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We have only a half mile or so of river
frontage and this is not available except on a very
limited scale indeed, and then only to swimmers,
and so the Kingston Baths are frequented by a
not inconsiderable number of Surbiton people,
especially by children when at home for the holiday
and by those at the various schools.
The Education Act of 1918 gives local
authorities powers to build baths attached to
schools, and the London Schools Swimming
Association, of which Sir Cyril S. Cobb, M.P.,
Chairman of the Education Committee of the
L.C.C., a former resident for some years on
Surbiton Hill, is the president, has done all in its
power for many years " to foster and encourage
the art of swimming and the practice of life
saving " with excellent results.
The Kingston Baths are of very limited
capacity, and owing to the numbers flocking there
restrictions to a frequent use of them are inevitable
but must be enforced, and so it is that the
need for our own summer swimming bath is
becoming more and more pressing for the
pleasurable enjoyment and the well being of the
inhabitants of Surbiton.
In conclusion I desire to thank you Mr.
Chairman, your predecessor and the Members of
the Council for the kindness, consideration and
forbearance shown me during the past four years,