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The Latest Breaking News from Hampstead Heath

LGBTQ+ charities welcome decision to keep Hampstead Heath ponds trans inclusive

A consultation of 38,000 pond users found 86 per cent were in favour of keeping the ‘trans-inclusive’ arrangements

The Independent UK

Hampstead Heath bathing ponds will remain 'trans-inclusive'

City of London Corporation make final decision over future use of ponds by transgender swimmers

Evening Standard

Hampstead Heath ponds to remain trans-inclusive after public back existing rules

Policy agreement means trans people will continue to have access to Kenwood Ladies’ and Highgate Men’s ponds in north-west London

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Hampstead Heath café to reopen after controversial takeover

Parliament Hill Café was one of five north London sites put up for tender by the City of London Corporation last year

Evening Standard

Use crayfish to keep Hampstead Heath swimmers at bay

Brief letters: Protect wildlife ponds | Champions League final | Avoiding Arsenal | Colonial attitudes | Nine times table

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urge City of London to act over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds

Exclusive: Local authority asked what steps it is taking after hordes of splashing revellers seen disturbing nesting birds

The Guardian - UK

Hampstead Heath park rangers crack down on 'selfish' swimmers disturbing wildlife at bird sanctuary pond

New signs have been erected to stop swimmers in undesignated ponds

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Britain's Heatwave Sparks Anti-Social Swimming Chaos as Furious Locals Warn Beauty Spots Are Ruined

The heatwave in Britain has led to swimmers invading Hampstead Heath, disturbing wildlife during the crucial breeding season, prompting locals and conservationists to call for stricter enforcement.

International Business Times UK

‘Utterly appalling’: anger over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds

Nature groups urge people to avoid unauthorised areas to protect birds during nesting season

The Guardian - UK

Hampstead Heath ponds to permit trans swimmers and upgrade facilities for women's privacy

Members agreed to review the policy following the Supreme Court judgement in 2024 that ‘sex’ under equalities law refers to biological rather than certified sex

Evening Standard

Hampstead Heath bathing ponds should remain 'trans-inclusive', bosses say

The recommendation comes despite last year’s landmark Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex

Evening Standard

Appeal lodged against High Court ruling on trans access at Hampstead Heath swimming ponds

Sex Matters argued that allowing trans people into the ponds would amount to sex discrimination

Evening Standard

Couple launch judicial review over 'unfair' takeover of Hampstead Heath cafes

The couple have now formally notified the City of London Corporation that they intend to seek a judicial review

Evening Standard

Almost nine out of 10 back trans-inclusive swimming at ponds, consultation finds

More than 38,000 people took part in the consultation about the bathing ponds at Hampstead Heath in London.

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Sir Keir Starmer weighs into Hampstead Heath cafes row

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Anger as four Hampstead Heath cafés replaced despite backing from Benedict Cumberbatch

The City of London Corporation has confirmed four popular cafés will be taken over by Daisy Green, despite opposition from residents, campaigners and celebrities

The Guardian - UK

Rights group challenges trans-inclusive swimming policy at Hampstead Heath

Allowing entry on the basis of self-identification of gender rather than biological sex is unlawful, high court told

Evening Standard

Campaign group at High Court in fight over Hampstead Heath ponds rules for trans people

Sex Matters is bringing a High Court claim over the arrangements for trans bathers on Hampstead Heath

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Decision on trans swimmers at Hampstead Heath ponds to be made next year

A consultation is underway on how the north London ponds should be run

Evening Standard

Future of much-loved Hampstead Heath cafés to be decided

A decision on the preferred bidders is expected at a meeting on December 8

The Guardian - UK

Hampstead Heath swimming ponds considering limiting transgender users’ access

Trans swimmers currently able to use a mixed pond or either of the segregated ponds for the gender they identify as

The Independent UK

Views sought on transgender access to Hampstead Heath’s bathing ponds

The consultation opens on Tuesday and will run until November 25.

Evening Standard

Should trans people be able to access Hampstead Heath ladies' pond? Survey launched following Supreme Court ruling

The ladies’ pond at Hampstead Heath currently admits biological women and transgender women

Evening Standard

Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond trans rules case brought to High Court by charity

The claim has been brought after the City of London Corporation erected signs which said the ponds are open to trans women despite the Supreme Court’s judgement on the issue earlier this year

The Independent UK

Hampstead Heath’s ladies’ pond has always been about inclusivity – long may that continue

COMMENT: As a charity plans to make a legal claim against the organisation running the north London swimming spot, long-time fan Olivia Petter explains why it goes against everything the ladies’ pond has come to represent to her

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