See THE Bournemouth Daily Echo.
Great opening statement?
IT COULD be a portrait of an idiot.
I have seen this particular point mentioned a great deal in comments following tombstoning articles…
Earlier this year the RNLI joined forces with the Great British Diving Federation to highlight the issue of tombstoning following news that more than 70 per cent of indoor diving centres have shut down over the past 30 years.
Do you think there would be less people tombstoning if we had more indoor and outdoor swimming areas with diving boards? I haven’t heard of a new pool development including diving boards in many years. I’m lucky enough to have one within a few miles of me, but an indoor pool doesn’t compare to the vistas you get when climbing on the coast.
While visiting Australia I saw a few swimming pools cut in to the coastal rocks which had pool ladders so you could get in and out. They were around high tide level so the water would be refreshed by the sea each high tide. Seems like a great idea but I guess our climate isn’t quite as inviting.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I know that we used to have pools like this in the UK during the early 20th century for swimming, as there is still the remains of one at St Bees off the Cumbrian coast in NW england.