Swimming Pool for Falmouth

I have just launched a Parliamentary petition calling on the Government for new swimming facilities for Falmouth, after the town’s only public pool closed in 2022.

In a coastal town, swimming is a life skill. Yet Falmouth is now the only Community Area Partnership in Cornwall without a public pool. The impact is already being felt, and at one local primary school, the number of children unable to swim 25 metres has jumped from under 10% to 50%. Without a local pool, schools are having to transport pupils up to 40 minutes away to gain swimming skills, an option that is expensive and unsustainable.

Swimming supports physical health, mental wellbeing, and water safety, vital in a town that is shaped by the sea. Every child in Falmouth and the surrounding area deserves access to safe, affordable lessons close to home.

​The petition is open to all residents of the Truro & Falmouth constituency (check with your postcode here). It must be signed in person, and physical copies are available across Falmouth and the surrounding areas.​ A full list of signing locations can be found here on my website: Constituency campaigns| Jayne Kirkham MP | Truro & Falmouth Labour

Signatures will be collected until the 10th of October, before being formally presented to the Speaker of the House of Commons.

If you'd like to help, please email me: jayne.kirkham.mp@parliament.uk