Coventry Baths hits swimmers; Letters.

I ARRIVED at Coventry Baths on September 25 with my children - aged seven, four and 15 months - and my mum.

At the paying desk I submitted my children's and mum's free swimming passes and asked to pay for one adult.

The attendant asked the ages of my children, then he informed me that he couldn't let us in as we needed another adult to supervise the children.

I told him it hadn't been a problem in the past and we had been admitted before. He still refused entry and said "its our policy". We left with two very upset children.

This new policy means that parents with three young children cannot take their children swimming, unless they can have another adult with them, which is not easy to arrange when you want to go swimming on a regular basis.

This policy negates the free child swim passes and also the government's Fit 4 Life campaign.

I'm sure other pools do not have this policy.

I can understand there may be health and safety concerns but I feel this policy is to control the number of users who have free children passes and deter them from using the facilities.

Lorraine Harkin, Morris Avenue, Wyken, Coventry.