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and it was a great experience!” he said. It various parts of the world – great for my holidays. You would never sit in Bere
is amazing what talented people you Regis and decide “I must go to Kazakhstan”! They have a house on the coast in
meet in swimming pools! Turkey (my daughter-in-law is Turkish) and I go there for holidays to see them – it is
easier than going to Utah! When he was in Australia, my daughter and I went on
It was time for my swim so after leaving a round-the-world trip and saw him in Queensland. I went into Dorchester Travel
Diana on poolside in her fashionable blue to book it and the agent asked me where I had to go and he would design the
shoe covers, I quickly changed and was trip around it. He was amazed when I said “Townsville”. It was his hometown and
soon descending the steps into the big it was like someone walking into
pool. The water was clean and pure and I a travel agents in Sydney and
enjoyed my swim. The pool tiling had seen saying “Dorchester”! I like
better days but I guess that keeping staying with people (hopefully
things as they were is a condition of the they don’t mind} – I stayed with
building’s grade ll listed status. One of the joys of swimming in this pool was the one niece in California and
natural light shining through the domed roof; lovely! another in Tanzania.
Back on poolside and changed, I was able to watch the children’s swimming David and I married two years
classes going on in the small pool. Lucy Morgan was there with her two children, ago – ‘why’ you ask when we
Poppy aged 6 and Lara aged 4. have been together for 30 years
Lara was in the water and her – well you shouldn’t rush these
teacher called over to Lucy
things!
telling her that Lara was ready to
go up a class. Having taught
swimming for many years, the
smile on a mum’s face (and the
child!) when you tell them they G P Lewis
have been promoted, is always
most rewarding. What did Lucy Interior/Exterior Painter & Decorator
think of the pool? “It is a lovely
big pool, but the changing rooms
are an issue” she said. I was able All aspects of painting and
to tell her that refurbishment of decorating undertaken including
the changing rooms was about Domestic, New builds, Refurbs
to take place the following
Monday. I guess there is always work needing doing in swimming pools. and Commercial.
I rejoined Mo in his office upstairs. My journey through the labyrinth of corridors in Qualified and with over 30 years
the building revealed that not a great deal of money had been spent in this experience, will offer friendly
area. Mo had a big job with his 38 full time and around a hundred part-time staff. advice if needed.
“It’s a great place to work” he said “and my staff are fantastic!”
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A number of local schools use the pool including some large private ones and the
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It was good to hear that diving classes regularly took place at the pool as part of g.lewis515@btinternet.com.

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