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Pool opened after complete makeover
NEWS IN BRIEF
She said: “Sport has been so Sunninghill pool an
important for me, it’s raised my ”embarrassment”
self esteem, provided The swimming pools at Sunninghill,
motivation and has given me a the former home of the Duke of
real focus in my life. It makes you York has been so neglected it has
grow up and become been called a disgrace. It is now
independent. I was training for covered in slime and weeds and
Beijing since I was 11 years old.” will need a major refurbishment.
The pool building was closed The neglected pool has come into
for a complete makeover. It focus as the house was sold by
now boasts a new reception Prince Andrew to a mysterious
area and changing rooms with tycoon for £15m – £3m over the
individual showers, new asking price. Two specialist pool
ventilation system and pumps builder companies are currently
£1.8m makeover at Kirklees
for better air and water quoting for a major renovation.
after the pool was closed for a
complete makeover
temperature and general
redecoration and tiling.
Alasdair Brown, Chief £3,000 on replacement
Olympic athlete Emily Freeman Leisure Centre near Executive of Kirklees Active pool cover
helped to relaunch a newly Hudddersfield. Any profits made Leisure said: “Membership Council bosses are set to spend
refurbished pool at the £1.8m by the trust are reinvested into which includes activity classes £3,000 on a replacement
leisure centre in Kirklees, West improving sporting facilities. and swimming has rocketed swimming pool cover at Bramley
Yorkshire. She added a touch of Olympic athlete Emily, checked since the start of the year, so Baths. The money has come from
glamour and sporting excellence out the new facilities in her Team people are clearly pleased with the Department for Culture, Media
to the event at Colne Valley GB tracksuit from Beijing 2008. what they have found.” and Sport. Councillor John Procter,
Executive Board Member for
Leisure, said: “This investment is
very welcome. Pool covers in
TWO COMMUNITY
FRANCHISES ACHIEVE
particular provide a vital service in
POOLS REPRIEVED terms of retaining heat when pools
Campaigners have welcomed
STAMARK SUCCESS
are not in use and reduce energy
a rescue package for two bills which are a major drain on any
Lancashire community pools. Almost half the 27 franchises community. And with such a leisure centre’s resources.”
The pools at Haslingden within the Water Babies strong commitment to excellence
Baths and Marl Pits Pool at companies in the UK have and innovation, I believe that
Rossendale near Blackburn completed the STAmark Water Babies is not only helping Double opening for
have earned a 12-month assessments. to spearhead an increasingly Leinster pools
reprieve. Town hall staff were “Preparing for STAmark isn’t buoyant baby swimming industry, Two swimming pools are to open
besieged with letters and something to be taken lightly,” but also has the potential to in Leinster at a cost of £15m. The
emails protesting about the said Water Babies director, Jess become the industry sector’s first pools were developed by Kildare
pool proposals, with a 2,900 Thompson. global brand. County Council. They incorporate
signature petition and 590 “It has been a most enjoyable “Water Babies is currently 25 metre pools and six lane
pieces of correspondence experience carrying out the fortunate enough to still be competition deck level swimming.
received. assessments,” remarks Steve experiencing very healthy client They incorporate a separate
Supporters told Franks, the STA’s Operations numbers. So much so that we’ve learner pool and a special
councillors that closing Marl Director. One of the things I have just started a major recruitment moveable float to cater for all
Pits Pool would leave parents found most remarkable are the drive for new teachers and ages and abilities.
and children with a near- number of key themes, traits and administrators.”
impossible task in finding characteristics that act as the glue
STA
alternative pool time locally. in creating an extremely tight New solar heater at
pc www.sta.co.uk
Finance chiefs have now knit, highly effective business $10 a month
recommended using health Solar Attic, in the United States has
budgets to fund the majority
Celebration – almost half the Water Babies companies have now
launched a third generation solar
of the extra £222,000 handout
completed the STA assessments
pool heater. The PCS3 (short for
for the trust, on top of the pool convection system three) is an
annual grant of £513,000. advance in Solar Attic’s innovative
Mike Sheridan, of the Save approach to pool heating. It
Our Pools campaign, said: features a 30% reduction in power
“This result is a true reflection consumption over the PCS2 model,
of the passions which I have which could already heat a pool for
felt, being on the steering $10 a month. In addition to the
team of our campaign.” lower monthly operating costs, it
Mr Sheridan added that features technology used to
the group was willing to improve heat transfer from the attic
work with council officers to to the pool. Solar Attic expects
safeguard as many pool significant revenue growth during
facilities as possible beyond 2009 in spite of the current
the current year’s financing. industry downturn.
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