In the swim for initiative

Letter: Some months ago, you had an excellent article on the huge response by Black Country residents to a programme offered by some pools of free swimming lessons.

This was a great initiative for several reasons - it encouraged people to acquire a very useful skill, it promoted exercise (so badly needed) and it provided the opportunity for activity for a lot of young people (the report said many young people attended) who may otherwise have been at a loose end.

From every perspective this was a very valuable initiative and one which obviously should be widespread in the region. Swimming pools in the Black Country should be a core business of all councils.