Perth Leisure Pool is the main indoor public leisure and recreation centre in the city of Perth, Scotland.[1]
In 2006, the facility was noted for receiving more than 700,000 visitors a year.[2] As of 2024, however, the future of Perth Leisure Pool, the adjacent Dewar's Centre and Bell's Sports Centre were in doubt, due to their losing money annually.[3] Plans for a new sports centre, initially discussed a decade earlier, were started again.[4]
Development
editPerth Leisure Pool was designed in 1984 after an architectural contest run by the RIAS and Perth Council which was won by architects FaulknerBrowns.[5][6] Councillor John L. Wilson presided over the development of the facility,[7] and it was opened by Anne, Princess Royal, on 29 July 1988.
Facilities
editThe complex includes five swimming pools with flumes, bubble beds and other water features;[8] a gym,[9] health spa, cafe, creche and outdoor children's play area. The separate children's lagoon varies in depth between 1 and 2+1⁄2 feet (0.30 and 0.76 m).
Cryptosporidiosis outbreak
editIn August 2002,[10] there was an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at the pool, which caused gastrointestinal illness for 74 people.[11] This resulted in the closure of the facility while the matter was investigated.[12] Numerous improvements to the cleaning and water treatment processes were recommended by the Outbreak Control Team and these were made prior to the reopening of the centre.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ Geraint John, Kit Campbell, Sports Council (Great Britain). Technical Unit for Sport (1996). Handbook of Sports and Recreational Building Design (2, illustrated ed.). Architectural Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780750622561. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Miers, Richenda (2006). Scotland (7, illustrated ed.). New Holland Publishers. p. 326. ISBN 9781860113390. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ Lindsay, Morag (27 March 2024). "Bell's Sports Centre gym moving to Dewars Centre after 'catastrophic' Perth flood". The Courier. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ O'Neil, Sean (22 January 2024). "Perth ice rink and leisure swimming pool saved in council vote". The Courier. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ The Architects' journal. 1985. p. 60.
- ^ Royal Institute of British Architects (1990). "Journal". Journal. 97. RIBA Magazines. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ John Swinney MP (19 September 1998). Councillor John L. Wilson. The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ Pickard, Quentin (2005). The architects' handbook (illustrated ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781405135054.
- ^ Gordon, Katy (20 January 2009). "More power to you!". Perthshire Advertiser. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ Water bug outbreak linked to pool. BBC News. 8 August 2002.
- ^ "PARASITE POOL CLOSED". Daily Mirror. 10 August 2002. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Fresh outbreak of water bug". The Daily Telegraph. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ Julie Cavanagh; Professor Tony Wells (13 March 2003). Outbreak of Cryptosporiosis associated with Perth Leisure Pool (PDF). Tayside NHS Board.
- ^ "Forty Changes Made After Perth Swim Pool Illness Alert". accessmylibrary.com. Aberdeen Press & Journal. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
Further reading
edit- Gifford, John (2007). Perth and Kinross (illustrated ed.). Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300109221. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- Murphy, Alan (2004). Scotland (3, illustrated ed.). Footprint Travel Guides. p. 251. ISBN 9781903471944. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- Omand, Donald (1999). The Perthshire book (illustrated ed.). Birlinn. ISBN 9781874744849. Retrieved 31 May 2009.