Agenda item

There was a question raised by a Member concerning the lack of affordable and accessible swimming facilities in the city and proposed exploring the possibility of offering free swimming services similar to those in neighbouring boroughs like Tower Hamlets and Southwark.

Officers acknowledged the proposal and mentioned that the head of sports strategy and the community sports was investigating and there were plans to discuss it further at the next sports sounding board meeting. Challenges such as the lack of lifeguards at Golden Lane swimming pool and the need for better utilisation of existing facilities, like those at City of London schools, were also discussed.