Reclaimed pool officially re-opens

Hindley Pool is now fully re-opened.
By Post reporter
Published 1st Feb 2019, 12:58 BST
Updated 1st Feb 2019, 14:03 BST
Pictured, left to right, at the official re-opening are Wigan Council leader David Molyneux, assistant manager Ruth Hulme, MP Yvonne Fovargue MP, Coun Jim Moody, chairman of Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles board Gareth Cross and Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles MD Peter BurtPictured, left to right, at the official re-opening are Wigan Council leader David Molyneux, assistant manager Ruth Hulme, MP Yvonne Fovargue MP, Coun Jim Moody, chairman of Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles board Gareth Cross and Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles MD Peter Burt
Pictured, left to right, at the official re-opening are Wigan Council leader David Molyneux, assistant manager Ruth Hulme, MP Yvonne Fovargue MP, Coun Jim Moody, chairman of Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles board Gareth Cross and Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles MD Peter Burt

After a deep clean and tidy-up, it has seen the return of public bathing and Hindley Swimming Club for its regular sessions.

Learn to Swim has also set up there and is urging folk to sign up.

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The centre closed last September, when the council decided that community group Hindley Phoenix - which had taken over operations from the cash-strapped authority in 2013 - wasn’t doing its job properly.