Cumnock Swimming Pool

A vote was taken and those in favour came out as winners. So the work was started on digging the swimming pool. No big diggers or other machinery were used as all the digging was done by hand, the excess earth being carried away by horse and cart.

The pool was opened in June 1936 by Provost Nan Hardie Hughes amid a crowd of 2,500 spectators at a cost of £5,500. It was one of the finest open-air swimming pools in the country. Over the years many improvements were made, one being the water heating which made it even more popular. Today a new indoor pool and sports centre is being built, and hopefully will be opened in the Autumn (2004).

Sadly the outdoor pool which brought a lot of pleasure and happy days to past generations is now closed - the buildings are demolished and the pool area filled in.