Marple Swimming Pool currently closed

[andy+kirsty]

If my memory serves I think January was pencilled in as the date by which the pool should be opened.

Any news on this? The email updates have dried up and you get the sense the Council are just treading water until someone pulls the plug.

Andy 

[andrewbowden]

Fasinating article .but now passed its sell by date , must be one of the oldest baths in the country .

Old, but there are others of a similar vintage, or older.  Six years older is the Porchester Centre in Bayswater, London.  It opened in 1925.  A far grander construction than Marple's pool, it's lovely place to swim, and has been refurbished to a high standard.

But neither compare in age to a facility just up the road.  The gorgeous Glossop baths were opened in 1887.

Both quite different in style to Marple's more utilitarian style facilities it must be said! 

[amazon]

I found this a fascinating piece.  I always wondered what that area was at the end of the pool.  I always assumed it was some grand former spectator area or something.  Never thought that it would be for use as a stage!

Fasinating article .but now passed its sell by date , must be one of the oldest baths in the country .

[andrewbowden]

Marple Local History Society has published an interesting article about Marple Baths on their web site:

http://www.marplelocalhistorysociety.org.uk/our-local-heritage/379-marple-baths.html

I found this a fascinating piece.  I always wondered what that area was at the end of the pool.  I always assumed it was some grand former spectator area or something.  Never thought that it would be for use as a stage!

[admin]

Marple Local History Society has published an interesting article about Marple Baths on their web site:

http://www.marplelocalhistorysociety.org.uk/our-local-heritage/379-marple-baths.html

[PhilB]

Updated Statement on Marple Pool: 17th October 2018 taken from life leisure website

Marple Pool has been temporarily closed since 13th March 2018 due to problems with the pool filtration systems and pool fabric.

The Council is continuing the work on the feasibility of providing new leisure and community facilities in Marple following temporary closure of the pool earlier this year.   

This work is looking at how we can develop new multi-purpose facilities which will meet the current and future needs of the residents of Marple. It includes assessing the scale of need, the demand in the local area, the costs and the viability of any new provision, based on modern facilities.

We are also keen to build a strong partnership with Sport England and Swim England to maximise any funding opportunities.

We recognise and welcome the active local interest in this project and expect to share the first stage of this feasibility work once it is complete later this Autumn. At that stage we will aim to speak to relevant interest groups and other stakeholders during November to guide us towards a further update by the end of the year.

In the meantime, the gym facility at the site remains open to local residents. Alternative swimming facilities are available at Romiley, Hazel Grove, Avondale and Grand Central. The Council recognises that the current closure of Marple Pool has had an impact on capacity at Life Leisure Romiley and will be working with Life Leisure and users to do our best to accommodate temporary users.

The Council has set up an e-mail address to answer any queries users and local residents may have about the facility. The address is marplepoolproject@stockport.gov.uk

[amazon]

Why don`t you put forward the sorting office site amazon?

Because it would put you out of a job .

[red666bear]

It would b a quicker option .

Why don`t you put forward the sorting office site amazon?

[amazon]

I think you first of all have to look at land the council actually owns. Anything else would be far to expensive and would cause massive delay. An when you look round the council owns very few suitable site. Indeed the site of the current pool would still seem the most practical.

It would b a quicker option .

[wheels]

I think you first of all have to look at land the council actually owns. Anything else would be far to expensive and would cause massive delay. An when you look round the council owns very few suitable site. Indeed the site of the current pool would still seem the most practical.

[amazon]

and add a bus route, and the traffic is bad because we need an a6/m60 bypass.

Spot on with you all the way

[jimblob]

To far out not every one has cars traffic is bad round there no public transport in that part .

and add a bus route, and the traffic is bad because we need an a6/m60 bypass.

[amazon]

Maybe David Lloyd, Nuffield, Pure Gym etc should be encouraged to buy the garden centre land and build a facility there rather than heap the cost of this onto the tax payer?

To far out not every one has cars traffic is bad round there no public transport in that part .

[ringi]

One issue is that a Marple gym/swimming pool will always be a 2nd choose for people who dirve if it does not have free parking.  (Romiley has free parking.)    Even then some of the sites being talked about will take longer for someone from Rose Hill end of Marple to get to, then Romiley.

[jimblob]

Maybe David Lloyd, Nuffield, Pure Gym etc should be encouraged to buy the garden centre land and build a facility there rather than heap the cost of this onto the tax payer?