Correspondence

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLI, Issue 5157, 23 March 1921, Page 4

Correspondence

LEESTON BATH.

(To the Editor). i j Sir,-—Looking through some old f Guardians, lately we came across ] one dated 12th ' February which ] contained something about the j Leeston Bath. Swimming is rath- ] er an important factor in our Jives, i hence our interest in what was ] said- The ' 'persons'' who used the baths were quite willing to pay ] .their subscriptions, but don't you I think it is rather a queer committee which would ask subs from those "persons" after what they ('' those persons ") did ? . | Firstly, when the season was ' well advanced we interviewed two prominent members of the Baths , Committee for the purpose of of- J '•■ fering our assistance gratis to that I |of the appointed «leaners. Our | , reason for offering our help was ' j that we were desirous of expedit- J ; ing the opening of the season. Perhaps we lmd a little thought for the committee, too, jiecause we ' did not want to see the whole affai 1' stultified. Obtaining no satisfae-, : tion -from our first deputation, we then saw another man about the position. He gave us permission t6 clean them out, which we ' ac- J cordigly did to the best of our rather incapable ability. Ineapa.-; ble because of ouri need of tool's,' etc-, for the completion of our task. ; These had to -be passed over, now- \ ever, because if not our finances '' would have been made to look t very silly. Probably the members j who gave the news to which we ! are referring thought they . had: frightened us away from the baths, j But that is not so. The weather and other circumstances would not permit of our using them. May' we also add that up to the time of writing none of us were aware of j the notice in the Guardian. T.o our knowledge none of us or jther j boys who were with, us at the ! time proved _nruly or annoying' to the neighbours.^ Perhaps some j of the neighbours would inform, us how we were making ourselves j a nuisance- Perhaps our mode of ingress and egress was rather. crude1 at the beginning, but for most of : the time we vised a member's key. We all entertain good wishes for the baths, 'but after what has been said re our conduct it really seems unreasonable to expect any further help from us.— We are, etc. I THE SWIMMERS.