If you are looking at this website you must have heard something about us. Here is what you need to know:

SWIM AT THE PROM is a sub-committee of the Friends of the Prom, the organisation sponsored by Maldon District Council to promote consultation with the public about the Promenade Park, Maldon. The committee includes representatives from the Riverside Association, Maldon Chamber of Trade and Commerce and the Maldon Society.  It also has some worthy individual members.

The Chairman is Bob Wyness – 112 Mill Road, Maldon CM9 5JA. Tel: 01621 843154

Swimming was ended by Maldon District Council (MDC) at the end of 2004 because of the overwhelming burden of health and safety measures, and their cost, recommended by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)  after an unfortunate accident.

Since then changes in the interpretation of health and safety law has resulted in the HSE revising its advise on the measures it requires, which means that swimming can be resumed at a reasonable cost to the MDC.

The committee was formed to research this information and provide the facts which will persuade MDC to agree to revert back to swimming from the ornamental lake they are currently creating, with the minimum of further disturbance.

Our motivation is: -

That the people of Maldon made the effort to attend a huge public meeting in 2004 to call for swimming to be retained and are still showing the posters related to that a year later, so they still care about the future of the lake. 

Many Maldon residents learned to swim in the lake and want to be able to teach their children and grandchildren as they were taught. 

They want to be able to enjoy the lake for water activities and be able to see others enjoying it as well.

Small children should be able to play in the sand and paddle in shallow water under the supervision of their parents.  It is ridiculous to deny them that small pleasure.

If people want open air swimming in Maldon now they have to resort to the river which is of uncertain water quality, used by commercial shipping and contains currents, eddies and moored boats all of which make it far more dangerous than the marine lake ever was. And that is without thinking about broken glass, old boat moorings and whatever else which may have been dropped in the mud over the years which swimmers will have to walk over.  

The committee is confident that this can be achieved and, although this will not happen quickly, with the support of the townspeople it will be.

What else can you find on the web site.

Click on Mission Statement (above) to find out what we want to do and why.

Click on Action Plan (above) to find out how we intend achieving our aims.

Click on Legal Issues (above) to keep in touch with the legal arguments that support our cause

Click on Newsletter (above)to hear the latest information about what we are doing.

Click on Other Sites (above) to find other places where local recreational facilities are being closed because of the burdens of the nanny state.

Click on Chat Room (above) to communicate with us and send messages, comments and information you know about.

Click on Help (above) to become part of the campaign.  You will be surprised at how little you need to do to make a difference.