We read with interest Rebecca Crook’s letter headed “Takeover plans” (The Argus, August 23), which needs some points of clarification.

Over the past two years, Save Saltdean Lido (SSL) have indeed put pressure on Brighton and Hove City Council to “sort out” the lido and have kept the campaign in the public eye.

However, they were not the only group working to this end: Saltdean Community Association (SCA) had been putting pressure on the council for a considerable time prior to the SSL forming.

Brighton and Hove City Council has kept Saltdean community groups informed through regular meetings.

The council took over the site on June 6 and, on June 21, the SCA, Saltdean Residents’ Association and the SSL attended a meeting, at the council’s invitation, to inform us of its next steps including the timescale and process it would be required to go through to put the contract out to tender.

We are surprised the SSL did not take this on board.

One of the strands of the SSL campaign was to highlight to the council where the building failed to reach health and safety standards. Surely they cannot be surprised that the site is not open for the summer when the previous year the SSL were telling the council how unsafe the lido was.

The SCA are not apologists for the council; for many years previous administrations have failed to resolve the issues of the lido. But let’s acknowledge when the council does seem to be acting positively. If it fails to follow through, it can then be legitimately criticised.

Liz Lee, chair, SCA

Now the council owns Saltdean Lido, let’s hope it doesn’t suffer the same fate as Black Rock swimming pool.

It was always busy but was so neglected in the end it was cheaper to demolish it.

What happened to another Brighton asset, the Dome organ? When I first came to Brighton, it was used every Tuesday evening for a concert with Douglas Reeves playing.

Perhaps someone on the council can provide the answers.

EM Laforgre, Bennett Road, Brighton