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SPN OCT 2010 IndustryNews
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MINNIE DRIVER PITCHES IN TO SAVE HISTORIC LIDO
40-year-old Good Will Hunting star said: “We are on a mission to save the last Lido in Wales! It’s in Bryn Amman and it is fantastic.” She later suggested ideas to fundraise for the lido, including holding a charity screening of the film and taking part in a charity gig. The council said it made the decision to close the pool because of “health and safety”. It said bringing the outdoor pool up to scratch for the film would have cost more than £100,000.
Hollywood star Minnie Driver has weighed in on a debate over the future of one of Wales’ last open-air swimming pools.
The actress launched a campaign via Twitter to save the 80-year-old Brynaman Lido in Carmarthenshire. The working lido was to be used
for the film Hunky Dory, a musical about a set of teenagers and their teacher who try to put on an end-of- year show.
But the plans were scotched when Carmarthenshire County Council decided not to fund the pool’s scheduled opening this summer. Writing on her Twitter page the
HERITAGE LAUNCHES TEUCO HYDROSPA
Award-winning company Heritage Pools, is the new UK distributor for Teuco Hydrospa pools. Teuco has been manufacturing well-being products for over 30 years and has a reputation for design, style and high quality. The range encompasses indoor and outdoor spas that are both above and below ground using sophisticated technology to include features such as Hydrosilence, the world’s only silent whirlpool. Other features include aromatherapy, sound systems to complement the sound of water, built in fridges, underwater and perimeter lights and integrated automatic disinfection to name just a few. Brian Andrews, Managing Director of Heritage Pools, said, “We have been actively looking for a high quality stand-alone spa partner for some time and are delighted to be working with Teuco. Their build quality, experience, designs and dedication to their products ensure that they are of the very highest quality, are low maintenance and offer superb value for money.”
Hunky Dory location manager Chris Hill claimed the lido was “central” to the film’s opening scene. He said: “I cannot believe the council have decided not to take the opportunity to have a major picture set in such an amazing place. “The film was practically written around the Brynaman Lido, and it was central to the opening scene. That’s how much we wanted to film there. It’s so unique.
“The council missed a golden opportunity – they really shot themselves in the foot.”
It is believed to be one of the last open-air pools in Wales.
THREE AUTUMN SEMINARS FOR DEALING WITH ‘CRYPTO’
Three new seminar dates have been announced for procedures in dealing with cryptosporidium outbreaks in swimming pools. The seminars have been organised by the Institute of Sports and Recreation Management. The dates and venues are:
• Monday 4 October 2010 - Stirling Highland Hotel, Stirling
• Wednesday 3 November 2010 - Cardiff Angel, Cardiff
• Tuesday 9 November 2010 - Torquay Imperial Hotel, Torquay
The speaker programme is led by Ralph Riley with other key speakers from the PWTAG including Dr Rachel Chalmers, Head, UK Cryptosporidium Reference Unit, Public Health Wales; Janice Calvert, MSc C.Chem, MRSC, MCIWEM, A Inst SRM, Director, Oakland Calvert Consultants/Latis Scientific Ltd and Dr Gordon Nichols, Consultant Epidemiologist, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections.
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£60,000 RENOVATION OF WIMBLEDON POOL
The London Swimming Pool Company has completed a £60,000 transformation of a pool in Wimbledon which was achieved in eight weeks. The pool was in a neglected state when the renovation project began. The sequence of the project work started with filling in the step side and opening up the Roman end to reshape this 9 x 4.5 metre pool, which was initially built in the 1970s. The pool shell was re-rendered and re-tiled and the coping stones were replaced and child friendly rounded corner stones were added. Skimmers and stainless steel fittings were replaced and LED lights were fitted. The plant room was completely refurbished and most of the plant was replaced including an electrical panel by Electair, a Laars gas boiler, new filters and pumps and some new pipe work was laid. To finish off a new safety cover from Paragon pools was installed and the company also carried out all the paving of the terrace area.
Before and after – the £60,000 renovation of a pool built in the 1970s took eight weeks.
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