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Winners And Losers At Welsh Pool
…news in brief…
NECK FLOAT RISK Baby neck fl oats are being dubbed death
traps by paediatricians and swimming safety experts. The infl atable rings fi t over the baby’s head, but could lead to drowning incident and inducing stress to the child according to the STA (Swimming Teacher Association).
ABOVE: A new swimming scheme at Llandudno Swimming Centre means that the public will not be able to use the pool at the same time.
A new school swimming initiative has been slammed by adults who have been banned from using the facilities at the same time. Conwy County Borough Councils leisure service school has introduced the initiative, aiming to ensure that every child leaving primary school by 2020 can swim. However, the pilot scheme at Llandudno Swimming Centre means that members of the public will not be able to use the pool at the same time. Llandudno Pool is closed to the public every morning until the end of May to enable the
swimming lesson programme to be expanded. Osian Williams, Conwy Council’s principal PE and sport offi cer, said: “This pilot scheme will result in signifi cantly larger swimming class sizes and as a consequence, the swimming centre timetable will need to be amended. “The increase in class sizes also adds to the safeguarding responsibilities and as such the centre will be unable to operate the school lesson programme alongside general public access.”
Broomhill Set For Makeover
Ipswich-based Broomhill Lido is hoping for a lifeline after applying for planning permission for a multi-million-pound makeover. Broomhill opened in 1938 but has been closed since 2002. Recent reports show the £5.3m project would include the installation of heaters for the water and the restoration of diving boards.
Architect Alan Wilkinson said the revamped Grade II listed site would also include a fi tness centre and he hoped to have a decision on the plans by December, with the aim to reopen the pool in 2020. Mr Wilkinson said: “The construction of a new-build health and wellbeing centre is necessary to generate the all-year-round income that will support and make the whole lido viable.
“Our intention is to heat the pool to take the chill off so you won’t have that cold shock when you jump in,” he said. The 80-year-old site was originally heated but during World War Two the boilers were removed for the war effort, and never replaced. The Lido subsequently closed its
doors 15 years ago, and in 2003 Ipswich Borough Council announced the pool would not reopen. However, a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £180,000 has paid for specialist testing, surveys and design development for the restoration of the pool, and a second stage application has been submitted. Mr Wilkinson said he hoped a decision on the funding, as well as the plans, would be made by December so that tendering for contractors could start early next year.
BEER LOVERS POOL Lager lovers now have the option to enjoy
a dip in an Austrian beer-pool. The waters at the seven 13-foot pools at the Schloss Starkenberger brewery in Tarrentz is enriched with 300 litres of beer, believed to help with skin conditions and blood circulation.
DROWNING TRAGEDY A four-year-old boy who drowned at a
swimming pool in Bideford, Devon has been named as Alexander Miller, known as George, from Weymouth who was part of an organised trip.
READING CLOSURE The Academy Sports Leisure Centre in
Reading will close on the grounds of essential maintenance works at the beginning of October. This follows last year’s shut down of nearby Arthur Hill Pool.
MAYOR AWARE The mayor of Ware in Hertfordshire has
called for residents to send a message about how much the town values threatened Fanshawe Pool. Councillor Alexander Curtis is urging people to respond to East Herts District Council’s leisure consultation before it ends, in a bid to keep Fanshawe Pool and Gym open.
PEEL SEAL Isle of Man-based Western Swimming Pool
ABOVE: The Lido’s boilers were removed for the war effort, and never replaced.
has launched a Peel Seal card scheme to encourage children on the island to swim. The cards will allow youngsters to swim for free during any public session at the pool if accompanied by an over-16.
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