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NEWS IN BRIEF
SUN-BURSTING WITH
£12,000 on energy
saving pool cover
Council bosses are set to spend
£12,000 on a new swimming pool
ENTHUSIASM FOR
cover at the John Smeaton Leisure
Centre in Leeds. The money has
come from the Department for
Culture, Media and Sport.
SOLAR HEATING
Councillor John Procter, Executive
Board Member for Leisure, said: More than 20 representatives
“This investment is very welcome. from UK dealers attended two,
Pool covers in particular provide a one-day seminars run by Golden
vital service in terms of retaining Coast on its ‘Sunburst’ solar
heat when pools are not in use heating system.
and reduce energy bills which are Explaining that solar heating is
a major drain on any leisure considered by many in the trade
centre’s resources.” as a ‘black art’, Shaun dispelled
the myths surrounding heating
swimming pools in the UK with
Pool closes as numbers such systems. Compared to
decline solar panels or solar mats, the
Swimmers have said goodbye after Sunburst solar collectors use a
three decades of using an Oxford series of Pyrex glass evacuated
pool. Peers Sports Centre and vacuum tubes, within which are
swimming pool has closed as part of closed copper heat pipes.
Shaun Adams explains the components of the Sunburst system
Oxford City Council’s £5.7m cost- “The insulating effect of
cutting drive. The club has attracted evacuated tube technology
elderly swimmers for swims three creates a vacuum around the position, it is possible to maintain is used to heat commercial
times a week over the past 30 years. heat pipe, which means that the pool water temperature of 28°C pools. In a domestic situation,
The amount of people using Peers system is so efficient from June to September and whilst no grants are available,
Sports Centre has dwindled in temperatures of up to 250°C also to extend the swimming the efficiency of the system
recent years falling from 90,000 a can be reached inside the season as late as October. means it is possible to heat the
year in 2005 to 53,000 in 2007. copper pipe, far in excess of The collectors are ideally placed domestic hot water supply and a
traditional black solar panels.” on a south facing sloping roof to pool, thereby improving the
The system is most effective gain maximum exposure to the pay-back time by reducing the
Barcelona to host key on clear, still and warm summer sun’s trajectory but will also work if overall household energy bills.
sporting conference days but will still heat up even on placed on an east or west facing
This autumn’s International overcast and windy days, roof, or a combination of both.
GOLDEN COAST
Swimming Pool Show, Piscina in including frosty but sunny winter Grants are available from the
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Barcelona, is to host the first Ibero- days. If installed in a south-facing Carbon Trust when solar power
American Congress on Sports and
Recreational Facilities from the
1919 to 23 October 2009.
Congress President Carlos Vera
Viking complete country club refurb
said: ”Because of the swimming
pool show’s understanding of the North west based Viking Saunas Clubkingswood, a privately December we carried out a two-
importance of developing an & Steam Rooms has completed owned facility, is recognised as week refurbishment programme
Ibero-American sphere of action the refurbishment of a 12- person one of the finest health and which focused on the men’s
we wanted to stage the event in sauna in the independent health country clubs in the UK. Alex facilities, including the men only
Barcelona. and fitness club ‘Clubkingswood’ Owen, General Manager of sauna. “It was a very cost
The plan is for the Congress to in Basildon, Essex. Clubkingswood said: “In effective decision to refurbish
be held every two years in Barcelona the interior of the existing sauna
and, in the intermediate years, in a and put in new benches, heater
country in the Latin America and and mood lighting. Our
Caribbean region. For the moment, members have been extremely
the Executive Secretariat will be in happy with the result and quite
Barcelona, thanks to the support of honestly many of them think it is
ASOFAP and FAPS. completely new! We have also
The major objectives of the gone back to a traditional
Congress are to define the exposed stove, rather than the
importance of physical, sports and popular automated heater, due
leisure activities in the to demand from our members.
development of human wellbeing All this was not a problem for
and the needs of sports and leisure Viking and within three days the
facilities for the entire population. work was completed.
“We expect around 400
people, mainly from Spain and
VIKING SAUNAS
Portugal,” he added.
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