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World Leisure Completes School Pool


Leyland-based World Leisure has completed a hydrotherapy pool and sensory play area for Palmerston School in Liverpool. The new facilities were installed under contract to Kier Construction as part of the school’s relocation into a brand new £7m building in the city’s Aigburth area.


Palmerston provides high quality education for pupils aged 11-19 who have severe or profound learning difficulties. The hydrotherapy pool will be used for exercise and stimulation for pupils in a specialised facility, where the water and surrounding air temperatures are significantly warmer than in a regular swimming pool.


World Leisure managing director Simon Smith says: “The main benefit of hydrotherapy over other physiotherapy is that the warm water, high air temperature and relief of bodyweight combine to alleviate pain relief. For a lot of disabled people, who can frequently live with pain all the time, their first session in a hydrotherapy pool can be their first experience of being pain free.


“With callipers, pain and gravity effectively taken away, users can move in ways that they cannot on land. Exercise becomes easier and new movements discovered, which can be transferred into everyday life.”


At Palmerston, World Leisure installed a fully welded stainless- steel level deck hydrotherapy pool, with a soft splash play area to the


ABOVE: The hydrotherapy pool will be used for exercise and stimulation.


side of the pool incorporating Aquaspritz and Aquapip interactive play equipment from Empex Watertoys.


Head teacher Alison Wheeler said: “We believe all our pupils can achieve if they are provided with a learning environment that meets their needs, and the new hydrotherapy and sensory play areas will very much contribute to this.


“For our pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties, the environment serves to satisfy their physical, medical and sensory needs. This relief enables pupils to communicate and engage with activities on a variety of levels and in a variety of ways. “It also helps with social interaction, allowing pupils to become involved in group activities in which they might otherwise be unable to participate.”


Birmingham Pool On Track


Places for People marked the official opening of Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre in November following an 18-month construction period.


Former Olympian Colin Jackson was joined by the Leader of Birmingham City Council, Ian Ward, and Pellikaan Construction and Roberts Limbrick Architects to officially cut the ribbon on the site which has been open to the public since June.


Featuring a six-lane swimming pool, Places for People Leisure CEO, Sandra Dodd said: “We are delighted to officially open Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre which was built on time and on budget in partnership with Birmingham City Council. As a social enterprise, our focus is on improving opportunities for all members of the local community to enjoy a happier and more active lifestyle. Ian Ward added: “This new modern pool has been designed with the local community in mind and has facilities that meet local needs as well has having equipment directly from the London 2012 Olympics - very relevant in a year when Birmingham is bidding to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022.”


Places for People Leisure will be operating and managing the centre on behalf of the Council for the next 15 years.


ABOVE: Ian Ward, Sandra Dodd and Colin Jackson marked the official opening of Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre in November.


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