Residents raise over £20k to help save Milton Keynes swimming club from closure

    Newport Pagnell’s Swimming Centre swims on through a crowdfunder page.

    The Middleton Pool and Fitness Centre has been struggling for funding for the past five years. 

    The £20,000 raised has exceeded the original £10,000 target set by the committee. 

    Middleton's Pool is one of the UK's oldest swimming clubs, opening way back in 1896. 

    Rebecca, a coach and a past swimmer at the pool, said of her love of the venue: "Newport Pagnell swimming club is my family and my history from my grandad being a coach in the 1970s, to my aunty and uncles swimming competitively.

    "Then me carrying on that history by swimming and now coaching for the club. This club has always been one big family to me and is more than just swimming it’s about supporting each other, having fun and competing."

    You can still donate to the crowdfunder, which includes a raffle with prizes including an £100 Amazon Voucher, one month's swimming lessons and more, click here.

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