Lack of access to local swimming pools is the key factor in a disappointing decline of swimming participation since London 2012. The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) confirms, as of June 2015, there were 5,055 public swimming pools in England â that is 61 fewer pools than in 2013. âThe biggest challenge facing the whole leisure […]
Author: Ashleigh MacKenzie
Work has begun on the rebuild of Erdington Leisure Centre in Birmingham â the first of three centres across the city to be replaced by Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT). The ÂŁ8m development at Erdington will feature a 25m swimming pool, a teaching pool and is part of a ÂŁ40m investment to improve leisure and […]
Sport and Leisure Management (SLM) has taken over the running of Westminster City Councilâs eight sports and leisure centres. The company, which is known to consumers as Everyone Active, will manage Jubilee, Little Venice, Marshall Street, Paddington Recreation Ground, Porchester Centre, Queen Mother and Seymour Sports Centres. It will also take over the management of […]
A new community-driven campaign to breathe new life into Peckham Lido has been given a ÂŁ10,000 boost by Southwark Council. The Peckham Lido, to the north of Peckham Rye, fell into disrepair in the 1980s and was largely demolished, but the new campaign has captured the communityâs imagination with plans to build a 50m swimming […]
Serving up a delicious slice of swimming pool design, with a dollop of hot tub retail on the side, H2O have hit upon the perfect blend of ingredients within the water leisure industry. A trading arm of I.J Cannings & Son, H2O specialises in pools and spas and just about everything that falls in between. […]
This sleek subterranean pool with a moving floor is one of many custom-designed features built at a multi-million pound luxury London property modelled on the famous Maison de Verre in Paris. Jamie Smith, Managing Director at London Swimming Pool Company said: âWhile space is not an issue at the sumptuous property, a pool with a […]
The eyes of the world will be on Rio de Janeiro this month as it hosts the 2016 Olympic Games. More than 17,000 athletes and officials from 206 countries will compete from August 5 to 21 in the first Olympics Games to be held in South America. Second only to Track and Field in the […]
Season Spas of Nottinghamshire celebrated the opening of its newly refurbished showroom with a launch party. The event was attended by the local radio station Mansfield 103.2 FM, which broadcast live from the site and there was also a âWin a hot tub for the weekendâ prize draw for visitors, as well as pizza and […]
JAK Water Systems has added a high profile project to its growing portfolio of FlowTab II installations, after completing a triple installation at Centre Parcs Whinfell Forest site. Last summer the Lincolnshire-based company was approached to provide a chemical dosing system for the Subtropical Swimming Paradise at the Cumbrian holiday village. Jackie Casey of JAK […]
It may have been the warmest winter since records began, but pool companies should be prepared for a wet and windy summer season ahead if scientists are to be believed. AccuWeather reports bouts of rain will suppress heat in the UK and Ireland this summer, with the heaviest falls expected in Northern Ireland, western Scotland […]
