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Shropshire swimmers will make a splash for life saving research
Swimming legend Duncan Goodhew MBE is calling on people across Shropshire to take the plunge and sign up for Swimathon 2023.
24 Feb 2023
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Swimmers sign up for open water swim fundraiser
Final preparations are underway for The League of Friends to The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital as they gear up for this summer’s highly anticipated open water swim fundraiser, the Mere Mile.
23 Aug 2021
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Telford & Wrekin Council to extend free swimming for under 18s
Telford & Wrekin Council is to expand its free swimming offer to all borough residents under the age of 18 from 1 April 2019 for two years.
21 Feb 2019
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Shrewsbury's Quarry Pool reopens today
Shrewsbury's Quarry Swimming Pool reopens today after a glass panel at the side of the pool shattered and glass went into the water forcing it to close.
24 Feb 2018
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Shrewsbury's main swimming pool reopening is delayed
Shrewsbury's main swimming pool is to remain closed for a further three weeks after it was forced to shut in December.
1 Feb 2018
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Shropshire Council’s Cabinet to consider a review of swimming provision in Shrewsbury
Shropshire Council’s Cabinet is to consider a review of the different location options for the future provision of swimming in Shrewsbury town centre.
4 Jul 2017
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Council reveals preferred option for Shrewsbury swimming pool
Shrewsbury Sports Village is the preferred location for new swimming provision in Shrewsbury it was revealed today.
7 Jul 2016
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Groups may get chance to submit alternative Shrewsbury swimming proposals
Interested groups and organisations will be given the opportunity to develop alternative proposals to retain swimming provision at the Quarry site in Shrewsbury – if the site is not recommended as the preferred location for future swimming provision in the town.
13 Jun 2016
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Shrewsbury swimming pool consultation report published
A report which analyses Shropshire Council’s recent consultation into future swimming provision in Shrewsbury has been published today.
15 Apr 2016
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Shropshire Council releases key findings of Shrewsbury swimming consultation
Shropshire Council has released a summary of the key findings following its recent consultation on the future of swimming in Shrewsbury.
8 Jan 2016
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Free swimming for over 50s in Telford & Wrekin to end
Free swimming for the over 50s in Telford & Wrekin is set to stop following an extra cut in a Government grant that Telford & Wrekin Council receives for its public health work.
4 Nov 2015
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Consultation on future of swimming in Shrewsbury receives over 2,000 responses
Shropshire Council has received over 2,000 responses to its consultation on the future of swimming in Shrewsbury.
2 Nov 2015
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Hundreds turn out for Shrewsbury swimming pool rally
Crowds of swimming pool users and town centre businesses turned out at a public rally for Shrewsbury’s swimming pool on Saturday to show support for the town centre facility.
19 Oct 2015
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Quarry swimming pool campaigners to hold rally today
Campaigners will be taking to the streets of Shrewsbury town centre today in a bid to save the Quarry swimming pool.
17 Oct 2015
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Whitchurch Swimming Centre reopens after repairs
Whitchurch Swimming Centre yesterday reopened after it was forced to close for essential maintenance.
24 Sept 2015
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Council plans to introduce free swimming for over 50s
Telford & Wrekin residents aged over 50 will be able to swim for free at all the borough’s pools – as part of a range of spending plans currently being consulted on.
17 Jan 2015
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New swimming coaching company launched in Telford to help save lives
A swimming instructor who has launched a new company in a bid to teach thousands of youngsters to learn to swim has urged parents to make water safety their number one priority.
19 Oct 2012
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Swimmers to take part in ‘The Severn Mile’ Shrewsbury swim
Swimmer from across Shropshire and beyond will today take part in the ‘The Severn Mile’, an open water swimming event incorporating 1500m & 700m races around the loop of the Quarry Park.
19 Aug 2012
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Swimmers head to Shrewsbury for ‘The Severn Mile’ swim
Swimmer from across Shropshire and beyond will be heading to Shrewsbury this Sunday to take part in the ‘The Severn Mile’, an open water swimming event incorporating 1500m & 700m races around the loop of the Quarry Park.
13 Aug 2012
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Market Drayton swimming pool to re-open
A north Shropshire swimming pool is set to re-open next week following the repair of a leak which closed it earlier this year.
1 Jun 2012
