The board of Southern Swimming Pool says it had a ‘positive’ meeting with the Manx Government.
Board Chairman, Laurence Vaughan-Williams, met with the Chief Minister Alfred Cannan, the DESC Minister Daphne Caine and DESC CEO Graham Kinrade met earlier this week.
In a statement, Southern Swimming Pool said: “The meeting was positive and underscored the commitment to collaboration between Government and the Board to ensure continuity of swimming provision in the south of the Island.”
“The Southern Swimming Pool Board Chairman welcomed the Chief Minister’s assurance that there will be a replacement swimming pool included in the new Castle Rushen High School. It was also confirmed that Government will continue to provide the annual subvention and access to minor capital works funding to the Southern Pool until the replacement facility is ready. With this certainty, the Chairman was confident that the Pool would be able to maintain its existing operation. It was noted that parts of the facility were past their expected life and catastrophic failure of a major one could mean closure as replacement would be uneconomic. The Chairman stressed to the Chief Minister that he had the utmost confidence in the Administrator, Pool Manager and excellent staff who he felt were instrumental in ensuring the effectiveoperation of the pool.”
“These assurances mean that the Southern Pool will continue to be an active and valuable part of the community, improving the health and wellbeing of the local population”
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