendy who will be a Labour and Co-op candidate for the local County Council elections on May 1st 2008
well today the evening post rung me, to ask me for a comment on Carmarthen County Council's press release
where they have announced that they are helping with the feasibility study,
Cllr Vernon Hicks and myself went to a grants seminar that the county council were holding, and we were adviced to apply for a grant from one of the funds that the county had
Last week the fund managers met and we were awarded with the grant which they published as a press release today
http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/eng/index.asp?locID=7089&docID=14668
A survey is to be carried out on the future viability of returning Hendy Pool to use.
Financial assistance of £9,500 towards the study to investigate the development potential of the lido facility is being given by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The lido is beyond economic repair and would need to be replaced with a new structure costing £250,000, engineers have said.
Reports in recent years have suggested there is damage to the basin of the pool - which led to its closure - and patch up repairs of £100,000 would not offer a guarantee of lasting.
The council, in talks with the pool committee, has been trying to find a way forward. It has been agreed while the council cannot commit to being the lead organisation in delivering the pool back into use it will support the determined pool committee seeking funding for the project.
Council Executive Board member for leisure services, Clive Scourfield, said: "We are delighted to investigate the development potential of the pool in order to establish its sustainability as a community asset.
"The pool has been offered to the group at a peppercorn lease agreement with an additional offer to take on the surrounding park area."
Tenders have been invited from consultants to carry out the study which will be necessary should the group apply for grant funding to restore the pool.
A structural survey by Mott McDonald commissioned by the council established refurbishment costs to be £250,000.
Mr Scourfield said the pool was of historic and local importance but those taking on the task of its restoration would have to realise there would be issues of sustainability with running costs, maintenance and volunteer commitment over a period of time.
"Now that the group have dipped their toe in the water they can be sure the council will give them every support to access funding to achieve their ambitions.
"It is going to need a great deal of commitment from the hard working people in the community to realise their dream.
"In partnership with groups across the county the Council has successfully already completed 215 projects with more than £6.1m of European Objective 1 funding.
"The Hendy Pool group have to realise that while Objective 1 funding is coming to a close, new Convergence Funding opportunities are dawning.
"They also have to accept the site might be better used for alternative leisure amenity with the pool and park area to be developed into a space where young and old can enjoy."
If the Hendy Lido facility if returned it will become only the second open air pool facility in Wales. The other one also in Carmarthenshire at Brynamman has just opened for the school summer holidays which has done for more than 70 years.
PRESS NOTE: For further information please contact Carmarthenshire County Council leisure services press officer Ron Cant on 01267-224923 or 07811101531.
Last Updated: 6/8/2007
edited on 7th august
the article that was written after i had recieved the phone call to comment is in todays press 7th august
we choose hyder consulting uk because they had done some work for the jubilee lido and harbour site.
the tiny link takes you to the press web site where readers can leave comments http://tinyurl.
SINK-OR-SWIM STUDY OVER POOL FUTURE
09:00 - 07 August 2007
A Problem-plagued swimming pool is to have a make-or-break study into
its future carried out.The outdoor pool at Hendy had always been a
big favourite.
Refurbishment work has already been ruled out after council bosses
said it would cost too much. It is still possible, however, that a
new pool could go there instead.
Consultants are now investigating exactly what its future might be.
Carmarthenshire Council executive board member for leisure services
Clive Scourfield said: "It is going to need a great deal of
commitment from the hard working people in the community to realise
their dream."
The 30m by 12m pool was built by out-of-work miners back in 1930.
But, after a string of problems and a £100,000 repair bill, it
finally closed in 2002.
A council-funded structural survey this year revealed the only way
the lido could re-open would be rebuilding it from scratch. A task
that would cost around £250,000.
Now campaign group Hendy Pool Committee is hoping a feasibility study
will open the pool up to lottery and European grants.
Committee member Stephen Lloyd-Janes said the group had secured a
£9,500 grant from Carmarthenshire Council to have the study carried
out.
He said: "The firm performing the feasibility study, Hyder
Consultants UK, have already saved a lido in Plymouth from closing by
securing lottery funding. We are hoping it can do the same for us."
Mr Lloyd-Janes added the pool was not only important as a leisure
facility, but it was a important part of the community.
"Since the pool has closed down, vandalism and anti-social behaviour
have risen in Hendy."
Council bosses said it would help campaigners with any funding bids,
but refused to rule out an axing the pool altogether.
Councillor Scourfield said: "The Hendy pool group have to realise
while Objective One funding is coming to a close, other funding
opportunities are dawning.
"However, it also has to accept the site might be better used for
alternative leisure amenities."
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