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WATER THERAPY CONFERENCE MOVES TO VIRGINIA
The 9th annual World Aquatic Health Conference, the leading water therapy gathering is being held from 10-12 October, Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel. In 2011, there were a record number of registrations with over 400 attendees from 42 states and six countries, including the US, Austria, Australia, Canada, Israel, the Netherlands, and the UK. For more information visit
www.nspf.org
NEW DRÖM SHOWROOM Sauna and steam room specialists Dröm UK are opening a new luxury showroom in Byfleet, Surrey later this year. Dröm UK specialises in the design, supply and installation of a complete range of high quality, luxurious saunas, steam rooms, steam showers and wetrooms. The new showroom will be officially opened in November.
DAVID CAMERON OPENS NEW LIDO FACILITIES New facilities at The Lido in Chipping Norton received the official seal of approval from Prime Minister David Cameron when he visited the pool. The pool, which has re- opened for the 2012 season has refitted changing rooms which it hopes will enable and encourage even more swimmers to take full advantage of its heated waters. The project, was made possible by grants from Kellogg’s Swim Active, West Oxfordshire District Council, Chipping Norton Town Council and the Bartlett Taylor Charitable Trust.
Work is underway on the first luxury public day spa in Renfrewshire, installed by specialists Dalesauna. Renfrewshire Council has invested in the new facility as part of its multi- million pound Building Better Communities programme. The council aims to offer a health spa with the same high quality of facilities treatments traditionally in a private day spa for a fraction of the cost.
The spa will feature steam and aroma rooms, an Arabian Mud Treatment Room, salt inhalation room, heated foot spas and relaxing loungers, monsoon showers and ice features. “It’s important to take a holistic view of health, looking after the mind and body. A lot of people would like to visit a day spa, but simply can’t afford to,” says Joyce McKellar, Chief Executive of Renfrewshire Leisure, which operates the centre.
IndustryNews JUN 2012 SPN
5559 DALESAUNA TO DELIVER LUXURY COMMUNITY SPA
Dalesauna was involved in the groundbreaking facility at Inside Spa, Pendle, which opened in 2007, and was one of the first public sector leisure centres to embrace the new concepts of wellness to a private sector standard.
Located at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, the new spa is
due to open this autumn and represents the final phase of the £8.5m redevelopment of the leisure centre.
i FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
F DALESAUNA ( 01423 798630 :
www.dalesauna.co.uk
PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS WILL REMAIN OPEN
Public swimming pools will not fall under any pressure to close, even if the next stage of formal water restrictions is taken.
Areas currently affected by the Temporary Use Ban could move to an extended drought order, water companies have warned. This would apply further water restrictions above and beyond the so called ‘hosepipe ban’.
But a spokesman for industry representative Water UK told Swimming Pool News: “The water companies are planning long-term for any situation that comes their way. They have a series of triggers and when they reach one point, they bring in the next stage. I cannot however image that such
restrictions would impact on leisure outlets such as swimming pools. There has been a lot of confusion and speculation in this area but swimming pools will be able to stay open. The position on private pools may need reviewing if the next stage is taken.”
Thames Water could apply for an extended drought order within a month.
“We are preparing for the worst,” said Thames Water spokesman Natalie Slater. She added: “We imposed restrictions now in the hope more stringent conditions will be less likely.”
The British Swimming Pool Federation has worked hard to clear any confusion over the current ‘drought ban’. The federation succeeded in signing a joint agreement with the UK’s seven water companies which safeguards the industry over any confusion. The agreement states pool companies can now perform reconstruction and refurbishment on pools that need it to be done to prevent damage or fix an already damaged pool and then fill them up with a hosepipe.
Cosmetic renovation to change
the appearance of a pool is not considered a valid reason to do work on a client’s pool. Hot tubs are still out of scope; owners can top up or fill a hot tub with a hosepipe even if they are situated in an area affected by the Temporary Use Ban.
The BSPF had concerns that SPATA members might be at risk of encountering serious business issues or even risk losing their business with the current restrictions regarding swimming pools during the hosepipe ban and the confusion of separate rules from the water companies.
The original legislation said it was permitted to fill up a newly constructed swimming pool with a hosepipe and top-up an existing swimming pool with a hand held device such as a bucket. It was also allowed to fill and top-up swimming pools with a hosepipe if they are used during a course of medical treatment or a pool used for the welfare of animals or marine life. But some water companies said hot tubs were not allowed to be topped up with a hosepipe during the Temporary Use Ban which was incorrect.
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