Who are we?

There has been a swimming pool on-site at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys' since 1959. During the COVID pandemic the pool was forced to close.  Without the income stream to maintain the pool, it now needs significant refurbishment in order to make the pool operational again. 

Community impact

The Langton Swimming Pool really is a community pool.  The pool is traditionally used by the students of the school to learn to swim and to educate them in basic life-saving skills for 10% of the pool's use.  The rest of the time, community groups including 19 local primary schools, 2 Universities several local sports clubs including a triathlon club, local residents and a Swim School based at the pool, all made use of this facility.  There is a particular demand for primary school aged children, due to a shortage of local swimming pools.

Why are we crowdfunding?

Sadly, the pool is in a state of disrepair and needs a significant refurbishment in order not only to get the pool operational, but to secure its long term viability.  

Nationally, 1 in 3 children cannot swim and a staggering 40% are not offered school swimming.  This is despite 400 people drowning every year in the UK, and drowning being the 3rd most common cause of accidental death in children.

A 3rd of primary school children currently cannot safely and confidently access swimming pools, water parks, the sea or any other water-based activity.  Added to this, they are missing out on a life-long activity that improves individuals' health and wellbeing.   

A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said: "Swimming is a compulsory part of the National Curriculum, and all primary schools have a duty to provide swimming lessons for their pupils. By the end of primary school, pupils must be taught to swim 25 metres unaided using recognised strokes on their front and back and use a range of personal survival skills."

This is all well and good, but without the availability of local pools this is not achievable.

How we’ll spend the money raised

The pool needs a complete revamp to ensure its long term future;  

- A new boiler, pump, filtration system and plant room

- Replacement Pool liner

- Pool side surface replaced

- New changing rooms and showers

- Repairs to swimming pool enclosure

How you can play your part.

There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.

1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!

2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us. The more people we reach, the more support we will get.

3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!

4. If you want to run your own fundraiser to support us, maybe a sponsored activity, run, cycle, swim or similar, use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!

We are welcoming any individuals associated with Langton Boys', the swimming community and the wider community who wish to take part in a sponsored challenge to affiliate with our campaign.