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Swimming Pools in UK Under Threat of Closure Due to Rising Energy Prices - Reports
Swimming Pools in UK Under Threat of Closure Due to Rising Energy Prices - Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hundreds of swimming pools in the United Kingdom are at risk of closure due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a sharp increase in... 28.05.2022, Sputnik International
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Swimming is the most popular form of physical activity in the UK, the newspaper said. However, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the national governing body for swimming in the UK, Swim England, published a report according to which almost half of the 4,000 pools in the country would close by 2030 as they became too old and expensive to upgrade, the newspaper added.Eighty-five percent of surveyed public pool operators say they will reduce services in the next six months, while 63% say they are likely to cut staff, the newspaper noted, citing a UKActive poll.The current situation has forced the UK gym and leisure centers to take such measures as lowering pool temperatures, turning down lights, and urging swimmers to reduce showering times to save on energy costs to keep pools open, the report said.
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Swimming Pools in UK Under Threat of Closure Due to Rising Energy Prices - Reports
03:52 GMT 28.05.2022 (Updated: 15:24 GMT 28.05.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hundreds of swimming pools in the United Kingdom are at risk of closure due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a sharp increase in energy prices, Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Swimming is the most popular form of physical activity in the UK, the newspaper said. However, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the national governing body for swimming in the UK, Swim England, published a report according to which almost half of the 4,000 pools in the country would close by 2030 as they became too old and expensive to upgrade, the newspaper added.
With debts piling up following the pandemic and energy price rises of between 100 and 150 percent since 2019, that closure number is likely to be much higher, Jane Nickerson, the head of Swim England, told the newspaper, adding that "every pool is at risk now."
Eighty-five percent of surveyed public pool operators say they will reduce services in the next six months, while 63% say they are likely to cut staff, the newspaper noted, citing a UKActive poll.
The current situation has forced the UK gym and leisure centers to take such measures as lowering pool temperatures, turning down lights, and urging swimmers to reduce showering times to save on energy costs to keep pools open, the report said.
