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NEWS IN BRIEF
Swimming backs fund
raising
A major boost to support the
raising of private sector funds to
support Olympic and Paralympic
sport has been welcomed by
British Swimming. The new
partnership – Team 2012 –
involves all the major
organisations involved in
supporting British elite sport and
they join forces to pool their
collective rights and align their
fund-raising ambitions through to
London 2012 and beyond. The
new partnership is between the
London Organising Committee of
the Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games, the British
Olympic Association, British
There’s a 2011 completion date set for the
refurbishment of Edinburgh’s Royal Commonwealth Pool
Paralympic Association and UK
Sport.
Durham backs free
£37m refurb to include
swimming
All 10 public swimming pools in
County Durham will offer free
all moving floors
swimming to anyone under the
age of 18 as well as to anyone The £37m refurbishment of the also to be prepared as the services installation, with much
over the age of 60. County Royal Commonwealth Pool in diving venue for the 2014 of the new design incorporating
Durham Primary Care Trust will Edinburgh, is to include a new Commonwealth Games. long term energy efficiency and
see free access to more than 800 50m pool (divisible into two In addition to the new sustainability proposals.
hours of public swimming sessions 25m pools by transversible swimming facilities there will Once completed the
delivered every week across. Paul boom), a new 25m Diving Pool also be new changing villages refurbished facility will provide
Bewley, Manager at Spennymoor and a new 25m Training Pool. (both for wet and dry activities), facilities for a wide range of
Leisure Centre, said, “By providing All pools will be equipped with new gym and fitness studios, people, from elite
free entry to public swimming moveable floors. new café facilities, a dry dive swimmers/divers to keen keep fit
sessions at pools such as Thomas and Adamson training facility, and a new enthusiasts, as well as those
Spennymoor and Newton Aycliffe, construction and property children’s play area. looking for recreational activities.
we hope those people who have consultants will work with the Works will involve extensive Due for completion in the
been put off swimming due to pool that Frank Thomas, one of structural alterations to facilitate summer of 2011, John Graham
cost will now take up the activity. the original partners, started as the new layout and facilities. (Dromore) Ltd has been
Our key aim is to get more a coach of Olympic gold medal Furthermore, there will be a appointed as the main
people from local communities swimmer David Wilkie. complete overhaul of the contractor for the two year
involved in this healthy activity on The Grade A listed building is mechanical and electrical construction programme.
a regular basis.”
CIWEM hold April two
POOL SAVES £100,000 BY TAPPING OWN WATER SUPPLY
day conference North Lanarkshire’s Time on Coatbridge’s water supply, a test bore in January 2007
The Chartered Institution of Water Capsule leisure centre has and we’ll gain a sustainable and they hit water at 62
and Environmental Management tapped its own water supply alternative to traditional water metres down. Following this
(CIWEM) is holding a two-day from deep beneath the supply methods. This project we contacted the Scottish
Annual Conference at Olympia building. The subterranean has taken almost two years to Environment Protection
Conference Centre that will water source will be used to get to this stage and I Agency who carried out
address multidisciplinary issues fill the swimming pool and congratulate everyone stringent tests over an 18-
across all areas of the global water ice rink. It is believed that involved in making it a success month period and they
and environment sector. using this water supply will – it makes good commercial granted us a licence to use the
The event on 29 and 30 April save £100,000 a year. and environmental sense.” water. We also consulted with
includes a mix of keynote Councillor Jim Logue: Sammy McClung, General the public and they have been
speakers, offered papers, an “There can’t be many public Manager at the Time Capsule, highly supportive.”
exhibition and networking swimming pools with a added: “The idea to bore for The leisure centre uses up
opportunities that will make this private supply of water – as water came from our engineer, to 55,000 cubic metres of
the key event for water and far as I’m aware it’s unique. Craig Hamilton, after he heard mains water annually. The
environment professionals. “By boring our own water of a water table under council is considering a plan to
Visit
www.ciwem.org for more supply, we’ll greatly reduce Coatbridge.”We brought in use the water to heat a nearby
information. the Time Capsule’s reliance drilling contractors to carry out school and community centre.
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