Full refurbishment to meet current safety standards (e.g. to include resurfacing of the cracked concrete area, addition of a footbath and shower and partitioning of the changing rooms) could easily cost 170 000 pounds, so the quoted costs are higher than previously thought. The current committee has been refused funding because we do not own [...]

The pool needs replacement, not just repairs, and the cost is about 55 K just to maintain the pool as it is. Please see the details, and some relevant questions to consider,  later in this post. If you have comments or suggestions for funding, then please either record them on this page or by emailing cottenhamlifeguards@hotmail.com. Offers to raise [...]

The pool is closed until further notice because of a tree that the site management considers to have become dangerous to pool users. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

A Sponsored Swim is in progress throughout the summer. We need to raise 2000 pounds to qualify for funding for essential refurbishment, and if we do not get that funding then we cannot open the pool next year and beyond. Many thanks to our first sponsored swimmer, who has raised more than 50 pounds towards [...]