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About us:
The
Greenwich baths are a Council
owned, privately run harbour side enclosed
beach. A great place for families seeking a fun,
safe and positive environment. It is a lap
swimmers delight and a sun bakers paradise. All
our staff are fully qualified and
experienced lifeguards.
On
our first trip to Koh Lanta we discovered that
the local bar collected their tip money and
donated it to the local school to feed the
school children and provide necessary
instruments for their learning.
Ko
Lanta is two beautiful islands off the west
coast of Southern Thailand and just a few years
ago a tsunami devastated these shores. Most of
the children here are from poor families and the
tsunami made their situation much worse.
Moved
by the generosity of the staff at the ‘Why Not
Bar’ we decided that when we returned to
Australia we would do the same. We did and
returned with $275 and put on a huge lunch for
110 school children. We endeavor to collect
money again throughout the summer season and
return to Koh Lanta, this time we hope to
purchase educational books to help the children
learn English."
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Do’s
Don’ts & Reasons Why (part1)
We
are an alcohol free zone and we’ll get
into all sorts of trouble if something
happens while alcohol is present (not to
mention insurance) so please respect this
rule.
We
also are forbidden from having glass in
the baths, as you can imagine it can be
dangerous to all patrons as most are
barefoot.
We
are a smoke free facility (most places are
these days) as we have many young children
about and butts can harm marine life.
The
rock wall (particularly on the eastern
side of the baths) can have sharp oyster
shells that can slice feet and at times
need surgery! So for safety’s sake keep
children off the rocks. On a positive
note, the presence of Oysters indicates
clean water.
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Do’s
Don’ts & Reasons Why (part2)
All
children should be properly supervised in
the water, particularly toddlers to 5years
old. It only takes 20 seconds for a child
to drown, as long as it takes you to read
up until the red highlighted word! By all
means relax on a sun lounge but don’t
forget your child!
Sand
throwing, although seemingly harmless can
cause extreme pain if in your eye and can
take up to 2 days to expel!
No
toilet training at Greenwich Baths as
it’s a public swimming area and we
don’t want any accidents. Please use
toilets! All children must wear
appropriate swimwear, all the time.
So
let’s watch our kids to keep them out of
danger and everyone can enjoy their day
Thank-you. |
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