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Left to right: Tommy Stewart, Rita Young, Isobel Marshall, Flora Pagan and George Grant
Left to right: Tommy Stewart, Rita Young, Isobel Marshall, Flora Pagan and George Grant
Renfrew baths, built 1921
Renfrew Baths, built 1921

Swimming Club

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Betty and Isobel are the alleged founders of the Renfrew Over-50s Swimming Club. Isobel is president and Rita joined because of Flora - they got to know each other at a community council meeting 27 years ago. Tommy drives them to whichever bathing pool they're sampling that week and whichever pool it is George Grant will watch over them. 

Taking care to keep her microphone dry, Caroline Barber went to find out more.


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