Sustainability: A Pool and a Cup
A pool and a cup might seem worlds apart, but they demonstrate a broader truth: sustainability is built from both large‑scale infrastructure decisions and small changes. Swimming pools need to stay warm, clean and safe every day and this can have a high environmental demand….
Crowdfunder campaign to repair tiles
Our Crowdfunder campaign to raise funds to repair the pool tiles and expansion joints is now live and you can help us get the pool filled with water once again! A big thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. Now that the county…
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…
Phillip Wylie
Philip Wylie (65), lives in Braughing. He has worked in the investment banking sector for 35 years, specialising in advising on mergers and acquisitions of businesses operating in the automotive sector. He is also the owner of a garage equipment distribution business based in Towcester,…
Frazer Willett
Frazer is a retired Police Inspector who has lived in Buntingford for eighteen years and has four children, all of whom learnt to swim at Ward Freman. A life-long swimmer himself, one of his first jobs whilst still at school was as swimming pool lifeguard….
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…