POOL PROJECT SANK... BUT NOT WITHOUT TRACE

In March 2020, Wirral Council approved the award of an £80,000 sum to The People's Pool's team for feasibility studies.

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New Brighton, which had once boasted a lido, was the preferred location for the pool. Deborah explained: "Wirral Council came on board because New Brighton was one of the most spectacular pools that Merseyside had had and the community had always wanted their lido back.

"It fitted with the council's goals of reviving New Brighton as a resort.

"By early 2020, I had a huge group of people who wanted to be part of it, a large and growing number of people who wanted to swim in it, lots of people who could help to make it happen and Wirral Council, who were keen to have it on their patch. It was all really exciting."