Shoalstone
Pool, new season, new look!
This year The Friends
of Shoalstone Pool and Torbay Council have created a Mediterranean
look to Shoalstone Outdoor Pool, with Chairman of the Friends
of Shoalstone Pool, Rowan Molesworth and other volunteers being
joined by Mayor Nick Bye at this year's official opening of
the Pool on Saturday 22nd May.
Once again the Friends of Shoalstone have worked hard to get the
pool ready for the new season, with the new blue look, painted
changing rooms and new signs making the pool even more inviting.
This year the team had also helped the Pool to withstand storm
damage through the winter by using under water cement and keeping
the Pool full of water to help act as a shock absorber from the
North East winds. |
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| Nick Bye was asked to cut the blue ribbon and just
before he did that he said, “Thank you to all the Friends from
Shoalstone Pool for their hard work, and let's hope we get sunshine
through to September.” |
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| Rowan Molesworth thanked Nick Bye for coming and
said, “A big thank you to all the volunteers for their year round
help, especially the walking wounded Paul Rogers,” and a special
mention was also made for Jenny Parker who Rowan said ‘couldn't
be here today as she had slipped and hurt herself whilst helping'.
Rowan said, “We all wish her a speedy recovery.” |
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Rowan
also thanked Resort Service Manager Derek Singleton from Torbay
Council and Simon Wallace, Resort Officer, from Torbay Council,
as the Council had supplied all the materials and paint to transform
the Pool. Finally Nick Brown, the Shoalstone Pool Caretaker,
was thanked for his service to the Pool and sporting the new
Shoalstone Pool T-shirt Nick Brown said, “Brilliant, absolutely
spectacular the Pool's much better than before, now the whole
site has been painted and it has new windows.” |
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Having
officially opened the Pool Mayor Nick Bye was given a Shoalstone
Pool T-shirt as a surprise and he said, “I really appreciate
the shirt it's just my colour and I will probably go for a
swim in August when it's warmer.” The Mayor was also invited
to cut and sample the cake made for the official opening by
Sandra Adams.
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Opening
day the Pool was packed with hundreds of people enjoying the
Pools facilities with some taking a cool dip, watched by lifeguards
and the birds of prey that were part of the Torbay Owls Company
display on the grassed area close by.
BBQ on Sunday
6th June...all are welcome for other events follow link below...
http://www.shoalstonepool.co.uk/Home.html |
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