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‘And me, I want to swim again with you’. This refrain by Belgium's legendary rock singer Arno is now the anthem for Brussels' outdoor swimming crusader Pool is Cool and its latest crowdfunding campaign Je Veux Nager.
Leisure 16:31 25/01/2021 The Brussels regional government has approved a plan to develop a swimming area in the lake in Pede Park in Anderlecht. The plan calls for the lakes and ponds in the Neerpede area to be cleaned and for the largest to become a public swimming spot. But it concerns much more than that. The Neerpede area consists of 400 hectares that spans from Anderlecht into Flemish Brabant. Home to much green space, it will be transformed into a nature reserve and recreational area, with walking and cycling paths, sport infrastructure, an adventure park – and a lake for swimming. If...