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Aug 2020
Last Updated: 18/08/2020
Turkish Baths Harrogate to reopen after five months
Harrogate Turkish Baths has been closed since the coronavirus lockdown. It used the time to renovate the flooring.
Treatments at the Turkish Baths.
Turkish Baths Harrogate will reopen this week five months after the coronavirus pandemic forced its closure.
For now the baths will only be able to open for treatments on Friday. It is unclear when the sessions will get the green light.
A spokesperson for Turkish Baths Harrogate said that the sessions will remain closed for a "little while longer".
The baths used the time to renovate its 123-year-old flooring. The council said it could have become dangerous.
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- How the council handed over control of leisure services to a new company
- When the district’s leisure facilities closed over coronavirus fears
- Turkish Baths Harrogate considers cutting same-sex sessions
- Turkish Baths flooring ‘dangerous’ without urgent repairs
A report seeking retrospective approval for the work detailed how Harrogate Borough Council needed to spend close to £30,000.
In the report, the council said that the floor is showing signs of water egress, wear in grouted joints, and cracks in the terrazzo.
Harrogate Borough Council also launched a consultation into dropping single-sex sessions. Moving to mixed-sessions only would reflect “equality and balance,” according to the council.
Meanwhile, the historic venue is set to become part of a new local authority controlled company (LACC), along with the district’s pools and gyms, as part of an overhaul of leisure services.
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