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Poolside Chat News from the Charity Securing the Future of Hampton Pool hampton pool trust Poolside Chat News from the charity securing the future of Hampton Pool SUMMER 2013 Hampton Pool Trust is a small independent not for profit company and educational charity. It is run by volunteers with a vision to maintain Hampton Pool as a safe, welcoming, enjoyable, sustainable and inspirational heated, public open air swimming environment, all year round. Registered in England No 1870925, limited by guarantee. Charity No 294117 Get on board! Would you like to become a member or Trustee of Hampton Pool Trust? Hampton Pool Trust members are passionate about the facility and how it is run. If you care about the future of the pool then why not become a member of the ‘company’, or even a Trustee? Contents: A company? Your opinions will help Letter from Hampton Pool Trust is registered as the HPT Chair both a charity and a company. The page 2 company owns the building and the pool and exists to secure the long term shape the future of the pool HPT initiatives future of the pool for community use. page 3 Summer Picnic Limited liability and responsibility by Daphne Wharton, Hampton Pool Trust Chair Concert news Each member of the company is liable page 3 in the unlikely scenario of bankruptcy – but it is limited to only £25. There are Hampton Pool Trust (HPT) held an open forum on the building project Poolside Swim & over 40 members of the company and BBQ Club news they elect the Board of Trustees who are in March from which we received a lot of great feedback. We’d now page 4 responsible for the general oversight of like some more, for which you could win some concert tickets! Operations update the running of the pool. page 4 wenty four people attended the open forum Option 3 – extend the western end of the building Become a Trustee We are a charity that Tat St Mary’s parish hall in Church Road Option 4 – new build at the deep end with the aim depends on voluntary HPT Trustees attend a Board meeting on Monday 8 March 2013. William Redfern of creating a new all-year-round revenue stream assistance and quarterly to oversee YMCA LSW’s presented the four building options being such as a soft play area or bigger exercise room (our appointed managing agent) donations to secure considered by the HPT Board. William pointed and providing extra storage space day-to-day operations of the pool the future of the pool. and to progress the HPT strategic plan. out that the options were feasibility plans based The sense of the meeting was that all of the options on the space and finance available and were not If you can help in any would help to improve the pool and that sustainability way, please get in Sound interesting? If you are detailed plans: should be included as a separate project. Before the touch with us at info passionate about Hampton Pool and meeting ended it was agreed to make the open forum would like to join the team aiming Option 1 – extend the gym and improve reception @hamptonpooltrust. not just for HPT members but for anyone who had an org.uk to make it an inspiration for the Option 2 – extend the Sun Café and install a lift interest in the pool. continued on page 3 popularity of sustainable, open air swimming, and the good management Thanks to the of a local community facility, then FUNDRAISING FOR THE FUTURE OF HAMPTON POOL London Borough please contact daphne.wharton@ of Richmond upon hamptonpooltrust.org.uk Thames, Hampton Fuel Allotment Charity and the local Get in touch community for their We welcome your contributions financial support. Midge Ure & band / ABC / Show of Hands / The Zombies / ‘The Carpenters Story’ / The Illegal Eagles & Nearly Dan and feedback. Please drop us a line at [email protected] Buy your tickets now online at www.hamptonpool.co.uk before they’re all gone! HPT Chair’s letter Buy your tickets now online at www.hamptonpool.co.uk before they’re all gone! Tickets also available from reception. Welcome to our summer 2013 edition of Poolside Chat hampton pool trust With a hard and long winter behind us, Let the sun shine in becomes an anthem of hope for all open air swimmers. Even though it’s a deeply satisfying experience to swim amidst the steam of an early winter’s morning, the glint and lure of the azure pool in high summer really takes your breath away. ver the past year Hampton Pool Trust has Obeen forging ahead with its building plans to make good use of the money donated in memory of Milly Dowler. The aim of HPT is to Meet the Trustees develop an economically and environmentally sustainable facility that is as inclusive as possible Tim Lawes FCA, Finance Director and attracts new, regular customers. We can only achieve this through additional all-year-round The Board is delighted to welcome Tim Lawes FCA revenue streams that don’t depend on warm as Finance Director. Last summer Tim took on the role sunny days. of selecting and booking the bands for the Hampton Pool Summer Picnic Concerts and ran a very successful The projects are outlined on the Hampton Pool season defying the appalling weather. Trust website at www.hamptonpooltrust.org.uk. Fortunately for HPT he has agreed to take on that The outline plans were put to members of HPT role again and has also agreed to join the Board. and the general public at an open forum and Tim brings a wealth of experience of running a business medium. The facility has a carbon reduction public meeting in March. The feedback collected as a managing director and marketing director. target of 5% this year. at the open forum can be seen on the opposite He is also the Treasurer and Trustee for the Institute page. There is still a chance to have your say about The summer timetable is full of exciting swim of Direct and Digital Marketing. the plans by completing the online survey. and gym activities for all ages. Great Whites Tim is a member of Poolside Swim & BBQ Club. ● Swimming Club is very popular and Moonlight S-measure is producing weekly Dips are proving to be a great success. Thanks to What do trustees do Simon Bailey and his team for coming up with statistics on our energy and water innovative ideas and making them a reality. at the weekend? “ consumption which we can use Don’t forget the Family Fun Day on Sunday by Pippa Butterfield 14 July, French themed as it’s Bastille Day, and also for benchmarking comparisons TNT, our dynamite kids club, that runs on Tuesday When I joined the board of Hampton Pool Trust almost in the future. A carbon footprint and Thursday mornings throughout the school three years ago there was a vacancy for someone to notice board is planned for summer holidays. The Trust is currently conducting organise and run stalls at Spring/Summer road shows a survey on what you think about current patterns to promote the pool and the Summer picnic concerts. reception to keep you up to date of usage at the pool. If you have something you I agreed tentatively to fill the hole, so to speak, and want to say, please follow the link in latest news then set about finding suitable local events. Chestnut panel on the Hampton Pool website. Sunday in Bushy Park seemed a good starting point, There is still a long way to go before building can along with the Hampton Fun Day at the Beveree, commence: full feasibility studies, architects plans, Enjoy your swimming this summer – Hampton and Hampton Hill Carnival near the White permission from the Royal Parks, LBRuT planning whatever the weather! ● House, Teddington Village Fair and the Strawberry Hill permission and fundraising. The aim is to have Music and Fun Day at St Mary’s College, all events in everything in place by 2014. If you would like to close proximity to the pool. Last year we also attended make a donation to the work of HPT and/or the the HANDS Twickenham Green Fair (although I still building project you can now do this through the haven’t worked out if it’s green as in environmental or BT MYDonate link on the Hampton Pool and HPT Daphne Wharton, Hampton Pool Trust Chair just because it takes place on Twickenham Green!) websites. This will collect gift aid on our behalf. I was amazed when talking to the “public at large” by the number of people who had never heard of Hampton Pool Summer Picnic Concerts are the Come and enjoy the Bastille Day themed Hampton Pool, despite living so close to it! Hopefully major fundraiser for the Trust so please bring this is starting to change now as a team of volunteers your friends to a joyous evening of top class Family Fun Day get “out there” at the road shows and promote the entertainment where every view is like a front benefits of outdoor swimming and the amazing row experience. And you can have a swim. on Sunday 14 July facilities of Hampton Pool. This year Hampton Pool will be represented at: The Trust is also making progress on its Green Featuring activities from 11.00am including agenda. S-measure is producing weekly statistics Falconry, the Polar giant inflatable and much • Chestnut Sunday: 12 May, much more. Normal admission prices apply on our energy and water consumption which • Hampton Fun Day: 18 May and all the entertainment is free.
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