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Published:
February 14, 2006
Nine companies interested in Burnham-On-Sea
swimming pool
Nine
national companies have expressed an interest in taking over Burnham-On-Sea's
swimming pool
- raising hopes that the facility will be saved.
Much
to the delight of local people who use the Berrow Road pool, the
companies have come forward following Sedgemoor
District Council's decision to place an advert in a leisure industry
magazine to see whether a new owner could be found.
This
week, Council
Leisure
Manager Nigel Roderick confirmed the good news and said the intention
is to narrow down the list of nine companies to five after assessing
them on quality.
"We
need to find out if these companies are capable of managing the
pool and what level of investment they are willing to make,"
he added.
The
news comes after the future of the 30-year-old
pool
has been hanging in the balance for several months.
Extensive
maintenance work is needed to bring the facilities and changing
rooms up to modern standards and if a new owner cannot be found,
the building could be rebuilt or the site sold off.
Last
month, we reported how 101-year-old Flo Long joined the campaign
the facility open.
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