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15

Mar 2021

Last Updated: 15/03/2021
Politics
Politics

Call for 'greater transparency' over Knaresborough pool reopening

by Calvin Robinson

| 15 Mar, 2021
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Leisure centres in the Harrogate district will open on April 12, except for Knaresborough Pool, which remains closed until further notice. Harrogate and Knaresborough Liberal Democrats are pushing for clarity over when it will re-open.

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Harrogate and Knaresborough Liberal Democrats have called for “greater transparency” over the reopening of Knaresborough Pool.

Matt Walker, a local campaigner for the party, has written to Cllr Stan Lumley, cabinet member for leisure at Harrogate Borough Council, after the pool was not included on a list of openings on April 12.

A council newsletter has said Knaresborough pool will continue to remain closed until further notice.

It added engineers from the Spanish-based equipment manufacturer were unable to undertake urgent repair work because lockdown rules prevented them travelling.

Mr Walker said the council’s announcement “raised more questions than it answered” and that Knaresborough Pool needed to reopen as soon as possible.

He added that the facility had been closed "multiple times" for maintenance and had now been shut for more than a year.




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Mr Walker said:

“The council appears to have taken its eye off the ball, yet again. Residents deserve answers.
“Many other organisations have continued to carry out essential maintenance work during the lockdowns. It would appear that this is nothing more than poor planning from Harrogate Borough Council, but questions certainly need to be answered.
“Knaresborough pool is a real community asset. It is important for the health and wellbeing of thousands of local residents, so residents shouldn’t have to wait many additional months to see it return.”


The council's other leisure centres — The Hydro in Harrogate, Nidderdale Pool and Leisure Centre and Ripon Leisure Centre — will open on April 12.

Knaresborough Pool is due to be demolished and replaced by a new leisure facility on the same location.

The council has been approached for comment.