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spnfeature BSPF Presidents Weekend
BSPF
President’s Weekend
takes its place in history
Swimming Pool News reports from the Oxford conference which
combined the annual meetings of the BSPF, SPATA and BISHTA
learned and cultural atmosphere Ben, Commercial Director of Certikin of the world-famous Bodleian Library
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provided the background to the International, who took up the BSPF which is at the heart of the university
2009 British Swimming Pool Presidency in September, designed the and with over 117 miles of shelving
Federation President’s Weekend weekend to give his guests a flavour of the contains in excess of 8 million books.
hosted by Ben Studdy and his wife Penny University city. The second largest library in the UK
in Oxford. Friday evening kicked off with a tour (behind the British Library), it dates back
to 1602 and houses a copy of every
book published in the UK. Guests were
shown around the labyrinth of tunnels
which connect the Old and New
Bodleian buildings. The highlight was
the stunning circular library called the
Radcliffe Camera with its beautiful
vaulted stone ceiling.
The following day guests took in the
historic sights of Oxford, such as the
Sheldonian Theatre and Ashmolean
Museum, from the vantage of an open-
top bus. Providing a taste of Oxford
collegiate life the guests were invited on
Saturday evening to dine in the hallowed
hall of Oriel College founded in 1326 by
King Edward II, it is the fifth oldest of
Oxford's colleges. Guests dined at long
mahogany tables underneath the portraits
of Edward II, Sir Walter Raleigh and
Joseph Butler.
The weekend was rounded off on
Sunday morning with an informal forum of
topical issues. Ben added: “These are not
easy times for the industry but it was
heartening to see so many friends. I hope
they enjoyed it as much as we did.”
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