There are local concerns either way. The more Vocal Locals, for want of a better term, are keen to see the building retained in all or in part. These Vocal Locals are usually well equipped to get their voices heard and use sites such as this. This site is not likely to be representative of the broad majority of local people therefore who probably don't have regular computer access if at all, or who frankly have the time to keep up with whats going on.

There are quite a few other local people, myself included, who after many years of supporting the continuation of swimming facilities in Forest Hill, and who have participated in such past campaigns, now accept the inevitable and want to avoid further unecessary delays to the reprovision of a good facility. The concept of ' heritage' should not only refer to the built environment but the right of local people to good affordable health promoting community facilities. This should therefore at least carry as much weight , if not more than , as the retention of a not particularly wonderful existing structure.