Published: October 24, 2007
Staff sickness hits Burnham-On-Sea swimming pool

Burnham-On-Sea's swimming pool is back to normal service after an outbreak of sickness among its lifeguards resulted in the facility being partially closed this week.

Some swimmers were turned away from the pool in Berrow Road (pictured) on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a lack of lifeguards.

Sedgemoor District Council spokeswoman Claire Faun explained to Burnham-On-Sea.com that the pool's management had encountered "problems" this week, but said the issues were been resolved.

"Two lifeguards were ill at the same time, which meant there was no safety cover for the pool. We've now been able to overcome the problem by drafting in lifeguards from Bridgwater," she added.

"The pool is run on tight resourcing levels and our bank of casual staff is depleted at this time of the year because many students are not available to come in."