New 50-metre pool vital for Peterborough's young athletes
"We continue to seek investors interested in supporting a new pool development," the authority added.
Raac was discovered in September 2023 at the Bishop's Road site, which also had issues with asbestos and out-of-date mechanical installations.The building's demolition will take until July, the authority said. It was hoped that a replacement pool, which would be built at an estimated cost of £30m, would be open by 2028.Previously, Mr Negus said the pool's closure had forced the club's athletes to find alternative locations to train.Lily, 17, who has been part of the club since she was six, said training without a dedicated pool is "hard".Bell Cameron, 18, who is part of Cops, said the sport has given her "life skills"."It has even allowed me to go to university in the US. Marshall University in West Virginia reached out to me, I will be going this summer."
Mr Negus said a plan for an Olympic-sized 50-metre swimming pool was first floated about 18 years ago and he was "still waiting".
Andrew Pakes, the Labour MP for Peterborough, said he believed a new 50 metre pool could be built in the city within five years."The council has a plot of land in the city centre at the regional pool site. And it is important to keep it in the city centre," Pakes said."The council will be available to put some money into it, we can get some money from the regeneration funds from the mayor, some money from additional partners and we have a good chance to get this going."He said the council now "needs to focus" on things that matter to the public.
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