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Bridgwater set to get new swimming pool

2:17pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

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By Matthew Colledge »

A NEW £4.9million six-lane swimming pool could be built in Bridgwater to replace the Sedgemoor Splash as part of the Northgate regeneration project, it has just been announced.

Sedgemoor District Council's executive will be asked next Wednesday to approve one of two plans for Northgate, both of which include demolishing the Splash and building a new public pool on the Chilton Trinity Technology College site.

One of the options could see a new 7,900sq metre supermarket or other major retail store built in Northgate, while the other could see a mix of houses, offices and small shops.

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carol, puriton says...
7:08pm Wed 14 May 08

about time that we are going to have a decent pool to swim in i hope it will be rectangular, have depth and diving facilities a pool that you can swim in not like that splash a waste of money you cant swim in it its a glorified kids padding pool maybe we can have saunas etc at the new pool you cant beat the old fashioned pool at street thats where i go to but it is to far to travel all the time chiton trinity college will be a good site to relocate the new pool

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CM, Bridgwater says...
7:15pm Wed 14 May 08

Good riddance to the Horrid grubby rundown pool/gym. Lets hope the new pool will be kept in good repair..

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carol, puriton says...
8:34pm Wed 14 May 08

oh and further to my above comment would'nt it be nice to see m&s store back in the town on the site of the splash hurry up and knock it down

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MINIROCKY, BRIDGWATER says...
9:22pm Wed 14 May 08

NOT ANOTHER SUPERMARKET LOL DONT YOU THINK THERE IS ENOUGH IN THE TOWN GET SOME DECENT SHOPS AND NOT HAIR DRESSERS AND SECOND HAND SHOPS ABOUT TIME BRIDGWATER HAD SOME DECENT SHOPS IN IT OR IS BRIDGWATER NOT GOOD ENOUGH
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Boris Timewarp, Bridgy says...
7:57am Thu 15 May 08

Oh, so the 4.2million pound (to build... god knows how much has gone on it by now) Splash is being torn down is it? Well maybe someone should have thought more about the decision to tear down the Lido instead of paying for it's refurbishment. That was and still is the biggest travesty I have had the displeasure to witness. The greedy idiot planners are to blame, they don't see the long game. And Bridgy is already too full of supermarkets, charity shops and 'short term' cheapo shops.

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Duncan Goodhew, Slapheadsville says...
10:18am Thu 15 May 08

Boris Timewarp wrote:
Oh, so the 4.2million pound (to build... god knows how much has gone on it by now) Splash is being torn down is it? Well maybe someone should have thought more about the decision to tear down the Lido instead of paying for it's refurbishment. That was and still is the biggest travesty I have had the displeasure to witness. The greedy idiot planners are to blame, they don't see the long game. And Bridgy is already too full of supermarkets, charity shops and 'short term' cheapo shops.
Stop moaning about the swimming facilities,whats wrong with the river parrot or the docks? we have plenty of nice places to swim.

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dawn sharp, bridgwater says...
6:25pm Thu 15 May 08

I really hope the new pool goes ahead as I would definitely be a regular user - excellent choice of site. However, I don't want the splash demolishing unless a replacement pool is built - the Splash isn't ideal but at least you can get a swim in Bridgwater!

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Ex-pat in USA, USA says...
8:09pm Thu 15 May 08

I was born in Bridgwater and remember the Lido being built. They wanted to put a roof on it but old Mr. Coates nixed it. If you build a new pool, put a roof on it, otherwise it will only be useable for a few months of the year.

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Ex-pat USA, Florida says...
8:13pm Thu 15 May 08

If you are going to build a new pool, put a roof on it. I was born in Bridgwater and remember the Lido being built. Old Mr. Coates nixed the request to put a roof on it so it was only useable for a few months of the year.

No Marks 'n' Sparks there now? That's terrible!

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carol, puriton says...
10:18pm Thu 15 May 08

Ex-pat USA wrote:
If you are going to build a new pool, put a roof on it. I was born in Bridgwater and remember the Lido being built. Old Mr. Coates nixed the request to put a roof on it so it was only useable for a few months of the year. No Marks \'n\' Sparks there now? That\'s terrible!
yep thats right NO M&S
it is terrible but we've got supermarkets,pubs,ph

one shops, charity shops,2 superdrugs but no decent shops lol

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Jeanette Court, Bridgwater says...
4:57pm Mon 7 Jul 08

Will the proposed new pool be as accommodating as Splash is for all groups who use the pool now: Besides normal swimmers will there still be aqua aerobic sessions 4 times a week, mother and toddler groups and disabled swimmers, how are they to use a pool unless it has a beach area that one can walk into the water confidently, What about lunch time swimmers Chiltern is not so convenient for those who pop out in 1 hour for a keep fit swim. I feel that once the pool goes to a school campus then it will not leave much room for Joe public to use the facilities.

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