Holywell Mead campaigners send Valentine's to councillors (From Bucks Free Press)

Valentine's messages for councillors in campaign to save pool

1:14pm Monday 9th February 2009 in Search By Alex Hayes

CAMPAIGNERS are urging people to send Valentine's cards to Wycombe councillors, as a protest at plans to close an open-air swimming pool.

Organisers are hoping hundreds of people will join them in sending a card to council leader Councillor Lesley Clarke, in a bid to save the treasured Holywell Mead pool in The Rye.

Steve Guy, the Lib Dem challenger for the Wycombe parliamentary seat, said the initiative was intended to keep the pressure on the council, who need to save £2m in next year's budget.

He said: “It's the sort of thing that will stick in people's minds. The idea is to show just how strong public feeling is towards the pool, and it ties in nicely with Valentines Day.

“We are also taking a pitch in the market in High Wycombe on Saturday, and will have our petition out there for people to sign.”

A message sent out to members of the Save Holywell Mead Swimming Pool group on social networking site Facebook urged people to send a card to Cllr Clarke or another local councillor saying “We love our pool and hope you do too!”.

More than 270 people have also backed a South Bucks Star campaign to save the pool, which was opened more than 50 years ago.

Show your support for the campaign by clicking on the link, below right, and filling in the online form.