It is not every day that someone hands you a cheque for £72,000! Last Friday morning I was delighted to be presented with for this sum by Leslie Phillips on behalf of the Dorchester Swimming Bath Trustees. This was a very generous gesture: the trustees have been campaigning for a new pool in the county town since 1975 and some of the money handed over can be traced back even further to donations made by local people prior to and during the Second World War. Leslie is a former mayor of Dorchester and has a tremendous record of public service in the town and across the district. He told me he recalls the fund being started with small donations whilst he was at school, so it is satisfying that he will soon see the project brought to completion. We are very grateful to him and all the trustees for their work over the years: this generous contribution will certainly help the project on its way.
Funding boost for new pool
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