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Apr 2022
Harrogate Hydro to close on Friday for £11m refurbishment
The Hydro swimming pool in Harrogate will close for nine months on Friday ahead of a £11.8m refurbishment.
The facility will get a two-storey extension as well as a new entrance, cafe and reception area.
There will also be new diving board equipment, a new fitness suite and the changing areas will be upgraded.
A computer generated image of how the Hydro will look.
The existing gas boilers will be replaced with air source heat pumps and 250 solar panels, as well as new metering and energy monitoring and control systems.
The pool is run by Brimhams Active on behalf of Harrogate Borough Council.
It means until January, the nearest available council-run pools will be in Starbeck, Knaresborough, Patelely Bridge and Ripon. Opening times are available on the Brimhams Active website.
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The project will be carried out in phases, with the refurbished pool hall and changing rooms re-opening in January 2023 and the 'dry side' activity space by April 2023.
How the new Knaresborough Pool will look.
Work to build the new Knaresborough Pool will start on April 26. The current facility will remain open.
Wallace Sampson, Harrogate Borough Council's chief executive, said:
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