Swimming Pool - closed!!

[daftdog]

Sorry to hear about the problems the pool is having. Hope all the problems are sorted out soon and everything gets back to normal.

The pool here in Greenock has been a godsend during the school holidays as the boys have been going at least 4 days a week, giving me a minimum of 3 hours peace and quiet a day

[Malky]

Another bone of contention (for me anyway) is the '2 kids per adult' rule. This is a real pain for larger families or when we've got kids stopping with us. The pool at Lochgilphead doesn't have this restriction so why does Aqualibrium?

Did you ask them why?

Malky

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This is the third time it has been closed since the summer holidays began. The first time the raise floor was broken, the second was a technical fault and there was no heating, now this.

Has anyone noticed but they still cannot raise the floor, it's not fixed yet. They haven't had the usual children/babies sessions on a sunday since the summer started. Also all the swimming lessons were cancelled for level 4 and below because the floor didn't work. They had to cancel them in the first week of the lessons.

Hardly a good service

[Pans Lass]

This is the third time it has been closed since the summer holidays began. The first time the raise floor was broken, the second was a technical fault and there was no heating, now this.

Has anyone noticed but they still cannot raise the floor, it's not fixed yet. They haven't had the usual children/babies sessions on a sunday since the summer started. Also all the swimming lessons were cancelled for level 4 and below because the floor didn't work. They had to cancel them in the first week of the lessons.

Hardly a good service

Especially when you have paid a monthly or yearly subscription to the pool.

[Annie]

I think that the folks that have paid their dues should be given a pro rated refund or, at the least, per diem credit for the days the pool was shut. It is only fair to those who subscribe.

[Beachcomber]

Another bone of contention (for me anyway) is the '2 kids per adult' rule. This is a real pain for larger families or when we've got kids stopping with us. The pool at Lochgilphead doesn't have this restriction so why does Aqualibrium?

Did you ask them why?

That's the rule and that's that, apparently.

[SmithD]

Another bone of contention (for me anyway) is the '2 kids per adult' rule. This is a real pain for larger families or when we've got kids stopping with us. The pool at Lochgilphead doesn't have this restriction so why does Aqualibrium?

Did you ask them why?

That's the rule and that's that, apparently.

Never realised about that rule. but I know if they are under 8 then you can only have one child! Caused me a problem for a while.

I think I've been told that Lochgilphead is different with it's rules as it isn't council run. As they have a policy in town about the floating aids for babies, they don't allow them down here but in Lochgilphead it isn't a problem.!

[Beachcomber]

I think I've been told that Lochgilphead is different with it's rules as it isn't council run. As they have a policy in town about the floating aids for babies, they don't allow them down here but in Lochgilphead it isn't a problem.!

Yes, they've stopped letting the kids have float aids only recently. When my wife asked about it she was told it's because some kids have been biting them.

I thought the Lochgilphead pool was also council operated? I'm told council employees all receive a discount when they use it.

[SmithD]

I think I've been told that Lochgilphead is different with it's rules as it isn't council run. As they have a policy in town about the floating aids for babies, they don't allow them down here but in Lochgilphead it isn't a problem.!

Yes, they've stopped letting the kids have float aids only recently. When my wife asked about it she was told it's because some kids have been biting them.

I thought the Lochgilphead pool was also council operated? I believe council employees all receive a discount when they use it.

Not sure then! But if council employees are getting discounts, why not the same down here!!

[Beachcomber]

Not sure then! But if council employees are getting discounts, why not the same down here!!

Good question.

Lochgilphead is in Mid Argyll and also the site of the county council HQ so maybe that's got something to do with it (he suggested cynically ).

[LO]

I think I've been told that Lochgilphead is different with it's rules as it isn't council run. As they have a policy in town about the floating aids for babies, they don't allow them down here but in Lochgilphead it isn't a problem.!

Yes, they've stopped letting the kids have float aids only recently. When my wife asked about it she was told it's because some kids have been biting them.

I thought the Lochgilphead pool was also council operated? I'm told council employees all receive a discount when they use it.

Unless the situation has changed in very recent times, this pool has never been owned or run by the Council, although they may contribute to its operating costs. The pool was a community-based initiative which came about after the Council at the time refused to bow to public pressure and build what was a much needed facility for the area. The Council contribution may be linked to the savings they made when they closed the little pool in Ardrishaig, which was really only suitable for toddlers and first couple of years of primary school.

If the Council has an arrangement with the pool, this will probably be a trade off against their annual contribution but shouldn't give them undue influence over how the pool is run.

I suspect that the rules governing the Campbeltown pool are because ABC subscribes to an insurance service for UK local authorities which has fairly draconian Risk Assessment requirements and has a one-size fits all approach whether the Council is a large Metropolitan authority or a rural one such as ABC. Thus there is no room for negotiation - it is very much all or nothing. On the other hand, if the Mid Argyll pool is paddling its own canoe (sorry!) it can probably find a policy that is better tailored to its needs.

[Beachcomber]

Unless the situation has changed in very recent times, this pool has never been owned or run by the Council, although they may contribute to its operating costs.

Yes they do. The last set of statutory accounts for Mid Argyll Community Enterprise Ltd (2006) show that the council funded them directly to the tune of £41,200, being a little short of a third of their total trading income.

I suspect that the rules governing the Campbeltown pool are because ABC subscribes to an insurance service for UK local authorities which has fairly draconian Risk Assessment requirements and has a one-size fits all approach.

I expect you're probably right. Presumably the council directly own and operate the Aqualibrium.

[SmithD]

Pool was open today.

[Beachcomber]

Pool was open today.

Yay! Howpfully it'll be open tomorrow as well - the kids want to go swimming.

[Friend of Dorothy]

To ensure that you get the use of this facility without losing out, why not switch to an old fashioned swim card instead of a membership that is passing daily while the pool remains flat calm. My concern, as someone who works all day, is that there are very few fully functional public sessions in the evening. When the building opened last year I was assured that public sessions would be given top priority. This does not appear to be the case. It also appears that the members only session has now disappeared.