Colchester's Leisure World to close pools amid chlorine shortage
The swimming venue has set out plans to remain open amid global supply chain issues
Colchester's Leisure World is to close two of its pools for several days over the coming weeks amid a national shortage of chlorine.
The teaching and fitness pools will be shut for seven days, starting this weekend, although swimming lessons, clubs and school sessions will continue as normal.
The Leisure Pool and Aqua Springs spa are unaffected.
Closures will be in place on the following dates:
Saturday 11 June
Sunday 12 June
Wednesday 15 June
Friday 17 June
Saturday 18 June
Sunday 19 June
Wednesday 22 June
Pools across the country are dealing with shortages because of supply chain issues in China and a big fire at a chemical plant in the US.
Councillor Adam Fox, Deputy Leader of Colchester Borough Council, said:
“Due to the national chlorine shortage, we have put in place some proactive measures to ensure people can continue to access our swimming facilities and sessions."
"We know that many other swimming pools across the country are having to close, and by acting now we can prolong our chlorine supplies and continue to offer sessions and classes for all demographics across our wide range of swimming facilities.
“We are monitoring our supplies closely and are in contact with our chemical suppliers to ensure we are in the best place possible to keep services operating.
“If we experience further delays to deliveries, we will continue to do everything we can to ensure we keep all services operational, although this may involve further changes to timetables across our offering.”