About 500 people joined a protest against plans to close Withington Baths earlier this month.

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Miles Platting, Broadway, Levenshulme and Withington pools could shut this year, with Chorlton closing in 2015.

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Withington Leisure Centre is set to close along with pools in Miles Platting, Broadway and Levenshulme.

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The Save Withington Baths campaign organised a march from Withington Baths on Burton Road down Wilmslow Road to Withington Library on Saturday.

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It will then take a route through historic limestone workings under Wythenshawe, Northenden, Didsbury, Withington, Fallowfield, Rusholme and Longsight before emerging near the A57 in Ardwick.

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Manchester Withington MP John Leech, who is backing the campaign, said he would then take the bill through the House of Commons to make it law.

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But Elinor Rooks, a member of the campaign to save Withington baths, said the historic baths had been modernised and local people were angry at the closure plan.

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"The overwhelming feeling is that this is a betrayal of the people of Withington and a betrayal of the Olympics legacy to be closing sports facilities, " she said.

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The council is proposing to close swimming pools in Broadway, Levenshulme, Miles Platting and Withington - but it will build three new facilities - at Hough End, Levenshulme and Beswick - by 2015.

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Under the plans, Broadway, Levenshulme, Miles Platting and Withington swimming pools would all close to "avoid high ongoing maintenance and running costs", though three new facilities - at Hough End, Levenshulme and Beswick - will open as replacements by 2015.

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