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Jul 2021
Harrogate council set to build new diving platform at Hydro
Harrogate Borough Council is to buy a new diving platform at the Hydro in Harrogate to replace the damaged one that has kept divers out of the pool for eight months.
Harrogate District Diving Club, which has developed many elite divers including Ripon Olympic champion Jack Laugher, is based at the Hydro.
Its members have had to travel to West Yorkshire since cracks in the concrete platforms at the Hydro were discovered in November.
The situation finally looks like being resolved after the council issued a statement today saying a report had revealed the current platform should be replaced due to its age and the amount of work required to fix it.
The Stray Ferret asked the council how much it expected to spend on the replacement. A council spokesperson said it would not know until the tender for the work was agreed.
The council will now prepare a new report seeking approval to go out to tender and appoint a contractor to carry out the works.
Read more:
- The Harrogate diving boards that helped Olympic champ Jack Laugher remain closed
- Frustration grows over diving board closures at Harrogate’s Hydro
It is not known when diving will be permitted at the Hydro again. However, the council said it will announce timescales once a contractor has been appointed.
The activity pool, main pool and teaching pool may have to close during the work.
Trevor Watson, director of economy, environment and housing at the council, said:
Mark Tweedie, managing director of Brimhams Active, the company being set up by the council to run leisure services, said:
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