Articles Tagged: swimming pool

Dad's shorts were 'too long' for public swimming pool!

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 8, 2012

A dad was told he had to leave a swimming pool because his shorts were too LONG!

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The health and safety jobsworths who make parenting so tricky

By Keith Kendrick, Feb 9, 2012

Our writer laments the ridiculous lack-of-common-sense cotton wool-wrapped health and safety culture which means parents cannot make decisions for their own children on what is dangerous.

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The most overcrowded swimming pool in the world?

By Tamsin Kelly, Aug 15, 2011

If you thought your local swimming pool was crowded, take a look at this picture of a seething, salty swimming pool in China.

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The Newborn Diaries: Baby's First Swim

By Jennifer Barton, Dec 21, 2010

I'm determined not to be one of these super pushy parents whose child has some kind of self-improving activity scheduled ...

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Why can't parents photograph their own children?

By Tamsin Oxford, Dec 21, 2010

Woman banned from taking photographs of her child at softplay centre! No, this wasn't a tabloid headline or juicy piece of ...

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Learning to swim: Single Parent Dad

By Ian Newbold, Nov 27, 2010

Since my son has been 16 weeks old, and armed with his first set of inoculations, he has been used to the swimming pool. ...

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Kids' swimming floats banned for 'health and safety' reasons

By Katy Holland, Nov 26, 2010

Are children's swimming floats a health hazard? The question is being asked after a public swimming pool banned the ...

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Strop of the Week: The pool

By Suze Nowak, Oct 30, 2010

Strop Scene: Public Swimming Pool. 3.30pm. Echoey. Busy. Swim Yourself Slim for the over 60s taking place in the small ...

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