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Hathersage Pool 75th Anniversary Evening Swim – Sunday 24 July
Dear Pool user
In response popular demand,and as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations, an evening swim has been organised at Hathersage Swimming Pool on Sunday 24 July from 7-9 pm. Entrance will be £5 per head and hot sandwiches will be available to buy from the Pool Cafe.
Please support this venture. If it is successful further evening swims will be held later in the season, probably on Fridays.
Best wishes
Hathersage Parish Council Recreation Committee.
Annual General Meeting
Friends of Hathersage Pool’s annual general meeting will take place at 7:30pm, Wednesday 25th May at Hathersage Memorial Hall. All are welcome!
Update: Download minutes of this meeting
Mr Pugh Report Hathersage Pool Dec 2010
Download Pool Consultant’s Report
Mr Pugh Report Hathersage Pool Dec 2010
Happy New Year to all Friends of Hathersage Pool
Dear Friends of Hathersage Pool,
We hope you have had an enjoyable and peaceful Christmas and wish you all the best for the New Year.
In the past year the Friends group has been formally constituted and worked for the benefit, support and enhancement of Hathersage Pool. Many people have contributed to this work which includes;
- Distribution of publicity throughout the local and wider area; saving money and allowing accurate targeting.
- Providing and maintaining poolside planting.
- Providing specialist umbrellas at the request of lifeguards.
- Managing the entry at Swimming Club, raising significant income.
- Providing the Recreation committee with a merchandising plan.
- Representing the views of Friends and other users to the Recreation Committee, who manage the pool. This has resulted in, for instance, improvements to entry and payment arrangements.
- Creation and updating of a Friends website.
- Organising public meeting and encouraging participation.
- Commissioning and making public a pool consultant’s report.
Hathersage Parish Council have resolved to keep the pool closed until 28 May in order to install a new liner and pool covers. This is explained in detail in a statement sent to all local households. We have not been sent an electronic copy, but I am sure the Parish Clerk can supply you details if you haven’t been sent a copy; hathersageparish@btinternet.com or 01433-659959.
We believe that it is vitally important that Hathersage Pool has an active users group, and the Friends of the Pool is here to fulfill that role for the first time. It aims to be an open and democratic organisation. As part of this, the Annual General Meeting (details to follow) will take place in March and allows all members to take part, make proposals and stand for election to the Executive Committee. There is also a depth and breadth of skills within the Friends group that can be used for the benefit of the pool and the management of the pool by the Recreation committee.
We thank you for all the contributions you have made over the last year and wish you the very best for 2011.
Executive Committee of Friends of Hathersage Pool
Statement by Hathersage Parish Council
Following recent rumours that there was a possibility that Hathersage Swimming Pool was facing closure, the Parish Council would like to make it clear that it is not planning to close the pool, has never discussed doing so and is fully committed to keeping the pool open.
It has been aware, for a number of years, of the water leakage problem from the scum channel surrounding the pool. When first noted the main area of leakage was from the outlets and deep end length of scum channel.
When the pool filtration system was replaced in 2002/3 it was decided to incorporate two skimmers situated at scum channel level at the deep end. These are more cost effective and efficient as the water is now contained within the filtration system and not lost to waste, reducing the amount of cold water top up to the pool.
However it was noticed in 2005/6 that the grout line directly below the scum channel (changing room side towards the deep end) was cracking and there was some movement. This also coincided with increased water seepage into the boiler room and plant room.
Although temporary repairs to the scum channel have been carried out, it became obvious that we were fighting a losing battle. It was decided to authorise an investigation of the scum channel down to below the top of the original pool tank.
This confirmed that, when the scum channel was added to the top of the pool in 1970 approx, the quality of work was not up to today’s standards and that there had been seepage from this area for quite a considerable time (evidenced by calcification down the outside of pool tank).
Engineers and structural surveyors Nashmead were instructed to draw up specifications for a structural repair. This has been done and submitted to the Council. However, before spending a substantial amount of money following their recommendations for a straight forward repair, the Council is investigating alternative options through independent experts.
A swimming pool consultant has been approached to make sure we achieve the best possible outcome for the long term future of the pool.
Following his initial report it became clear that there are alternatives to a straight forward repair which would bring the pool into line with modern hygiene and energy standards, all of which could possibly be achieved for a similar cost to simply repairing the causes of the leak.
Advice from another consultant is currently being sought.
When all advice has been received the Council will consider all options and decide what it believes to be the best option based on
• The cost
• The likely permanence of the repair
• The long term sustainability of the pool.
Once this process had been completed it is the Council’s intention to hold a public meeting to explain the situation and hear the views of village residents and pool users.