Improvements are made to Wem pool
Improvements have been made to a town's swimming pool over the summer.
The plant room at Wem Swimming Pool has had a major refit with two new filters, new pipework and valves, and two new dosing units for the chlorine and C02.
Funded by Wem Town Council, pool bosses said this has made a big difference to the maintenance of the pool.
Cadi Price said the old and original filters had been carefully maintained since the operation of Wem Swimming Pool was taken over in January 2015 but had come to the end of their lives.
"During the two-week closure the pool hall also had a facelift and new changing room features," she said.
"Swim in the pool today and the environment is again bright and cheerful with warm sparkling water."
Meanwhile, Wem Swimming and Lifestyle Centre Ltd, which operates the pool on behalf of the community, has launched a community shares offer to raise £40,000 to help complete the fundraising to build an extension of the gym with extra gym stations, and reverting the current gym to a pool viewing/café area for parents watching their children during swimming lessons.
Nearly £80,00 has already been raised from its own reserves and small grants.
Cadi added: “To raise the capital required for this project we are now issuing community shares to ensure wider community support and ownership. Shares can be purchased from a value of £50 upwards, in multiples of £10, up to a maximum of £4,000.
"We hope the community will get behind the project to enable us to continue our programme of improvements!”
