It’s never too early for Christmas!
We’re looking forward to welcoming you all to our Table Top Sale and Christmas Jumper swap shop at Seth Ward Community Centre on Sunday 16th November. The concept of swapping to renew your festive jumper exactly fits with our ethos of running the pool as…
Classic Car Event raises £340.88
Saturday 6th September saw Buntingford High Street closed to through traffic but full of cars, motorbikes and pedestrians as Buntingford Chamber of Commerce held its annual Classic Car Event. Trustees Alison, Frazer, Joanne and Sheila along with volunteer Lucy spent the day updating the public…
Summer Fundraising
As the evenings start to draw in and many families think about the new school year, we look back over the summer fundraising events. We may have seen you at our stalls at Cottered Village Day and Braughing Wheelbarrow Race. We also had stands at…
Refurbishment and Lease Update
It has been a while since we last updated everyone as to our progress, but hopefully you will have seen our facebook page of Wayne from SPE Water Treatment sounding out the tiling at the pool. Who knew a man tapping a stick could be…
Fundraising Memories
We know the Ward Freman Pool was built in the late 1970’s and believe that the headmaster of Ward Freman School, Roger Harcourt was instrumental in its creation. From the outside the building remains pretty much as it did when it was built, a classic…
Jean Cook raises £345
A big thank you goes out to Jean Cook who has been selling our ‘Shop Local, Swim Local’ bags to the members of U3A at the following clubs; u3a Bridge, u3a Church Crawlers, u3a Mah Jong, u3a Wine Appreciation, plus – BALFF (Buntingford Adult Learning…
Home Start Aquathon
A team of six known as the ‘Freman Flyers‘ will be taking on Home Start – Royston, Buntingford & South Cambridgeshire Aquathon challenge on April 27th at Royston Leisure Centre. The team, led by one of the Ward Freman Community Pool Group (WFCPG) trustees Frazer…
Race Night raises £540
Trustees Joanne Willett and Alison Barr organised a swimming themed race night on the 18th January 2025. This was no ordinary race night simply watching pre recorded races on a tv screen, but one where audience participation in the races was key. Attendees were invited…
1st Anniversary of pool closure
Today is one year since the Ward Freman pool closed. From the outside of the building you may not think much has occurred in the past year, the pool is still closed. Click here to read the newsletter to find out the progress we have made….