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To: Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP, Prime Minister

New School, New Pool (like for like)

Seaham is due to get a new secondary school, which is long overdue, however the new school does not include a swimming pool but our current school does.

We would like our new secondary school to have a pool, like for like! Without a pool, current swimming lessons for children from the ages of 5+ will be lost, along with other various groups that use this facility.

Why is this important?

Its is so important that Seaham's new secondary school is replaced, like for like, and that it includes a swimming pool.

Past generations of Seaham learnt to swim in a makeshift outdoor swimming pool, colloquially known as the pit pond, which was in fact water storage for Dawdon Colliery, however following the demise of the mining industry, and the closure of the three pits which were in the town, the pit pond was lost to the following generations.

Swimming is such a vital life skill and even more so for the children of Seaham who live on the North Sea coast to have access to a decent sized learning pool. We believe the whole community would benefit from the replacement of the pool. This is not about profit, this is about saving lives. Surely one pool is worth more than several lives which have been lost in the past few years in our seas.

Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom

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2013-12-26 22:06:28 +0000

Hope you've all had a fantastic Christmas, please keep sharing our petition either online or with a paper copy. All the best for 2014 to all our followers.

2013-12-22 21:44:22 +0000

Hi everyone, we have The Sunderland Echo following our campaign and they are going to do an article about it to encourage supporters to get behind us and sign our petition. We have over 1,150 signatures so far, keep spreading the petition far and wide. SHOUT OUT, SHOUT LOUD xx

2013-12-20 21:53:13 +0000

There are paper copies of the petition all over the town with more being delivered to various outlets daily.

2013-12-20 21:51:05 +0000

We hit 1000 signatures a week after launching this campaign. We need to keep the momentum going and spreading the word. Sunderland Echo have shown interest in our campaign and are wanting to do an article on it to gain us more supporters. Please keep speeding the word over the festive season and thank you again for all your support and enthusiasm.

2013-12-18 14:25:24 +0000

1,000 signatures reached

2013-12-13 21:25:19 +0000

Thank you all for signing the petition, can you all keep spreading the word and getting friends, family, colleagues and neighbours to sign up, its such an easy signing up process however some people have said they've read about the petition but said they would sign it later, its best to get them to sign up straight away before they forget or get busy doing other things. Thanks again for your support x

2013-12-12 22:18:16 +0000

500 signatures reached

2013-12-11 21:23:12 +0000

100 signatures reached

2013-12-11 19:22:06 +0000

50 signatures reached

2013-12-11 16:19:19 +0000

25 signatures reached

2013-12-11 15:37:18 +0000

10 signatures reached