After 18 months of fund raising, work on the new West Wight Swimming pool was officially started on Saturday 23rd April 1977. Mr Ron Smith , chairman of both the West Wight swimming Club and the Pool trust fund, dug the first piece of soil on the site in Freshwater near the west Wight middle […]
Mar 13, 2013 | Categories: The Pool | Tags: Admiral of the fleet, county press, Earl Mountbatten, Freshwater, Governor, Island, Isle, Isle of wight, Lord Lieutenant, Lord Louis Mountbatten, lord mountbatten, lordPatron lord Louis mountbatten, Louis Mountbatten, Opening Ceremony, Patron, Pool, Ron Smith, Shirley Miles, Swam, Swim, swimming, swimming pool, west, West Wight Middle School, West Wight Swimming Pool, Wight | Comments Off on Pool work started at Ceremony
MEMORIES FROM SHIRLEY MILES Someone, and I forget who, came up with an April Fool joke. We decided to advertise that the pool would be turned into an ice rink from 10 – 12 noon for one day only on 1st April. We contacted the editor of the County Press who very kindly agreed to […]
Nov 19, 2012 | Categories: The People | Tags: 1st April, april fool, bits and bobs, Carol worsley, county press, Derek worsley, Earl Mountbatten, ice, ice skating, joke, lord mountbatten, lordPatron lord Louis mountbatten, Louis Mountbatten, Patron, Pool, skater, skates, skating, Swam, Swim, swimming, swimming pool, west, West Wight Swimming Pool, Wight | Comments Off on Memories from Shirley Miles – Ice Skating April Fool
