THE group campaigning to save Droitwich's historic Lido has hit out at negative comments made by Conservative town councillors.

Since SALT - Save a Lido Today - put forward its business plan to reopen the historic open air pool at the end of last year,there has been much discussion about its proposals.

But the group says that not everyone has been supportive.

In a letter to the Evening News, SALT secretary John Cox attacked remarks made by three of the town council's Conservative members.

In response to criticisms made about the funding of the scheme, Mr Cox said: "Coun Mike Barratt said that the taxpayer is being asked to pay £1m to re-open the Lido.

"But SALT is actively trying to find sources of funding for the capital costs. However, we do accept that it would not be reasonable for the Droitwich council tax payers to fund it completely - the quoted rise in council tax of £116.13 is therefore a red herring."

Mr Cox said he was confused about a comment from Coun Terry Spencer who said that SALT had failed to meet a two-week deadline to respond to questions from Wychavon District Council.

"This is the first we have heard of this deadline - although our reply has now been sent to Wychavon," he said.

He then reacted to a fault picked out by Coun Don Lawley, about staffing issues.

"We would point out that three full pages of the proposals were devoted to this subject," said Mr Cox. "He went on to ask how much the lido would cost in 10 years time. If Coun Lawley can tell us how much the council tax will be in 2015, we shall answer that one."

Mr Cox's attack comes exactly two months after Labour councillor Peter Pinfield criticised Conservative councillors for missing a meeting about the future of the Lido.

But Mr Cox praised the support of Conservative councillors Ann Taft and Richard Morris, saying he was glad they, along with other councillors, were "prepared to stand up and be counted and put Droitwich Spa above the interests of their party".

Wychavon District Council's executive board is due to discuss the final proposals for the reopening of the lido at a meeting next week.