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Pool advocate recognised Member for Wallsend, Sonia Hornery MP has announced in March that the 2024 Wallsend Woman of the Year is community advocate and founder of the We Love Lambton Pool Alliance, Anna Dawson-Glasby. Anna is a staunch community activist and regular pool user who decided that ‘enough was enough’ when she witnessed the neglect of her local pool. She founded the We Love Lambton Pool Facebook group which swiftly grew to almost a thousand members. Following this success, Anna brought together the We Love Lambton Pool Alliance as a community group of pool users to encourage more investment, care, and attention for this vital community asset. “With Anna’s strong advocacy, we have seen a new grandstand built, some other minor upgrades as well as a promise from City of Newcastle for future investment at Lambton Park Memorial Swimming Centre.” Ms Hornery told The Local. (continued on page 5)
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