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Friday December 12, 2008
Free swiming scheme in west Wiltshire.
Good news if you are under 16 or over 60.
In comparison, neighbouring Bath and Swindon (both of which are unitary authorities) are not giving free swimming to children.
More than twenty million people aged under 16 or over 60 will be able to swim for free from next April as Culture Secretary Andy Burnham announced that most local authorities in England have signed up to take part in the £140 million scheme.
The local authorities that have opted in to offer the scheme to both age groups have also received a share of a £10 million fund to spend on modernising or improving pool provision in time for the start of the two-year scheme in 2009.
Those local authorities that will offer free swimming to both age groups also stand to benefit from a further £25 million capital challenge fund in both 2009/10 and 2010/11 to spend on improving pool provision.