Portsmouth City Council and the Springfield Governing body finally backed down and reversed their idiotic plan to destroy our pool. They underestimated the fury of this community, but we held the line and saved a vital resource for our children. Keep your eyes peeled to ensure they actually stick to …
April 20, 2017
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Springfield School Pool in Portsmouth, Hampshire has served the 1100 pupils of Springfield Secondary School plus the surrounding junior schools in the north of Portsmouth for swimming lessons for 45 years. It is also hired by swim schools every day of the week with over 700 children a week outside of school hours learning to swim in the pool.
It has been decided by Portsmouth City Council and Springfield Governing body the pool is to be shut, concreted over and turned into a gym with the overall purpose of being able to increase intake at the school by 65 pupils.
We petition Portsmouth City Council and Springfield School Governors to reconsider this decision and consider the loss the pool will have to pupils and the wider community. There is no school in the north of Portsmouth which has a pool as large as Springfield. There is only one other school pool in the north of the city and three others in the south which have pools.
Swimming is part of the National Curriculum and not only is one of the best sports to learn for health and fitness but is also a valuable life skill and the pool at Springfield and the lessons held at Springfield School have saved countless lives. Swimmers who learnt to swim at Springfield have also gone on to swim competitively at county and national levels.
It has been estimated that Springfield Swim Club, who have hired the pool for lessons since it opened in 1971 and are the largest swim school to use the pool, have taught at least 9000 children to swim at the pool. Teachers, Swimming Teachers and lifeguards have also been trained at the pool in aquatics.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017
Portsmouth City Council and the Springfield Governing body cannot ignore this surge of outrage any longer. They think they can just pour concrete over a vital community resource to squeeze in a few more desks but they have badly underestimated us.
Reached 100 supporters
February 22, 2017
698 Comments
Please don't close this pool. I am a granny and know so many children who have learned to swim in that pool. Don't forget that Portsmouth is an island and is therefore surrounded by water every child must be able to learn to swim as it could save their life
I went to school at Springfield and the swimming lessons were an invaluable part of our curriculum and a rarity in schools. Losing this facility would have a negative effect on the wider community when knowing how to swim in a coastal region being so important
both my girls learnt to swim in this pool, with the brownie swimming group, they both attended Springfield, and both had a successful synchro swimming career, being invited to train with the GB junior squad. All children need to learn to swim!
Both my children learnt to swim at Springfield & they are now instructors at one of the groups that hire the pool. Without the pool there will be so many children missing out on learning to swim as most schools only offer one or two weeks lessons.
Other areas of the school could be built on or extended to provide space for the extra children/Gym without having to lose the Pool. PCC should be actively tackling obesity, surely that means adding to existing sports facilities? The Pool is profitable too.
I learnt to swim here 30 years ago
My children all learned how to swim there, it would be a travesty for other children not to have this facility!
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Portsmouth City Council and the Springfield Governing body finally backed down and reversed their idiotic plan to destroy our pool. They underestimated the fury of this community, but we held the line and saved a vital resource for our children. Keep your eyes peeled to ensure they actually stick to …
April 20, 2017
Final supporters
Springfield School Pool in Portsmouth, Hampshire has served the 1100 pupils of Springfield Secondary School plus the surrounding junior schools in the north of Portsmouth for swimming lessons for 45 years. It is also hired by swim schools every day of the week with over 700 children a week outside of school hours learning to swim in the pool.
It has been decided by Portsmouth City Council and Springfield Governing body the pool is to be shut, concreted over and turned into a gym with the overall purpose of being able to increase intake at the school by 65 pupils.
We petition Portsmouth City Council and Springfield School Governors to reconsider this decision and consider the loss the pool will have to pupils and the wider community. There is no school in the north of Portsmouth which has a pool as large as Springfield. There is only one other school pool in the north of the city and three others in the south which have pools.
Swimming is part of the National Curriculum and not only is one of the best sports to learn for health and fitness but is also a valuable life skill and the pool at Springfield and the lessons held at Springfield School have saved countless lives. Swimmers who learnt to swim at Springfield have also gone on to swim competitively at county and national levels.
It has been estimated that Springfield Swim Club, who have hired the pool for lessons since it opened in 1971 and are the largest swim school to use the pool, have taught at least 9000 children to swim at the pool. Teachers, Swimming Teachers and lifeguards have also been trained at the pool in aquatics.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017
Portsmouth City Council and the Springfield Governing body cannot ignore this surge of outrage any longer. They think they can just pour concrete over a vital community resource to squeeze in a few more desks but they have badly underestimated us.
Reached 100 supporters
February 22, 2017
698 Comments
This is an invaluable resource for our children, providing both swimming and lifesaving skills through several swimming schools. The volume of children using this pool CANNOT simply be usurped into the existing facilities, despite PCC's claim that they can!
Please don't close this pool. I am a granny and know so many children who have learned to swim in that pool. Don't forget that Portsmouth is an island and is therefore surrounded by water every child must be able to learn to swim as it could save their life
I went to school at Springfield and the swimming lessons were an invaluable part of our curriculum and a rarity in schools. Losing this facility would have a negative effect on the wider community when knowing how to swim in a coastal region being so important
both my girls learnt to swim in this pool, with the brownie swimming group, they both attended Springfield, and both had a successful synchro swimming career, being invited to train with the GB junior squad. All children need to learn to swim!
Both my children learnt to swim at Springfield & they are now instructors at one of the groups that hire the pool. Without the pool there will be so many children missing out on learning to swim as most schools only offer one or two weeks lessons.
Other areas of the school could be built on or extended to provide space for the extra children/Gym without having to lose the Pool. PCC should be actively tackling obesity, surely that means adding to existing sports facilities? The Pool is profitable too.
I learnt to swim here 30 years ago
My children all learned how to swim there, it would be a travesty for other children not to have this facility!
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This is an invaluable resource for our children, providing both swimming and lifesaving skills through several swimming schools. The volume of children using this pool CANNOT simply be usurped into the existing facilities, despite PCC's claim that they can!