Swimming Pool Scene NEWS
Major Works At Portishead Lido
…news in brief…
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ABOVE: The refurbishment of Portishead Open Air Pool is being led by CP Pools and DG Pools & Leisure.
Major refurbishment is well underway at Portishead Open Air Pool in Bristol. The extensive project will see over £250,000 ploughed into restoring and revamping the swimming pool and plantroom, including new pipework, a new liner, a new cover, and new pool surrounds.
Built in 1962, the pool is run by the
Portishead Open Air Pool Community Trust, who prevented its closure by the local council eight years ago.
The refurbishment is being led by CP Pools
and DG Pools & Leisure. SCP will be lining the pool with the Profl ex system and the main suppliers of the equipment are Certikin and Pollet Pool Group.
Carl Porter of CP Pools comments: “Initially the brief was only to remove the existing leaking scum channel and convert to a skimmer pool, however, during site surveys and after discussions with the Trust it was obvious that the pool required a complete refurbishment. “The internal lining is now underway and
the fi nal phase of the plant room upgrade is in progress. The idea is that the refurbishment will prolong the use the pool for at least the next 30 years.”
The pool is due to reopen as normal for the summer season in 2017. A scheduled reopening on April 13 has been planned, to tie in with the Easter school holiday.
Peeing In Pool Hits Headlines FREE SWIMMING
Plans have been put forward to extend a free swimming scheme in Sandwell in the West Midlands, for residents aged 60 and over and children aged under 16. Free swimming was launched in Sandwell in June 2013 and since then almost 30,000 people have become members of the scheme.
WORK BEGINS Work has begun on a new public pool at
Mayfi eld School in Goodmayes in North London. The leisure facility will include a six lane 25m pool with spectator seating, a multipurpose studio and a gym equipped with 40 pieces of apparatus.
MAJOR REPAIRS NEEDED Civic chiefs have warned that one of
Southampton’s main leisure facilities needs major repairs and could be closed for up to six months. The pool at Bitterne Leisure Centre has shut following an inspection which revealed the state of the roof was worse than fi rst thought.
ABOVE: The amount of urine in the world’s swimming pools made the headlines. Pic: NSPF.
Swimming came under the glare of the world’s media last month following a report about the alarming amount of urine found in pool water.
Researchers from Alberta University had measured concentrations of an artifi cial sweetener in 31 pools in two Canadian cities. As it is all excreted and is stable, they were able to say that all the pools had been peed in. One swimming pool, which was about a third the size of an Olympic-sized pool, had an astonishing 75 litres – 132 pints – of urine, while a smaller pool had 30 litres. Following the report, the global pool industry was quick to reassure swimmers.
“The publicity around the subject refl ects both how important healthy swimming is for the public, and how sketchy public understanding is of pool science,” said a spokesperson for the Pool Water Treatment Advisor Group (PWTAG).
“Urine itself presents no health risk. Pools should be adding 30 litres of fresh water for every bather and that would have disposed of the sweetener.”
In a statement, the National Swimming
Pool Federation (NSPF) in the USA added: “Just because one report suggests we should fear urine in the pool, people of all ages should continue to enjoy the wonder of water.”
NEAR FATAL A toddler was left fi ghting for life after
he was dragged unconscious from a pool at a hotel. The four-year-old is now in a serious condition after he was found fl oating in the indoor pool of the Marriott Hotel near Heathrow Airport by a family member.
UNDER THREAT
Protesters gathered to oppose the potential closure of a vital swimming pool in Bristol used by hundreds of families. The 82-year-old Jubilee Swimming Pool, in Knowle, is threatened with closure as the council plans to cut its funding in a bid to plug a £100million budget shortfall.
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