Council leader says Peterborough pool could be open by 2028

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00:00So what was the decision made by Cabinet today regarding the new swimming pool?

00:04So it was quite informative as you saw from the council officers as well and this is something

00:09we've been looking at. I think that what has spearheaded this is the pledge from Government

00:15and the Chancellor in announcing that funding hopefully will be awarded to Peterborough for

00:21a new swimming pool and I think we've got to have a look at a number of factors. First

00:28of all the under provision of swimming in the city. We've got children who used to use

00:33the regional swimming pool that had to be demolished as a result of RAC two years ago and

00:39since then the city has been crying out for swimming provision and having it in a city

00:45centre location obviously makes for the scope of more development around it as well. Increased

00:52footfall into the city, having a learner pool, a fitness suite, community rooms, 300 seater

00:58area. It's something that is deliverable, it's achievable. Let's not forget that our

01:03CPCA Mayor Paul Bristow as well has a stake in this in terms of coming together. It really

01:10is a success story, cross party. Our MPs have made some phenomenal contributions. Andrew Pace

01:16has been front and centre in driving those negotiations forward and ensuring that we have

01:22a good pool. And let's not forget it's about maintenance as well. What we don't want is

01:28to have a big project and a venture which we can't afford to maintain over time. So it's

01:35really important that our ambitions, while being ambitious, there's nothing wrong with

01:39being ambitious. If there was a scope for it, we would definitely have a 50 metre pool.

01:45But at this moment in time, what seems deliverable and realistic and us being an honest, open

01:52and transparent administration is to try and put forward a case for something for our city

01:58that would come sooner rather than later and that we can maintain in many years to come.