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Dr Eleanor Kennedy, chair of the Parliament Hill Lido User Group, said that while she acknowledged the CoLC’s “huge” loss of income over the last year, the move could have a “profound” impact on some swimmers’ access.
“People s physical and mental health are suffering hugely with these closures as many of us rely on swimming at the lido to support us in our day-to-day lives, Dr Kennedy said.
“I have asked the Corporation to reconsider its stance or to run the risk of losing a lot of goodwill with some of the Heath s core, year-round groups of users.”
Hornsey and Wood Green MP Catherine West, who is chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Swimming, said she was “hopeful” that the CoLC would recognise the strength of feeling and reconsider its proposals.