A school in Dawley has been announced as Telford & Wrekin Council's preferred site for a new £8m swimming pool bearing the name of the town's most famous son.
A school in Dawley has been announced as Telford & Wrekin Council's preferred site for a new £8m swimming pool bearing the name of the town's most famous son.The council has confirmed that talks are underway with The Telford Langley School about building a new council-owned Captain Matthew Webb Swimming Pool at the site.
Telford & Wrekin Council's Labour leader, Councillor Shaun Davies said: “This is an exciting opportunity to work with Telford Langley School to explore options on this site for the Captain Matthew Webb Swimming Pool. "Not only this, swimming has a wider impact on communities, with Swim England estimating that the social value of swimming is £2.4 billion in England – reducing crime, improving social and community development, improving life satisfaction and physical and mental health. It is these benefits that we also want our residents to enjoy."
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