Longton Needs A Lido! Longton Needs Some Joy!

Along with the entire population of the North of England (it seemed) I visited Llandudno (Wales) on yesterdays bank holiday. Llandudno is a beautiful Victorian holiday resort that never fails to impress me with its cleanliness and its happy atmosphere.

Due to the fine weather my children demanded that we went first to the Lido that can be found at the southern end of the promenade. After two hours of watching the families there slashing about in the water I became convinced that this simple facility (an open-air, two foot deep, non-heated pool with a few benches around it and a small cafe) was a source of great joy and happiness. And then I thought of Stoke on Trent and how it desperately needs a little bit of joy, in fact as I sat there in the sunshine I pondered the fact that Stoke on Trent is fast becoming a city that is devoid of any fun or joy at all!

I also considered the situation in Longton, the principle town in the south of Stoke and it struck me of how little facilities it had that could deliver and form of 'joy'. Compared with the towns in the north of Stoke on Trent (Tunstall, Burslem) Longton fares very poorly in that it has no recreational swimming facilities at all!

And so, from this point onwards I will be talking up the need for a swiming facility, preferably 'The Longton Lido' to be sited in Longton - in this way we shall secure Longton as the major shopping area in the south of our city and also would be bringing to that town some much needed joy and cheer.