Further £10,000 Donation made to the Bourne Outdoor Pool

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 25^th 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.