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RECIPE OF THE MONTH and apart from a few very minor
than 3/16 .inch thick 20 years ago
th
Thanks to our WI members for sharing their favourites cracks was still going strong
maintenance free to this very day.
The pool was often a focal point
Scotch Eggs for the town hosting swimming
galas and water polo matches.
I did this the other day and realised how yummy they are and filling. Indeed, the game was so popular
in the town that at one time most
of the pubs had their own polo
Ingredients team.

 5 eggs Like most pools it had come under

 1 pkt of sausages threat and in 1973 when it was
good quality losing substantial amounts of
water, the council wanted to close
 Panko breadcrumbs the pool. However, the problem
was soon fixed and the local
 Oil for frying
population of Cirencester
campaigned to keep it open. An
Method ex- lady mayor gave a substantial
sum and the pool was saved for
1. Boil 4 eggs cool and future generations.
remove the shells
Since then, the management of
2. Take the skin off the the pool was handed over to a charitable trust in 1983 which is now looking at
sausages and mix into a converting into a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) providing limited
ball. At this stage you can liability for the trustees.
add some herbs or spice to
the sausage meat but I just The pool enjoys the support of Cirencester Town Council who owns the site,
like to buy savoury sausages like toulouse. charges a peppercorn rent and provides a yearly grant of between £2,500 and
£3,000. This in recent years has been match funded by St James Place Wealth
3. Divide into 4 then slightly flour a board and roll out the sausage Management
meat and wrap around the egg. Repeat with each egg.
The committee is always looking at new initiatives. For instance, local youths were
4. Crack the spare egg into a bowl and beat. In another dish put the coming in over the walls a few years ago so it was decided to make Friday
Panko breadcrumbs these are fab to use but you can use any evening a Youth Evening for 10-17 year olds. This was an attempt to engage with
breadcrumbs. young people, cut vandalism and it seems to have worked.

5. Dip each scotch egg in the beaten egg then roll in the A couple of years ago, the pool made an offer to single parent families of a hot
breadcrumbs and put to one side. meal and a free swim. Adult sessions and lane sessions are also on offer in what I
feel is a very inclusive approach by the committee. Early morning lane swimming
6. When ready fry in oil until browned on all sides and enjoy. is very popular amongst the dedicated serious swimmers.

As we sat in the small room overlooking the pool, I noticed some books on the
shelves. It turned out that a local lady Val Wheeler had been running this fund
raiser for a number of years from a local hall which raises £1,000 each year for the
pool.

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