01/07/10…All change at Thame swimming pool

FROM today, the responsibility for the running of Thame’s Jubilee swimming pool at Thame Leisure Centre transfers from Thame Town Council to South Oxfordshire District Council.

In a statement, the town council said: “By transferring the pool to the larger District Council, Thame Town Council is divesting itself of any future financial risk and any responsibility for its future management, freeing up resources to concentrate on other matters.

“In future, any matters or concerns relating to the pool should be addressed to South Oxfordshire District Council, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8ED.”

The pool was built at a cost of