20 Pool Heroes Campaign

On Mon 2nd October 2023 Ashburton Pool launched its 20 Pool Heroes Campaign to raise £100,000.

The pool is financially sustainable but urgently requires structural repairs which must be carried out in order for the it to re-open in 2024.

We are looking for 20 Heroes (individuals, groups, consortiums, businesses, families) to donate or raise £5,000 each. In return, each “Hero” will be given a plaque on the “wall of heroes” for the next 10 years.

Wall of Heroes…

  • A black mat with red text and logo for Glendinning Quarry & Concrete Products, placed on a stone surface.

    Hero 1: Glendinning

    A huge thank you to Glendinning for being the first local business to support our campaign

  • Logo for Parkers Farm Holiday Park featuring silhouettes of a donkey, a goat, and a chicken, with a scenic countryside landscape in the background.

    Hero 2: Parkers Farm

    Wonderful support from a fantastic local business that has supported the pool for years

  • Exterior of a SPAR grocery store with an awning, newspaper rack, and snack display outside.

    Hero 3: Spar

    Such a generous and supportive donation from Spar. We are immensely grateful.

  • Logos of Subaru and Isuzu car dealerships with contact information for Ashburton Motor Works Ltd.

    Hero 4: Ashburton Motor Works

    We are immensely grateful for the support of Mervyn and everyone at AMW who wanted to protect the pool for the next generations

  • Blue card with black text that says 'Family donation'

    Hero 5: Swimming family

    An enormous thank you to a family involved with swimming for over 50 years.

  • Yellow background with black text reading "The Maristow Charity".

    Hero 6: The Maristow Charity

    The Maristow Charity supports sites of architectural and historical interest for the benefit of communities.

  • A colorful flyer advertising Coombe Meadow Garden's open day event with details about garden tours, performances, book signings, and plant displays, with images of lush gardens and flowers.

    Coombe Meadow

    Angela and Mike offered their incredible garden for 2 wonderful open days.

  • A woman with short blonde hair smiling broadly, showing her teeth, outdoors near trees.

    Hero 8: In memory of Pam

    In memory of Pam Pearce (née Harvey) 1953 - 2021. To the world she was one person. To us she was the world.

  • Logo for the WI with the tagline 'Inspiring Women'

    Hero 9: WI & town party

    The loyal supporters of the WI have raised £3,500 and along with a Rambunctious party at the town hall, we have a joint Hero

  • A group of four women sitting on a blanket on a grassy field, talking and relaxing while children play soccer in the background on a sunny day.

    Hero 10: Crowdfunding

    Thank you from the bottom of our pool to everyone who’s donated. We’re over half way to £5,000. Can you help us become a hero?

    Donate to "Hero 10"
  • Empty outdoor swimming pool with blue benches, a white lifeguard chair, a blue pool cover roller, and a background of green trees and rolling hills under a partly cloudy sky.

    Hero 11

    More information coming soon

    Coming soon
  • People swimming and relaxing around an outdoor swimming pool with blue water on a sunny day, with a lifeguard sitting on a high chair to the side and a blue building with tables and chairs at the far end of the pool.

    Hero 12

    More information coming soon

    Coming soon
  • A young girl in a pink swimsuit splashing into a swimming pool with other children swimming.

    Hero 13: Anonymous supporter

    Thank you so much from all present and future swimmers to the £5,000 donor who chose not be named

  • Aerial view of a small town with houses, streets, and surrounding green fields and hills.

    Hero 14: Holne Cross supporters

    An incredible effort by a group of neighbours clubbing together to help save the pool

  • Two RLSS UK lifeguards standing by a swimming pool watching two children swimming.

    Hero 15

    More information coming soon

    Coming soon
  • Three children with wet hair leaning on pool edge, smiling, in a swimming pool with a blue building and other people swimming in the background.

    Hero 16

    More information coming soon

    Coming soon

  • Hero 17

    Could you be our Hero?

    We need you!

  • Hero 18

    Could you be our Hero?

    We need you!

  • Hero 19

    Could you be our Hero?

    We need you!

  • Hero 20

    Could you be our Hero?

    We need you!

Some ideas for Heroes that still don’t have a Hero coordinator…

  • We have been offered an orchard full of apples to raise money but we need a group to pick (juice?) and sell them. They are ready immediately

  • We need someone to distribute tins and buckets around Ashburton and organise tin shakes at supermarkets and train stations (it’s possible to raise £500 per day at a supermarket with enthusiastic tin-shakers)

  • We’re hoping to sell sponsorship on the changing room doors. If you’re interested in helping/advertising, let us know

  • Ashburton doesn’t have a pub quiz at the moment. Could the pool change that and run a regular night?

  • We often think of shops when we think of local businesses - but there are plenty more businesses in the area. We’d love someone to approach the offices and small businesses and keep records of who’s been contacted

  • Do you have another idea? Do you need help or permission? Please get in touch: info@ashburtonpool.com

For more information on any of these ideas, please email info@ashburtonpool.com