Bishop's Castle swimming pool shuts suddenly with 'issues in plant room' blamed
A swimming pool in south Shropshire has suddenly closed.
Bishop's Castle's SpArC leisure centre made the announcement on social media on Wednesday afternoon.
A leisure centre spokesperson said on Facebook that there are "issues" in the plant room.
The spokesman said: "Unfortunately, due to issues in the plant room we have made the decision to close the swimming pool with immediate effect.
"We have contacted the council’s swimming pool contractor and they are sending an engineer to site as soon as possible."
They added that at this stage "we can’t state how long the pool will remain closed but will be working to as short a closure as possible."
The leisure centre staff have apologised for any inconvenience.
A spokesperson for Shropshire Council tweeted: "Due to issues in the plant room at SpArC in Bishop's Castle we've unfortunately had to close the swimming pool.
"We can’t say how long the pool will remain closed, but we're hoping for as short a closure as possible. We'll provide updates when we know more."
Councillor Ruth Houghton, who represents Bishop's Castle at Shropshire Council said she wants to see the swimming pool re-open as soon as possible.
She added that other activities are continuing at the centre in Brampton Road.
Councillor Houghton said: "I had a brief notification at lunch time on this and it is due to problems with the plant room causing a temporary closure.
"We have very little other information at present but will want to work closely with Shropshire Council to ensure that the pool re-opens as soon as possible."
The councillor added that the swimming pool is used for school swimming lessons.
She added: "The swimming pool at SpArC is an integral part of the local leisure offer and importantly the pool is used by local primary schools to teach children to swim.
"Whilst the pool is temporarily closed all other classes and activities at the centre will continue as usual."
