NEWS IN BRIEF
POOL CAMPAIGNERS CLOSE IN ON TARGET
Plans to build another swimming pool in Mid Devon are well under way after a housing developer pledged £40,000 towards the project. With the pledge, the Cullompton Swimming Pool campaign will have raised £98,000 towards the project to build the 25m indoor facility at the town’s Padbook Park Hotel. Dave Haslett, Chairman of the Cullompton
Swimming Pool Campaign, said: “We need to raise £150,000 locally to demonstrate the need and demand for the pool and to prove we are capable of raising funds locally. Once we reach that £150,000 we can apply for national funding in the form of grants from Sport England, the Big Lottery Fund, and so on.“ Proposals for the pool have been modelled on community swimming pool schemes elsewhere in the country, with a revenue generating hydrotherapy pool planned as part of the project.
CASH-STRAPPED COUNCIL LOOKS AT PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY Walsall Council is looking at creating more modern leisure facilities in the town centre as part of a partnership with a private car park operator.
Bosses have been looking at an unconfirmed site for the possible complex which could see swimming and leisure provided at the base and car parking above. Initial discussions have taken place and come after the cash-strapped council had looked at the potential for a £1m revamp of the town’s outdated Gala Baths.
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Seaham Hall’s Serenity Spa Named One Of The
FT Leisure Secure Contracts In Manchester
The new Hough End Leisure Centre in Manchester which is to replace the old Withington and Chorlton facilities will include swimming pools, a gym, squash courts, a sauna and a steam room, a community room and a dance studio. FT Leisure has been appointed for this and the Manchester City Council swimming pool at Beswick Community Hub. F T Leisure also worked with Manchester City Council at Wythenshawe Forum and the Manchester Aquatics Centre. At Hough End, there will be a 25-metre 6-lane main pool and a separate learner pool each with a dedicated water treatment and filtration system based on the traditional medium rate sand filtration with disinfection, pH correction and sterilisation in the form of UV.
FT Leisure is working with the main contractor - Laing O’Rourke – on both Hough End Leisure Centre and Beswick Leisure Centre, part of the Sportcity development included in a massive regeneration programme for this area of Manchester.
F T Leisure 0161 494 5785
www.ftleisure.co.uk
Childrens Hospice Hydrotherapy Pool Gets Grand Opening
A fantastic new stainless steel hydrotherapy pool was opened recently at Ty Hafan Childrens Hospice by Welsh rugby ace, Leigh Halfpenny. Ty Hafan was established in 1999 and since then has helped over
550 families, who live with the reality that their children with life limiting conditions may not reach the age of 18.
Barry
McCabe, the
Managing Director of Oyster Pools who installed
Leigh Halfpenny (left) with Barry McCabe of Oyster Pools & Leisure Ltd in front of the stainless steel hydrotherapy pool
the pool commented that: “It has been a delight to see the faces of the children in the pool today after all the hard work and thought that went into the project, I would
like to acknowledge the help of Simon Jones of AstralPool for his technical knowhow. The pool is made of stainless steel which is durable and ideal for hydrotherapy.”
Leigh, a goodwill ambassador for the hospice commented: “I just want to say a huge well done to everyone who has made this new pool happen. For the families and the children it is fantastic. I know from speaking to the staff here how much the kids love it !”
Oyster Pools & Leisure Ltd 01291 690 614
www.oysterpools.co.uk
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Best In The World The spa at a prestigious North East hotel has been voted one of the best in the world. The award-winning Serenity Spa at five star Seaham Hall, County Durham, was the only spa in the region to be included in the Top Santé 100 best spas list – placing it alongside world famous venues such as Babington House in Somerset and the renowned The Ashram in California. The Serenity Spa, which has an eastern influence and extends over three floors, boasts a range of facilities including a crystal light sanarium, a black granite steam room and a 20 metre massage pool. In its listing within Top Santé’s Country Escape category, particular mention is also made of its garden view therapy rooms, where therapists provide face and body treatments using either Elemis or Darphin products. “We are delighted, although not entirely surprised, to be included in this list,” said Seaham Hall’s General Manager Ross Grieve. “From the outdoor hot tubs, overlooking our 37 acre grounds, to the immense thought and attention to detail that has gone into every aspect of Serenity Spa, it really is a very special place. I defy anyone not to leave feeling totally soothed and refreshed.”
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