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IN BRIEF
SCOTTISH OPEN AIR POOL RE-OPENS
One of Scotland’s only open air pools has re-opened after a renovation programme. The swimming pool at Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire also qualifies as one of the most northerly open air pools in the UK. A total of 30,000 people visited the pool last year which has been given a fresh lick of paint as it awaits its first visitors of the year at the end of the month. Friends of the Pool chairman Mike Robins said: “Both our website and leaflets worked really well for us last summer. The season was particularly successful despite the weather being less than perfect for much of the summer.”
ASTRALPOOL GOES BIG IN BOGOTA
AstralPool has built one of the world’s largest wet leisure centres. The Chairama wellness centre is located in Bogota, and has the largest hydrotherapy circuit in Columbia. Its 2000sq metre is divided in to four floors all devoted to health and well being. The spa’s central area comprises a swimming pool with cascades, swan-neck jets, hydro massage beds and jets.
Other facilities include a floatarium for the soothing, anti-stress effects of zero gravity and a hot-cold footbath. Surrounding it is the temperature area, with heat fixtures, a sauna, steam bath and Roman bath, as well as a cold grotto with an ice fountain.
TIGHTER HEALTH PROTECTION LAWS
The Department of Health and the Health Protection Agency has published guidance explaining changes to health protection legislation. Changes to legislation in England came into force in April. The revised measures are contained within the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (as
amended) and new regulations made under it. The changes will modernise the powers and duties of public authorities to prevent and control risks to health.
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BANNATYNE SELECT PLASTICA FOR POOL COVER ENERGY SAVINGS
Bannatyne’s Health club in Broadstairs selected Plastica Pools to manufacture and fit an outdoor pool cover to reduce energy usage and costs.
The 20m x 8m pool is Thanet’s only year-round heated outdoor pool. Plastica supplied a 5mm Supercover on a bespoke motorised slatted reel system, along with a wind wire system to ensure that the cover stays anchored down in harsh weather. The cover will enable the club to reduce its carbon footprint by reducing energy usage and also provide considerable cost savings on heating bills.
Mark Thornhill, National Estates, Bannatyne Fitness Ltd said: “We expect to see a fast payback on the cover and reel system. Their team has been very pleasant to deal with and were able to accelerate the installation date for us which was very helpful.”
The reel system is made with stainless steel to maximise strength and ease of maintenance. It uses ultra quiet motors with soft start
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Plastica’s cover on Bannatynes outdoor pool in Broadstairs
and stop electronics to prolong the life of the reel and cover.
Cale Sinfield, Plastica’s Customer Service and Marketing Manager, said: “Our product will meet the Club’s need for a strong heat retention cover. All the edges of the cover are hemmed, as standard, to prevent fraying and we weld the seams lengthways, rather than widthways, to ensure
CORNWALL HOLIDAY PARK INVESTS IN NEW POOL UPGRADE
The importance of offering quality swimming facilities at holiday parks was the background to the opening of a health and leisure complex at Praa Sands Holiday Park in Cornwall, designed and built by Pinelog. Pinelog and Haulfryn also have a history of successful collaboration on similar projects at other holiday parks.
Exploiting the fact it sits on an undulating site with open views, the new facility comprises 1,000 sq metres of space, over a single floor. The scheme is planned around two open spaces, an entertainment room/restaurant
facing south to take advantage of views over the sea, and a swimming pool with children’s pool and spa.
The main structural component is the timber glulam frame manufactured from renewable sources and formed into exposed columns and roof beams. On the west face, a V- shaped gabled entrance projects forward from the building line. Along the internal wall of the entertainment room is a large window that overlooks the 14m x 6m constant depth swimming pool, a children’s splash pool, spa pool, steam room and changing facilities.
The 14m x 6m swimming pool, children’s splash pool, spa pool, and gymnasium
The structural form gives the building considerable height in the main spaces enabling it to have significant presence for a single storey building. The building is so well designed and built that when the air tightness test was carried out, an air permeability rate of 3.35m3 was achieved – three times less than that required under Building Regulation Part L2A/B.
that they are not strained when it is reeled in and out.”
Bannatyne’s is the largest independently owned health club operator in the UK.
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F PLASTICA
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OPEN WATER SWIMMING LAUNCHED IN NORFOLK
Active Outdoor Sport Ltd has launched a new open water swim centre at Fritton Lake Country Park in Norfolk, providing swimmers with the opportunity to enjoy a relaxing swim or to train specifically in open water.
Swimmers have complete flexibility for how they use their time – choosing between three marked swim courses they can use their own session or follow a session plan provided by the centre’s qualified coaches. You can even break down your swimming time by resting on the beach by the side of the lake!
Founded in 2008, Active Outdoor Sport Ltd provides events and activities based around triathlon, open water swimming, cycling and trail running.
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