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NEWS IN BRIEF
Golden Coast backs
New PWTAG Chair
The Pool Water Treatment
Advisory Group (PWTAG) has
appointed Janice Calvert to take ‘Fresh Ideas’ seminar
over from Howard Gosling as
Chair. Howard’s three years in Golden Coast is again joining Twickenham will host Golden Coast’s ‘Fresh Ideas’ seminar
office ended last month. Janice, a forces with the Government
specialist pool and spa water business support organisations
chemist, has been on the – Business Link and Train-To-
independent body for over 20 Gain – to present another ‘Fresh
years. She chaired the PWTAG Ideas’ business seminar.
committee responsible for The one-day free event will be
organising the recent pool and held at Twickenham Rugby
spa conference in London. She Ground on Tuesday 20 October.
has also been on the ‘authors’ Experts will offer advice on
group which produced the new getting the best out of a
edition of PWTAG’s book company, its marketing and its
Swimming Pool Water: treatment staff. Speakers will include a
and quality standards for pools representative from Royal Mail,
and spas. who will talk on Marketing
Janice Calvert said: “We want Effectiveness to coincide with
to capitalise on the success of our the launch of the organisation’s business with a company. Gain will be on hand to discuss,
new book and the conference.” new marketing initiative. Other industry experts will on a one-to-one basis, which
She is joined on PWTAG’s Motivational speaker Steve talk on topics including the Government business schemes
executive committee by Vice- Hasenmueller, President of future economic forecast would best be suited for each
Chair Mark Hichens, Treasurer Performance Training Group together with succeeding company.
Steve Carder, Ralph Riley (Chief and a member of the American during a downturn and Places are limited – contact
Executive of the Institute of Sport Society of Training and preparing for the upturn. Neil Garrett at Golden Coast.
& Recreation Management, co- Development, will return to give During the refreshment
opted to represent the interests a talk on persuasion and breaks and lunch, all the
GOLDEN COAST
of swimmers) and Secretary influence, looking at the speakers and representatives
telephonesolid 01271 378100
envelopeback neil.garrett@goldenc.com
Brian Guthrie. “triggers” to get people to do from Business Link and Train-To-
Half way stage for COUNCIL REPOSSESS
Olympic swim roof
Construction of the wave-shaped
New look headgear
SWIMMING POOL
roof of the London 2012 Aquatics
Centre has reached the halfway
makes an impact
A local authority is to repossess
a swimming pool which went
point. The lift of the 160m long into administration in its 75th
2,800 tonne roof started three A new look and new style reduce the effects of some of anniversary year.
months ago and is considered swimming headgear has the knocks and abrasions that Wirral council has agreed to
one of the most complex made an early summer happen during water play and commence repossession
engineering and construction impact. La Bumpa headgear sailing activities: yet it is proceedings following the
challenges of the Olympic Park is an award winning patented lightweight, fun to wear very closure of Byrne Avenue baths in
‘big build’. The roof frame, which headgear which provides comfortable. It is also salt and February. Parents who planned to
is being supported by just three youngsters with extra chlorine resistant it has a take their children to the Wirral
concrete piers, is on track to be confidence when around Velcro chin strap. pool for swimming lessons were
completed this summer. water and slippery surfaces. shocked by the sudden closure.
Constructed from a tough
LA BUMPA
It closed a day before the
flexible laminated Polyfin school holiday started and many
pc www.labumpa.co.uk
Five year agreement cushioning, La Bumpa helps had already paid £30 per child
Leisure East Devon Ltd has for six weekly lessons and an
signed a five-year agreement to extra £15 for lessons during the
deliver the National Plan for school holiday.
Teaching Swimming and the When parents arrived at the
Kellogg’s ASA Awards Scheme. leisure centre, they found a
LED is a Charitable Trust, set up notice on the door from the
in January 2006 to operate directors saying the centre had
sports facilities in East Devon. closed down.
There are three swimming pools The notice said there were
operated by the trust; Honiton “insufficient funds” to keep the
Swimming and Leisure, Exmouth baths operating.
Swimming and Leisure and After the closure, Wirral
Sidmouth Swimming Pool. The Council said it would do its best
buildings are all owned by East to accommodate children who
Devon Council. were booked in for lessons at
Europa Pools in Birkenhead or
the Oval in Bebington.
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