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SLIDAWAY’S VICTORIAN SPLENDOUR
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
The Hertfordshire couple had and installing Slidaway
a decent budget left over for enclosures for almost 20 years
the enclosure. When Slidaway’s and has longstanding
Managing Director Peter relationships with all his
Littlefield arrived at their home customers. “I have never
to show the various designs changed the way we work and I
and colour finishes, the have no doubt that we give our
decision was taken that a 6.5m customers a better than
x 11.5m enclosure be erected. expected level of service.”
Three sections would telescope The Roules use their pool from
into one end to allow for open April to October and feel that
air swimming, one end would this alone is a strong argument
be fitted with concertina doors for installing a pool enclosure. “I
and the other with double have to swim everyday if
sliding doors. possible for health reasons,” said
“The Slidaway has been in Mrs Roule. “Once the water is up
place for over 3 years now and I to temperature the Slidaway and
Slidaway – able to blend in the new pool
enclosure perfectly with their clients house
can honestly say that I cannot the bubble cover effectively
fault the enclosure in any way,” maintain the level and it is
said Mrs Roule. “The site was comfortable to swim even on a
An enterprising family who built of the Slidaway enclosure is left in a clean condition and the chilly cloudy day.”
their own pool embarked on an similar to a Victorian team come back to give the
energetic search to find a pool conservatory so was seen as the building a bit of a wash and
SLIDAWAY
enclosure to complement their only pool enclosure that blended brush up each year.”
: www.slidaway.co.uk
Victorian residence. The design perfectly alongside the house. Peter has been manufacturing
STA mark recognised for £30 a month
TOP HOLIDAY COMPANY
With industry experts the STAmark programme and
suggesting that more than be accredited for complying
OFFERS FREE STA
2,000 private swim school with recognised industry
businesses are currently standards for as little as £30 a
operating in the UK, the month. Instead of a one-off
LESSONS FOR 2010
influential Swimming Teachers’ upfront payment, the STA will Haven Holidays, the biggest “Our lifeguards are all
Association has said it now be spreading the provider of swimming lessons trained to the highest
questions how many programme cost over 24 in the private sector, will be standard and there are five
companies are working to months, which will include the splashing out even more in levels of achievement to aim
industry guidelines and PAS81 document, the 2010 by making all of its STA for with certificates presented
standards – particularly as STAmark manual and self- swimming lessons free for at each stage. They range
there is no official national assessment tools, a half-day holidaymakers. from initial water confidence
register of swim schools in induction course at a central The company is also to swimming 50 metres.
place to govern this sector. location, on-going mentoring introducing free water- The Learn2Swim sessions
And in a bid to help swim and support and the first familiarisation sessions for are in addition to the wide
schools and raise industry external assessment. babies for the first time. range of fun water activities on
standards, the association has Roger Millward, the STA’s Every year Haven’s fully Haven’s parks such as messing
introduced an affordable Chief Executive says: “To qualified lifeguards give more around in mini paddle-boats or
support package for its quality successfully achieve STAmark than 40,000 swimming lessons surging along underwater with
accreditation programme. status, the STA recognises through the STA’s Learn 2 powered submersibles.
STAmark is the only that it takes time, Swim programme in the Some Haven holiday parks
accreditation programme that commitment and investment heated indoor pools at the also open their facilities to
is fully aligned with PAS81 BSi on the part of the swim company’s 35 holiday parks. local schoolchildren if there is
PAS 81:2008 – the school owner. However, we Haven has more than 400 a shortage of public pools in
Specification for the need to safeguard the future lifeguards and one in four of the area. For instance
Management and Operation of the private swim market them have been trained by the Haven’s Golden Sands
of Swimming Schools. by ensuring that swim STA to teach the Learn2Swim Holiday Park at Mablethorpe
From 1 January 2010, STA schools are adhering to programme. Marcus van der has provided swimming
will be offering swim schools recognised industry Gaag Haven’s Sports and lessons for more than 500
the opportunity to sign-up to standards. Whether it’s a Leisure Director, said: “Many local primary school children
large, medium or small swim of our guests say that being on because the nearest public
school, they all ultimately holiday is an ideal time to have pool is 15 miles away.
share the same underlying swimming lessons especially if
responsibilities – ensuring they are on the holiday park
HAVEN HOLIDAYS
the safe wellbeing of staff for a week or more and can fit
: www.haven.com
and customers. in three, four or more sessions.
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