The local authority has now said they will ensure all their staff are aware of procedures to avoid a further case of age discrimination.

In response to a letter sent to the Review last week, Susan Smith wrote a reply in which she mentioned an incident involving her daughter.

Mrs Smith said she had arrived early for the holiday club session and had taken her eight-year-old daughter into the changing rooms. She was then told by members of the Vintage Club that they should not be in there.

After changing, Mrs Smith and her daughter returned to the changing room to put something in their locker.

She was then told by a member of staff that the ladies had requested she keep her daughter out of the changing rooms in order to give them their privacy.

A spokesperson for Angus Council said: "The child concerned should not have been asked to leave the changing rooms and we regret that this happened.

"We will ensure that all our staff are made aware that the changing rooms at Montrose Pool can be used by all age groups.

"We encourage swimmers of all ages to use the pools in Angus.

"During the summer holidays, the Vintage Club finished at 11am and the Holiday Club began at 11am.

"This resulted in both groups using the changing rooms at the same time, which is normal practice. We have received one complaint relating to the incident in question."

However Mrs Smith said she did not make a complaint to either the council or the pool staff after the incident.

She said the incident was "ridiculous" and she felt annoyed. She said they had been made to feel not welcome.

In a letter to the Review last week, L. E. Walker said: "We are told to swim for our health - this is directed at the old as well as the young - perhaps more so, especially when all the youngsters seemed to do was play about in the water without being taught anything. Please give us back our swimming pool!"

Mrs Smith's reply said: "One tiny thing - it's not just your pool!"