Ardleigh Green Junior School received approval from Havering Council to refurbish its pool, including installing a new roof, heating system, and changing rooms. The facility, unused since the Covid-19 pandemic, has conditional usage hours. The school seeks to extend these hours for weekends and bank holidays to support educational and extracurricular programs, particularly for weaker swimmers. Andrew Frater, COO of Empower Learning Academy Trust, emphasized the necessity of weekend access for nurture lessons that would benefit students who cannot attend during the week due to other commitments.
"We have been granted planning permission to install a glass cover on the roof of our pool to enable year-round use, which we greatly appreciate. However, the new restriction on weekend and bank holiday usage poses challenges for our educational and extracurricular programmes."
"The ability to use the pool during these times is crucial for our planned nurture lessons, which are designed to support our weaker swimmers in developing their skills and confidence in a more focused and less crowded environment."
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