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Jun 2021
There are still no firm dates for the re-opening of Knaresborough Pool and Starbeck Baths.
Lockdown restrictions eased to permit swimming pools to re-open on April 12. However, 11 weeks on neither council-run pool has reopened since.
A problem with the pool filters at Knaresborough forced it to remain closed.
The manufacturer, based in Spain, was unable to send engineers to fix the equipment due to covid travel bans.
Harrogate Borough Council eventually decided to replace the filters, rather than delay the opening further, at a cost of £27,000.
In its latest monthly newsletter to residents, the council said Knaresborough Pool was "set to open in July ahead of the school summer holidays" although no precise date was given.
The council recently advertised for a new duty manager at the pool as well as new lifeguards.
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