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NEWS IN BRIEF
AUTODOS DOSING SYSTEM
Lewisham faces pool
decision
HELPS DEVON COMPANIES
Lewisham council are due to choose
one of three options for a new
swimming pool. The pool’s plans
COMPLETE A DOUBLE ACT
have been plagued with problems
since its emergency closure in 2006, One of Cornwall’s most
amid concern its roof might spectacularly located hotels has a
collapse. A residents’ campaign is new look and a complete
backing an option which proposes swimming pool refurbishment –
keeping the pool’s existing Victorian thanks to the combined efforts of
frontage and redeveloping the site. two specialist Devon companies.
The report suggests a better option Golden Coast from
would be to build a new pool. Tim Barnstable and I J Cannings of
Walder, Save the Face of Forest Hill Exeter worked on the project at
campaign leader, said: “It‘s coming the Carlyon Bay Hotel Spa and
up to three years already with no Golf Resort.
swimming facilities in Forest Hill. We Cannings undertook the
quite simply want option two – refurbishment of the original
keeping the original frontage and swimming pool, removing a
developing new pools on the children’s’ paddling pool and
A new look at the newly named
Carlyon Bay Hotel Spa and Golf Resort in Cornwall
original site – and we want it now.” creating a hydrotherapy hot spa
with its own waterfall feature, all
of which required a similar water automatic and uses advanced individual components or board-
New coating stores treatment system to be supplied. microprocessor and solid-state mounted and pre-plumbed, with
radiation for lights The remainder of the area at electronics to display ‘real-time’ all electrical connections and
French specialists Atmosphère the previously named Carlyon chlorine and pH values clearly sensors in place, ready to be
Piscines has introduced a Bay Hotel has been turned into a on LED displays constantly. installed. In addition, it is
phosphorescent coating to cover haven of relaxation, incorporating With two separate channels for possible to custom-design a unit
basin surfaces which stores solar a bespoke steam room, a therapy controlling pH and free chlorine to meet the specific needs of a
radiation during the day and ‘hot and cold’ shower along with or redox control, the system is particular facility.
releases it at night as light. the latest heated mosaic relaxer easy to calibrate and to set-up The two companies
This diffused light is emitted from loungers under a ceiling fitted to activate automatic dosing combined on a second project
the entire pool surface without with “starry night skies”. against pre-set values. at the Royal National College
any adverse affect on the bathers’ The project also entailed the Autodos will continually for the Blind in Hereford, the
vision and without consuming any creation of two spas and a swim- control and manage water country’s leading specialist
electricity. Its patent currently spa, each of which was quality to ensure optimum residential college of further
applies to the company’s shells equipped with an Autodos 2000 water condition is achieved and education for people with sight
and should soon extend to other automatic chemical dosing maintained, whilst at the same loss, building services engineers
types of coatings. This treatment control system, supplied by UK time reducing to a minimum Cannings installed two saunas
can be limited to a specific area of distributor Golden Coast. chemical consumption. cabins and two steam rooms,
the basin (such as the stair nosing The Autodos system is The units can be supplied as along with a therapy shower.
or the edge of the pool, for
increased visibility and safety). In
addition, the treatment can be WORTHING LOOKS FOR
carried out using vacuum
Young swimmers to apply
LANDMARK POOL DESIGN
injection, preventing the emission A new competition to design a
of volatile organic compounds.
for slice of £1.5m funding
‘landmark’ seafront building to
replace the swimming pool in
The GLL Sport Foundation is London and the South of Worthing, West Sussex has
Architects ask for VAT urging talented young England in the run up to 2012. been launched by the RIBA.
cut swimmers to apply for financial Olympic hopefuls will Worthing Borough Council
The Royal Institute of British and training support to help receive funding of up to wants to build a 4,500-m² centre
Architects is calling for Alistair develop their sporting £2,000 to be spent on training, to house an eight-lane 25-metre
Darling to support a reduction in potential. travel and equipment during pool, a combined learner/diving
VAT on the refurbishment of Last year, the GLL Sport the next 12 months. Each of pool, indoor pools with rapids
homes and energy efficient goods. Foundation Athlete Awards the successful applicants will and flumes, and an outdoor
The RIBA has been campaigning helped more than 270 young have to demonstrate they live leisure area. There will also be a
for VAT rates on new build and athletes across more than 40 or train within a London health and fitness centre, café,
refurbishment to be harmonised different sporting disciplines. borough where GLL operates creche and flexible spaces for
at a level of 5%, and is a member In 2009 the Foundation has an sports and leisure centres, other activities.
of the Cut the VAT coalition. award target that would have long-term potential to The authority is looking for ‘a
Gordon Brown supported the cut benefit up to 700 young succeed at international level landmark building demonstrating
in VAT at the European Council athletes, at an estimated value and are not in receipt of UK civic pride and status’. However,
meeting in December and the of more than £300,000. The Sport Funding. the RIBA says the existing
RIBA is now calling for Alistair GLL Sport Foundation plans to Aquarena complex will remain
Darling to do so at any Ecofin give over £1.5m to young
GLL
open alongside the site during
Council meetings. athletes in selected areas of construction, which may create
pc www.gllsportfoundation.org
some design challenges.
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