Under a beautiful clear blue sky, reminiscent of BRM Day itself, the
committee were delighted to attend the official opening of Bourne Outdoor Pool
on Saturday 25th May and to be able to present a further donation of
£10,000 to the Pool Committee. BRM Day Chairman, Rick Hall, said “With today’s
donation we have been able to donate £25,000 to the Pool which together with a
generous donation of £15,000 from The Len Pick Trust has paid for urgently
needed repairs to the structure of the pool and will ensure the continued
existence of this wonderful facility for the town for many years. When we
started to plan BRM Day we decided that our event would not only celebrate the
BRM & Graham Hill’s victory in 1962 but also had to provide a significant
community benefit. Today is part of the delivery of that benefit. We are so
lucky to have the Pool in Bourne and we are delighted that the event has helped
to ensure that it will continue to be part of the fabric of our town for many
years to come. We are also delighted that we will be shortly presenting a
further cheque for a similar amount to the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance. To
raise a total of £50,000 for our two nominated charities from the event has
really exceeded our wildest hopes”.
Mandy Delaine-Smith, Chair of the Pool Committee said, “I just don’t
know what to say, at the end of last season we knew we had a big problem with
the floor of the Pool, we knew what needed to be done but it was just beyond
our resources and then thanks to BRM Day and the Len Pick Trust, here we are
without sounding corny – firing on all cylinders! It’s just unbelievable and we
are so grateful”
Pictured are
Rick Hall, BRM Day Committee Chairman, Ranna Patel Chair of the Len Pick Trust
and Mandy Delaine-Smith Chair of Bourne Outdoor Pool Trust in front of a BRM
P261 car at the presentation.
