1000 users since Europa Pool opened

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 Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 09:45

Some 1000 people have already made use of the newly opened Europa (Nuffield) Pool complex since it opened on Friday.

The complex is an existing facility which was owned and operated by the Ministry of Defence until it was transferred to the Gibraltar Government and no provision was then made for specific access and use by people with disabilities. 

The pool had been held in reserve as a fall-back option for the Island Games. It was also important to open the facility for community use before schools close on Friday for the summer break. This led to a slight delay to the works to provide an accessible changing room, toilets and a mobile hoist for pool access. This was already planned and is in hand.

A kiosk/cafeteria will also open shortly following a tender process which was conducted by the organisers of the Island Games. This was originally awarded for the period of the Games only but was extended to the whole summer season given that there would be no time for a different operator to come in. This beach concession will be open to Expressions of Interest for next year.

Sport minister Steven Linares said: “The response from the general public has confirmed that the investment made has been a sensible one. Gibraltarians have now been provided with another leisure facility to add the long list of those built or refurbished over the last few years."

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