High Life Highland aiming to reopen Wick pool 'at earliest opportunity'
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Efforts are being made to reopen the swimming pool at the East Caithness Community Facility "at the earliest opportunity" following last month's chemical spillage.
Pupils from Wick High and Newton Park primary, on the same campus, were taken out of school after the incident on the morning of Friday, March 24. According to a source, they were allowed back in briefly before being removed again and sent home early.
The swimming pool has remained closed since.
A spokesperson for High Life Highland, which runs the pool and other facilities, said yesterday: “An incident occurred at the East Caithness Community Facility on Friday, March 24. Most of the site was reopened the following morning, Saturday, March 25.
“We regret that the swimming pool area has remained closed to the public until repair works have been undertaken. We are working closely with partners and contractors to have the swimming pool reopened at the earliest opportunity.
“We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to our customers.
“As safety procedures were put in place immediately after the incident occurred, any potential risk for members of the public and staff was minimised.”
The spokesperson added that further updates would be shared through East Caithness Community Facility’s social media.
At the monthly meeting of the Royal Burgh of Wick Community Council this week, Highland councillor Jan McEwan noted that the clean-up operation had been put in place very quickly. She understood that a final inspection was due to take place this week.
The pool is open to the public and is used by the schools as part of the £48.5 million campus which opened in 2017.
