The next meeting of the Pool Users Group to discuss future options for the pool will be on Thursday June 13th at 7pm at Fellows Court Community Centre - which is at the corner of Kent St and Hows St on the opposite side of Whiston Road from the swimming pool.

Hackney Council have agreed in principle to the transfer of the pool if a sound business plan is forthcoming.

Shoreditch Our Way are working on an initial Business Plan to cover both the capital and revenue costs of re-opening the pool. This plan incorporates a significant amount of housing - both private and public.

Shoreditch Our Way are also working with HCD (Hackney Co-operative Developments) to see if the finances can be worked out in a way that involves community, sport and leisure use rather than housing.

The Haggerston Pool website is now live at www.haggerstonPool.com. We would like this to be a focus of information about the pool - so if you have any pictures, info, views about the pool - please send them in and they will be added to the site.

The Trust is calling an Extra-ordinary General Meeting to amend its constiution to become a Building Preservation Trust. This is to enable the Trust to apply for funding from the Architectural Heritage Foundation to renovate the pool building.

We are looking for new Trustees - is anyone interested in taking on this role? More info from Liz Hughes at HCD on 7690 6662

Sport England

Hackney Council are also discussing the future of Haggerston Pool with Sport England.

With Hackney Council's agreement HCD have put in an initial application to Open House program to open the pool building to the public for the 2 days of the festival on September 21st and 22nd.