Kenwood Ladies' Pond Association (KLPA) Is a Voluntary Organisation of Women Who Care About the Ladies' Pond on Hampstead Heath
Kenwood Ladies’ Pond Association (KLPA) ©Bishopsgate Institute Catalogued by Grace van Mourik, August 2019. 1 Table of contents Collection level description: p. 3 KLPA/1: Press cuttings p. 6 KLPA/2: Business and administration p. 44 KLPA/3: Photographs and audio-visual materials p. 53 KLPA/4: Printed materials, artwork and other items p. 74 2 KLPA Kenwood Ladies’ Pond Association 1903-2019 Name of Creator: Kenwood Ladies’ Pond Association (KLPA) Extent: 7 boxes, 14 oversized items, 11 .avi, 5 .vob, 2 .ifo, 13 .pdf and 3. jpg Administrative/Biographical History: Kenwood Ladies' Pond Association (KLPA) is a voluntary organisation of women who care about the Ladies' pond on Hampstead Heath. It was formerly known as the Association of the Users of Kenwood Ladies Pond of Women and had early links with the Kenwood Regulars Club. KLPA's priority is to preserve the pond with its peaceful, natural qualities and to maintain it as a women’s swimming place. The group also aims to provide information and encourage women to enjoy the pond. KLPA regularly organises events at the Ladies pond, such as New Year's Day swims, and special swims on seasonal equinox days. The KLPA is involved in campaigns to prevent the closure of ponds and is publicly against compulsory charges to use the ponds. It also campaigns against proposals to restrict the pond's opening and closing times. In 2016, the group responded to the closure of the ponds due to the rebuilding of the dams by knitting a 200-foot scarf to encircle the old hut and meadow.
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