Keep fit on your days off

The outdoor heated swimming pool and gym has launched a website so you can check up on opening times or any the other questions you suddenly think of outside office hours. Visit
www.cheshammoorfitness.org.uk.
In 1912 the first swimming pool was erected and in 1933 it had a facelift which included improvements to the pool and its surroundings such as changing cubicles. The first written reference to swimming on the moor was a complaint in 1898. In 1964 the whole building was reconstructed and the pool was deepened. It was re-opened by Councillor Bill Moulder who in 1912 was one of the first to swim in the original pool. Chiltern District Council managed the pool in 1974, agreeing to close it when Chesham Leisure Centre was completed. It was at risk of closure when, at a public meeting, Brian Wright offered to chair a voluntary organisation to manage it. The newly appointed Chess Valley Sports & Leisure Association refurbished it in 1989 and user numbers steadily increased until demand dictated new plans for the building's expansion. A Lottery Grant was obtained and building work started in 1996 and took a year to complete allowing a grand opening in 1997.