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Brighton Kemptown candidate makes progress with Save Saltdean Lido Campaign

English Heritage consider upgrading listing of Saltdean Lido.

Simon Burgess, Labour & Co-op candidate for Brighton Kemptown, which includes Saltdean, had written to the Chair of English Heritage requesting that she do all in her power to help the Save Saltdean Lido Campaign with their efforts to save the Lido through improving its listed building status. She has now responded.

Simon said; “This is a terrific grassroots campaign that deserves all our support. I have done what I can to help raise awareness in the community by getting newsletters out that told residents about the leaseholders ’secretive’ public consultation and then about the public meetings against his proposals. One of the priorities that the community agreed out of the public meetings was to work to improve the listed building status from grade II to grade II* which offers much greater protection.

“I am really pleased to get such a positive response that can only help the hard-working campaigners when they formally apply for the upgrading. This is an important first step in the right direction,” said Simon.

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