£40,000 fundraiser to save Port Erin pool

Fundraisers have launched a huge online campaign to save a swimming pool in the south of the Island.

Campaigners say they need £40,000 to make sure Port Erin swimming pool in the Cherry Orchard complex remains open.

In September, the complex said it would close the bar and function suites but the swimming pool would stay open - however Aqua Phoenix which has run swimming lessons there for some years has now taken over running the pool.

Rebecca Mills of Port Erin is raising the cash via crowdfunding site JustGiving - and says without the money the pool will shut.