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Jul 2021
Frustration grows over diving board closures at Harrogate's Hydro
The parent of a diver who uses The Hydro has expressed frustration that two diving boards have been out of action for over six months, forcing members of a local club to travel to West Yorkshire to train.
Olympic divers such as Jack Laugher trained at the Harrogate Borough Council-owned pool but aspiring athletes have been unable to use the boards since November last year.
The pool, which caters for high board and springboard divers, reopened on April 12 but diving remains affected after the council found cracks in the concrete that supports the boards during a routine inspection.
Neil Blackburn told the Stray Ferret that his 11-year-old daughter is part of the Dive Harrogate club that trained twice a week at the pool pre-covid restrictions.
He said divers have been forced to train in Shipley, near Bradford, and believes there is "little appetite" to get the Hydro diving boards fixed. He estimates the cost of repairs could be a quarter of a million pounds.
Mr Blackburn said:
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