Steve Smith, chairman, Townstal Community Partnership, writes:

I hope I am wrong with this, but I have a gut feeling that the early results of admissions into our fantastic new pool will be very disappointing and worrying, and this is simply down to pricing. I have mentioned this before and was advised that there is no history to base entry fees on.

The amount of comments made to me by local residents all saying the same thing, that they would love to use the ­facility but cannot afford to, suggests that the warning signal has gone out and that everything is not rosy. The trustees and Fusion should meet at

the earliest opportunity for ­damage-limitation proposals.