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NEWS IN BRIEF
Twopoolssetforpre
Olympicoverhaul
Two swimming pools could be set
for a major overhaul before the
start of the London Olympics.
As Britain toasted the triumphs
of Beijing medal-winners,
including swimmer Rebecca
Adlington, plans were unveiled to
bring Dovercourt, Frinton and
Walton swimming pools up to
gold standard in time for 2012.
Pierre Oxley, Tendring Council’s
leisure portfolio holder, said the
authority was hoping to get
Government funding to redevelop
Johnjoins
both facilities.
He also wants to see each of
the district’s play areas upgraded
theboard
within the next four years, as part
of a £1m investment.
John Batter, co-founder in 1991
of The Mosaic Company, has Rotherhampoolsset
beenelectedaschairmanofthe forallchange
general purposes committee Three of Rotherham’s four new
and to the main board of The leisure centres are set to open.
TileAssociation. With the opening of the new
John has served The Tile centres, seven existing swimming
Association for many years and pools and two sports centres will
is both proud and delighted to close before November this year.
be contributing to the success Swimming pools in Aston and
of the Association, which is the Dinnington will shut two weeks
only one serving the entire tile before the opening of the new
industryintheUK. Aston-cum Aughton centre. It will
From it’s Cambridgeshire have a five-lane 25-metre pool, a
base, The Mosaic Company teaching pool, a four-court sports
specialises in distributing high hall and a 25-station fitness suite
quality mosaic tiles sourced with a separate dance studio.
from leading manufacturers The next centre to open will
aroundtheworldandisheavily be the flagship Rotherham
committed to the UK Leisure Complex on Wednesday
swimming pool industry, 29 October.
havingexhibitedatSPATEXfor The £15m centre will have two
thepastfouryears. swimming pools – one of which
includes a “lazy river”, spa and 70-
metre waterslide – an indoor
climbing tower, a sports hall,
USTIGHTENUPON squash courts, a 90-station fitness
WORD“SHOCK”IN suite and a dance studio.
LABELING The opening of the new
The US Environmental Rotherham Leisure Complex will
Protection Agency has come after the closure of
changed its label guidelines Herringthorpe Leisure Centre,
fornon-registeredswimming Thrybergh Sports Centre and the
poolandspashockoxidisers. three pools at Mowbray Gardens,
Based on the EPA’s Oakwood and Wingfield on
previousdeterminationthat Sunday 5 October.
the word “shock” is a The final closures, apart from
pesticide claim, the Maltby which takes place next
guidelines state that pool year, will be on Friday 14
andspaoxidisersthatmake November, when the pools at
no biocidal claims (and are Wath and Swinton shut.
not registered) must use The new Wath-upon-Dearne
the terms “shock oxidiser” Leisure Centre will then open on
or “oxidising shock” to Wednesday 3 December.
qualify the function and The new leisure centre in
purpose of the product. Maltby is due to open next year.
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