The Kintyre Forum

The opening hours of Aqualibrium seem to be getting shorter and shorter and I'm curious if anyone knows why? Not been for a while, but now apparently closes at 8pm on week nights which means I (and many others I'm sure) will struggle to manage to go after work. Normally you expect summer time-tables to offer extended opening hours, not reduced. And the costs seem ridiculous!

The cost is getting ridiculous! The Aqualibrium is a Council run facility and with the the government's recent concerns about health and obesity you would assume that the prices in leisure facilites would reduce?

Why do people always want to moan on this forum about Aqualibrium?
In Campbeltown we have by far the best swimming pool in Argyll & Bute and I am sure we would be the envy of many a town throughout Scotland. I believe they are operating summer opening hours for 6 weeks, closing at 8pm weekdays and opening every morning at 7am throughout this period. Hardly getting 'shorter and shorter'.
As for their 'costs being ridiculous' I think you'll find they are on a par with other similar facilities throughout the country, in fact I am sure a swim in Oban will cost you more!
With the World Swimming Championships taking place in Rome let's hope this inspires many more people to get active and make use of such a superb facility here in our home town!

I think the Aqualibrium is a great facility and its a definite asset to the town. If you read my post correctly you would see my comment about the prices was aimed at leisure facilities throughout the country, not just here!!!!

swim wrote:In Campbeltown we have by far the best swimming pool in Argyll & Bute

Can I ask why you think we have the best swimming pool in Argyll & Bute?
All we have is a 25m Swimming pool that cost us £7.5million

swim wrote:Why do people always want to moan on this forum about Aqualibrium?

Probably for the same reason you come on to brag about it. It is a public forum and members are entitled to have their say about a local facility. Good or bad! Having an opinion is not moaning.

History wrote:

swim wrote:Why do people always want to moan on this forum about Aqualibrium?

Probably for the same reason you come on to brag about it. It is a public forum and members are entitled to have their say about a local facility. Good or bad! Having an opinion is not moaning.

Here, here. And to be honest the forum isn't any where near as bad as the gossip and stories that go round anyway. Issue is posts can often be mis-read when in fact a question was just being asked.

The opening hours were posted on here a few weeks ago and I did wonder why the facility was closing 1 hour earlier. I asked when I was in and told the Aqualibrium is opening earlier and closing earlier as there was only 1 or 2 people using it late on whereas more were using it earlier. Seemed a sensible answer but perhaps this could be clarified? (as my memory is failing!)

Swim - out of interest, does the pool closing at 8pm suit the Swimming Club? (do you not normally meet 7pm - 9pm?)

Kintyre Forum News:
There is no swimming club training throughout July (holiday), the club starts back this Monday evening at 7pm.
New Members most welcome! We do normally meet from 7pm to 9pm, but for the next two weeks we meet from 7pm to 8pm due to summer opening hours and our numbers will also be lower with the holidays.

swim wrote:Kintyre Forum News:
There is no swimming club training throughout July (holiday), the club starts back this Monday evening at 7pm.
New Members most welcome! We do normally meet from 7pm to 9pm, but for the next two weeks we meet from 7pm to 8pm due to summer opening hours and our numbers will also be lower with the holidays.

Thanks swim, perhaps another reason why they made the decision to shut the pool earlier which again seems logical. Cheers