Swimming lessons to be offered to those in care at new Silica children's campus near deep pond in Scunthorpe

“"by sisterwendy - "How does Cllr Waltham intend to overcome the main road danger?"


Well, it does make you wonder why some people have such an influential position in the public domain in the first place!!!


CONSERVATIVE councillors walked out en masse from a special North Lincolnshire Council meeting called to consider an investigation into one of their members.

They left after chief executive Simon Driver confirmed Conservative Coun Rob Waltham had been eligible to stand as a councillor at the last election.

The extraordinary meeting of the council had been called to discuss a motion written by Labour member Coun Steve Swift.

It asked for an investigation into allegations levelled against Coun Waltham about outstanding county court judgements.

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“Maybe Councillor Waltham will give the kids free lessons in the Green Cross Code so they don't get run over on the 50mph road it is next to.”

“How does Cllr Waltham intend to overcome the main road danger? Perhaps he intends to teach them jolly exciting things like pothole repairing, ambulance driving and emergency surgery.”

“Thanks Sparks2400, I think someone has definitely got their podgy digits massaging the arrows.”

“This has got to be the craziest and most dangerous, ill informed decision of Rob Waltham's political career.

He should take advice from emergency services about why competent swimmers drown in open water - its the shock of the sudden cold, not the fact they can not swim.

Teaching children to swim because they are close to this lake will increase the risk of future incidents because it will give them a false sense of security.

This man is incompetent, and should be sacked, his blind adherence to his own plan because he can not afford politically to back down is putting lives at risk.

Swallow your pride Cllr Waltham and go build your children's home some where safe for kids to be.”

“Quoting from Hung Out to Dry Swimming and British Culture, 2012: "I do not suggest that schools abandon the indoor pool and begin training their pupils in open water; but there is an important lesson that we miss at our peril. Those who learn to swim in the shielding environment of the indoor heated pool gain a false sense of security as swimmers. It is always easy to get out of such a pool with its steps, ladders and low sides. Swimming in this setting does little to prepare one for misadventure. Accidents usually mean a sudden and unexpected entry into cold water, often with a current and possibly no obvious means of getting out. Add to this one's being hampered by shoes and clothing and it's not hard to see how many such mishaps end in tragedy. The real world environment comes as such a shock that panic often inhibits rational thinking. Tragically, statistics reveal that the vast majority of those who drowned were far from being capable swimmers. However things need not remain this way. Swimmers have become institutionalised at the public baths so it is no wonder that they find it hard to fend for themselves in the real world. Open water swimming on the other hand has an inoculationary effect in that it furnishes firsthand experience of: 1) the crucial need to check water depth before diving or jumping in; 2) the difficulties in getting out of a flowing river; 3) currents and how to navigate them and 4) when the weather is especially cold, the experienced river swimmer will know just why to take extra care when walking near water. To prevent people swimming in open water deprives them of these benefits and might even do them more harm than good. It seems ironic that outdoor swimming was once encouraged as a measure to reduce the number of drownings nationwide, whereas nowadays such swimming is discouraged for the very same reasons." Page 105”

“Giving lessons to kids with the pond nearby is complete madness.
It will only encourage them to go in.

It could be said that allowing them to remain non-swimmers is the safest and best way to keep them away from the danger.”

“"Swimming Lessons" this is just laughable and as about as trustworthy as the sequential test for a certain retail park, Laughable as it never happened and was never actually done!

Sequential test/approach

A planning principle that seeks to identify, allocate or develop certain types or locations of land before others. For example, brownfield land before greenfield sites and town centres before out of centre.”

“Just a thought, why didn't they build the childrens home at Riddings pool

2 birds one stone etc

LMAO”

“Gordonio,
Take no notice of the arrows, they're far too easily manipulated to show a true reflection of peoples' views. One of the posters on this topic let the cat out of the bag ages ago as to how it's done.”