Swimming Pool News June 2009

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Tylö moves to full production
NEWS IN BRIEF
with all-in-one Impression range
Campaign boosts
disused pool
A campaign group has collected
viewings at various exhibitions almost 4,000 signatures for its
last year. petition to keep a disused
The ‘Impression’ steam cubicle Victorian pool open as swimming
has a single column incorporating baths. Lewisham council has
a steam generator, overhead drawn up two options for the
shower rose and a separate hand disused Victorian pools, in Forest
shower. Its modular construction Hill. The first option is to keep the
allows a variety of configurations site as a leisure centre. But the
to be achieved, including either a second option is to develop
left or right hanging door, to fit housing on the site and turn an
the chosen location. old council depot in Willow Way,
The ‘Impression’ sauna also Sydenham, into a leisure centre.
incorporates a separate sauna Campaign group Keep Swimming
and the same shower functions in in Forest Hill wants the site to
one unit, with an inner wall and remain used as swimming baths.
door creating a division between
the sauna and shower areas. The
sauna can be configured with Lewisham votes on
either two individual benches or pool options
a single stepped bench. A public consultation has been
The units are initially offered launched on the future use of
with white or black exterior London pools. Lewisham Council
finishes, whilst the sauna unit has drawn up two options for the
also has the option of a wood disused Victorian pools in Forest
finish. Further options are due Hill. The first option is to keep the
to be introduced latter this year. site as a leisure centre. But the
Inclusive of VAT, the series will second option is to develop
retail from £7,130 for the single housing on the site and turn an
steam-shower to £11,215 for the old council depot into a leisure
wood finished sauna-steam unit. centre. Mayor of Lewisham Sir
The ‘Impression’ series will Steve Bullock said: “It’s really
join the current range of important that local people get
domestic and commercial involved in this consultation to let
sauna cabins and steam rooms us know what is more important to
available from Tylö, including them – when the pools are built,
the design-led ‘Round Vision’, or where the pools are built. The
with its full length smoke- council is investing in expanding
Tylö has moved into full one units that bring together tinted safety glazed wall panels and improving its swimming pools
production with its prototype sauna or steam bathing and rounded bow-front to and our aim is to have five top-
combined sauna-shower and complete with a shower used provide a sensation of space class swimming facilities in
steam-shower units. as part of the bathing from within. different parts of the borough for
The new ‘Impression’ series experience. They are everyone to enjoy.” However,
has been developed by taking obtainable in the UK from
GOLDEN COAST
campaign group Keep Swimming
elements from Tylö’s successful Golden Coast. The decision to in Forest Hill wants the site to
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domestic and commercial step into full production follows
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remain used as swimming baths
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product ranges to create all-in- the positive reaction to the first and is against the site being
considered as an alternative.
AQUA SPHERE INVESTS
Yorkshire pool boost
The Government has granted
IN TV AD CAMPAIGN
£750,000 for a swimming pool at
Yorkshire’s Hemsworth Arts and
Community College. The money
Swim brand Aqua Sphere is to creative execution ‘shows‘ a has come from a pot of more than
launch its first ever TV swimmer making the incredible £2.5m allocated for the
campaign. The brand is the distance from London to New construction or refurbishment of
official swim sponsor of York. Timed to boost brand swimming pools in Yorkshire. The
Eurosport for the 13th FINA profile and support summer sell- money is part of a national initiative
World Championships Roma through of Aqua Sphere’s to get more people active for the
2009. The campaign‘s 180 leading goggles and masks, the 2012 Olympic Games. The package
spots have the potential to campaign will be supported by also includes free swimming for
reach 115 million homes across 400,000 banner impressions on people aged over 60 and under 16
59 European countries from Eurosport’s web site during the – something which Wakefield
18th July to 2nd August. The duration of Roma 09. Council is offering in all of its pools.
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