Stanhope Open Air Swimming Pool has been closed since 2023 following an electrical failure. (Image: STANHOPE SWIMMING POOL)The charity behind the pool has issued a fresh plea for help from businesses and volunteers. "Our first target is to raise £50,000, which should allow us to open the pool by 2027. (Image: STANHOPE SWIMMING POOL)Laura Alliston, a member of the swim team, said: "We all desperately want the open air heated pool to re-open. "When we heard that a fund had been set up to achieve this, we wanted to do something apt to help raise awareness for the fund and to raise some money towards it."