teenager has launched a petition to force a rethink over a weekend diving ban at the city’s Parkside Pools. Fifteen-year-old Colin Boys, who has been diving during weekend public swimming sessions at the pool since he was seven, is devastated at the new rules. James Etherington, head diving coach, said: “The diving board is a pretty dangerous piece of equipment and following various risk assessments we have decided to stop diving at times when the pool will be busy.” But Colin’s father Laurence, said: “I’d say it’s loony-leftiness taken to crazy extremes.” Cambridge Evening News 15/11/03.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Dive ban bombs
A CAMBRIDGE 
teenager has launched a petition to force a rethink over a weekend diving ban at the city’s Parkside Pools. Fifteen-year-old Colin Boys, who has been diving during weekend public swimming sessions at the pool since he was seven, is devastated at the new rules. James Etherington, head diving coach, said: “The diving board is a pretty dangerous piece of equipment and following various risk assessments we have decided to stop diving at times when the pool will be busy.” But Colin’s father Laurence, said: “I’d say it’s loony-leftiness taken to crazy extremes.” Cambridge Evening News 15/11/03.
teenager has launched a petition to force a rethink over a weekend diving ban at the city’s Parkside Pools. Fifteen-year-old Colin Boys, who has been diving during weekend public swimming sessions at the pool since he was seven, is devastated at the new rules. James Etherington, head diving coach, said: “The diving board is a pretty dangerous piece of equipment and following various risk assessments we have decided to stop diving at times when the pool will be busy.” But Colin’s father Laurence, said: “I’d say it’s loony-leftiness taken to crazy extremes.” Cambridge Evening News 15/11/03.
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