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Apr 2021
A senior Harrogate councillor says he hopes Ripon and Starbeck Baths will reopen next month.
Councillor Stanley Lumley, cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport at Harrogate Borough, said the swimming pools were currently closed despite a government go-ahead to reopen because of staffing shortages and “challenges” around social distancing.
He added the council is “hoping” they can reopen in May, although Knaresborough Pool will stay shut due to maintenance problems.
Under the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, swimming pools and gyms were allowed to reopen on 12 April when the Hydro in Harrogate and Nidderdale Pool in Pateley Bridge welcomed back customers.
Knaresborough Pool has been closed since the end of last year and will remain shut longer as repairs due to be carried out by specialist engineers from Spain have been halted by travel restrictions, the council previously said.
It said there is an “ongoing” issue with the pool filter and that it was trying to find a UK-based firm to fix the problem.
Councillor Graham Swift, deputy leader and cabinet member for resources, enterprise and economic development, responded:
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