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Legendary Mansfield swimming teacher retires after 36 years’ service to ...
Legendary Mansfield swimming teacher retires after 36 years’ service to the town: Swimming teacher Linda Bennett – who has taught generations of Mansfield ...
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Key FactsLifetime Opportunity for Gateshead Swimmers as Club is Saved
Jun 26, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: chroniclelive.co.uk
  • Gateshead Synchronised Swimming Club was saved from collapse when their pool was spared from closure.

  • They have been invited to compete in the Doubled Sports International Artistic Swimming Championship in Dubai.

  • The council's decision to close Birtley instead of Dunston allowed the club to survive, but with a bitter taste.

  • There are hopes that both Birtley Swimming Centre and Gateshead Leisure Centre can reopen under new community ownership.
End of an era: Two swimming pools to shut days before new aquatics centre ...
End of an era: Two swimming pools to shut days before new aquatics centre opens: Two swimming centres which have provided family fun since the 1930s will close ...
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