Hi Margaret We did go to Cossington street , I think it was when our usual venue was closed for repair , that being Vestry street When I think back, Vestry street was a working museum really, quite small with dressing cubicles down the sides, quite dark compared to newer baths I got my life saving badge there for rescuing a drowning rubber brick <vbg> I remember when St Margarets Baths opened and it was so big and airy, a world apart from Vestry street, mind you it was quite strange to have windows where people could see you from the outside ! it took some getting used to <g> There was also Guthlaxton and Aylestone, the latter being another of the old school type of swimming baths Now is it me or did a lot more people go swimming then? I am out the loop of school trips and swimming but it seems to me that far fewer seem to go swimming than once did Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I was born and brought up in Belgrave, I went to Mellor Street junior > school and then on to Ellis Ave school > so this was my stamping ground and we did not venture to the other side > of Leicester very often, > You are right Nivard it was far more personal back then and as a child > if you were up to no good mum would soon hear about it. Did anyone else > go to Cossington Street swiming baths? we all went on a regular basis > and the big treat was to have a glass of warm orange squash after > swiming. We did not do this too often as it cost 2p a glass. The > library was opposite the baths and then the recky behind that many happy > hours was spent there on the swings. > > Margaret

I remember Vestry street as well, I learnt to swim there I think you are right not many seem to go swiming now but there again children must be accompanied by an adult and only two children to one adult, not like in our days Margaret On 17/02/2012 10:10, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi Margaret > > We did go to Cossington street , I think it was when our usual venue was closed for repair , that > being Vestry street > > When I think back, Vestry street was a working museum really, quite small with dressing cubicles > down the sides, quite dark compared to newer baths > > I got my life saving badge there for rescuing a drowning rubber brick<vbg> > > I remember when St Margarets Baths opened and it was so big and airy, a world apart from Vestry > street, mind you it was quite strange to have windows where people could see you from the outside ! > it took some getting used to<g> > > There was also Guthlaxton and Aylestone, the latter being another of the old school type of swimming > baths > > Now is it me or did a lot more people go swimming then? > > I am out the loop of school trips and swimming but it seems to me that far fewer seem to go swimming > than once did > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> I was born and brought up in Belgrave, I went to Mellor Street junior >> school and then on to Ellis Ave school >> so this was my stamping ground and we did not venture to the other side >> of Leicester very often, >> You are right Nivard it was far more personal back then and as a child >> if you were up to no good mum would soon hear about it. Did anyone else >> go to Cossington Street swiming baths? we all went on a regular basis >> and the big treat was to have a glass of warm orange squash after >> swiming. We did not do this too often as it cost 2p a glass. The >> library was opposite the baths and then the recky behind that many happy >> hours was spent there on the swings. >> >> Margaret > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4814 - Release Date: 02/16/12 > >

Yes, I refined my swimming techniques at Cossington Street, but my first strokes were at I think Vestry Street (was that located at the end of the wholesale fish markets? If so yes it was a bit basic but because Dad had the G Goodman & Sons F & V wholesale business in the F & V portion of the market it was convenient for Mum or Dad to take me. Then we discovered Cossington Street and went there more often and my brothers learned to swim there & I learned better techniques. Peter Holmes Western Australia. Skype ; p.g.holmes [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Manthorpe, Spalding, Pinchbeck, Donington then Leicestershire)]. [DAVISON (Spalding, Donington, Ingoldmells, Skegness)]. [CRAGG (Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire)] [FREER (Leicestershire)]. [RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Anwick, N & S Kyme, N & S Rauceby, Surfleet, Gosberton Clough etc., Spalding)] [RYLOTT (Ontario Canada & some in New York & Florida USA)] Villages are in Lincolnshire unless stated. PLUS 4 DUTCH surname lines - from Rotterdam area (in Dutch). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Friday, 17 February 2012 6:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Memories the Saturday shopping trip Narboroughrd and into Leicester Hi Margaret We did go to Cossington street , I think it was when our usual venue was closed for repair , that being Vestry street When I think back, Vestry street was a working museum really, quite small with dressing cubicles down the sides, quite dark compared to newer baths I got my life saving badge there for rescuing a drowning rubber brick <vbg> I remember when St Margarets Baths opened and it was so big and airy, a world apart from Vestry street, mind you it was quite strange to have windows where people could see you from the outside ! it took some getting used to <g> There was also Guthlaxton and Aylestone, the latter being another of the old school type of swimming baths Now is it me or did a lot more people go swimming then? I am out the loop of school trips and swimming but it seems to me that far fewer seem to go swimming than once did Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)