Keswick Leisure Pool improvements
Allerdale Borough Council in partnership with Carlisle
Leisure Limited is carrying out a number of improvements
at the Allerdale leisure facilities. These improvements are funded
by business rates relief which Carlisle Leisure Limited are
able to achieve due to having charitable trust status.
The use of these funds are jointly agreed by the partners
and to date have enabled a number of improvements to be made which
improve the quality .
Energy efficiency
A new Building Management System (BMS) has recently been
installed at the leisure pool to enable the heating and ventilation
system to be controlled more efficiently than the original system
which was 20 years old. Linked to a more efficient boiler the new
system is already reducing consumption of electricity and gas,
while maintaining a comfortable environment for customers.
Changing room refurbishment
Work is complete on the refurbishment of the leisure
pool changing rooms which were 20 years old. The original changing
room is pictured to the right.
The refurbishment work entailed a total strip out of the
original lockers and cubicles and the installation of the
following:
26 new cubicles installed in a new layout and
comprising:
- 9 family changing cubicles, each accommodating 3 persons
- 5 parent and child changing cubicles, each accommodating 2
people
- 12 individual
cubicles
- A new disabled changing facility incorporating toilet and
shower facilities.
*All family and parent & child cubicles will contain fold
down baby change tables.
126 new lockers incorporating:
- 30 family compartments, each providing for 3 persons
- 20 parent and child compartments, each providing for 2
people
- 16 adult compartments
- 52 general swimmer compartments
- 2 equaliser compartments, each providing for 1 person
- 4 disabled assistance compartments, each providing for 1
person.
In addition the cubicles and vanity units in
the male and female toilets were replaced with the same high
quality fixtures and fittings used in the changing rooms.
The changing room floor was screeded and a new non-slip vinyl
floor installed which will be easy to maintain and clean. The
shower area was retiled and new vinyl wall coverings installed
over the existing tiles.
The new changing rooms were rigorously tested during the school
summer holidays and satisfaction with the new facilities is high
following a survey of customers.