CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save the town's historic Lido pool have been in the spotlight.

On Monday, Droitwich: Save Our Lido Today (SALT) group was invited to speak at Droitwich Spa's Town Council meeting.

Dozens of residents packed into St Richard's House, Victoria Square, to hear SALT spok-esman David Parkinson voice protesters' concerns.

Wychavon District Council closed the salty attraction, built in the 1930s, earlier this year.

It has teamed up with newly-formed firm Calypso and proposes to build a £6m hydro-health centre.

Mr Parkinson gave a brief history of brine pool, questioned the viability of Calypso's proposal and encouraged councillors to consider SALT's bid to run the pool as a charitable trust.

He said: "Failure in marketing led to poor attendance.

"We must preserve the old pool, it has unique qualities and people from all over the region have been visiting it for years -- enjoying a good, cheap day out."

Town council leader Cllr Pam Davey (Con, Droit.South) said the authority appreciated the time and work SALT had put in.

Mr Parkinson received a list of questions, set by Tory councillors, asking for details about SALT's idea.

On Sunday afternoon, schoolgirls Lauren Hampton, of Ripple Road, and Carla Hallett, of Albert Street, staged a protest outside the pool.

The 11-year-olds fear developers will ruin the park and make the attraction too expensive for families and children.

Around 100 people turned out and Wychavon District Council has since set up a meeting to talk with the girls this Friday .

The Witton Middle School pupils will meet Wychavon's community partnership manager Tim Deakin for a question and answer session.

Lauren said: "Despite the terrible weather lots of people came to support us and listen to our speech which we gave in the bandstand.

"I'm confident we will get our views across on Friday at the meeting with the Wychavon official."