Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool

Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool
	; Stonehaven Open Air Pool im Jahr 2005
Daten
Ort	Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Schottland
Baujahr	1934
Koordinaten	56° 58′ 10,9″ N, 2° 12′ 16,2″ W

Der Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool ist ein Freibad in Schottland, das 1934 eröffnet wurde. Die Anlage hat ein Schwimmbecken mit der Olympischen Länge von 50 Metern und liegt im Queen Elizabeth Park in Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. Es ist das nördlichste Freibad im Vereinigten Königreich.[1]

Beschreibung

Der Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool ist das einzige Freibad im Vereinigten Königreich im Art-déco-Stil mit einem Schwimmbecken mit der Olympischen Länge von 50 Metern. Das Schwimmbecken ist beheizt und hat eine Temperatur von 29° Celsius. Am tieferen Ende des Beckens befindet sich eine kleine Wasserrutsche, die wie ein Hai aussieht. Eine weitere Attraktion des Freibades ist das Swoopee, ein aufblasbares Gebilde für Kinder mit Klettermöglichkeiten und Rutschen, das nachmittags an den Wochenenden – und täglich in der Hochsaison (während der Schulferien) – im Becken schwimmt. In der Hochsaison wird zusätzlich ein Mitternachtsschwimmen angeboten. Früher gab es auch einen Sprungturm, der jedoch im Juni 2013 entfernt wurde.

Das Freibad ist zwischen Ende Mai und Anfang September geöffnet.

Neben dem Freibad befindet sich eine Freizeitanlage mit einem Hallenbad.[2][3]

Geschichte

Das Freibad wurde am 4. Juni 1934 eröffnet.[4][5]

1994 wollte die Kreisverwaltung von Aberdeenshire das Freibad schließen, aber eine örtliche Initiative – die Friends of Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool – setzte sich erfolgreich für eine Rettung des Freibads ein. Diese Initiative ist jetzt eine wohltätige Organisation (SCIO, Scottish Charitable Incorporated organisation) und arbeitet mit der Kreisverwaltung zusammen. Die Kreisverwaltung ist nach wie vor Besitzer und betreibt die Anlage, die Friends kümmern sich um Pflege, Umbauten und Werbung für das Freibad.[6][7]

2014 besuchten etwa 30.000 Besucher das Freibad.[8][9]

Einzelnachweise

Moray McLaren: The Shell guide to Scotland. Ebury Press, 1967, S. 426.
Aberdeenshire Council information on Stonehaven Leisure Centre
Stonehaven Open Air Pool History
Nettie Whitelaw, a Friend of the Stonehaven Pool, outlines the history of one of Stonehaven's cherished landmarks as the pool celebrates its 75th anniversary.. BBC. 13. August 2009. Abgerufen am 19. September 2009.
Janet Smith: Liquid assets: the lidos and open air swimming pools of Britain. English Heritage, 2006, ISBN 978-0-9547445-0-2, S. 50, 84–85.
http://www.stonehavenopenairpool.co.uk/history.htm
Appeal to save open-air pool, The Herald (Glasgow). 15. März 1996, S. 11. „Campaigners are appealing to the public to save Stonehaven's open-air heated swimming pool, which the new Aberdeenshire Council has decided to close. Mr Alan Bain, chairman of the Friends of the Open Air Pool, said he was delighted to learn that the four local representatives on the new authority were backing the pool... Mr Alan Bisset, a solicitor and member of the Stonehaven Leisure Trust Committee, said he understood that little or no consultation had taken place before the decision was taken. He denied that the cost to ratepayers was £80,000, claiming his information put the subsidy at just over £44,000. He said most of this deficit could be wiped out by an increase in the entrance price, which he claimed people thought was "ridiculously low".“
Gordon Lyon: Lure of open-air pool puts Stonehaven on international map, Aberdeen Press and Journal. 8. September 2004, S. 3. „More than 24,000 people passed through its turnstiles during the 12-week open season, but the Friends of Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool believe its appeal is even wider. Spokesman Doug Samways said it would be wrong to assume that the people surveyed were there on their own, as people tended to visit in family groups or with friends. He said the number of people visiting Stonehaven this summer because of the pool was likely to be in the region of 46,350.“
Heat advice as Scotland swelters. In: BBC News, 19 July 2006. „More than 1,100 people visited the open air swimming pool in nearby Stonehaven, giving the attraction its busiest day for decades. Mary Mitchell, the chairwoman of the Friends of the Pool, said: "It's a long time since I remember it being so busy, I'd have to go back to the 1970s I think."“

Literatur

Mary Mitchell, David MacDonald: 70 years at Stonehaven Open Air Pool; Friends of Stonehaven Open Air Pool. Friends of the Pool, 2004, OCLC 316583278, HP2.204.3750 (NLS ref).

Weblinks

stonehavenopenairpool.co.uk – Offizielle Webseite

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[McLaren1967-1] Moray McLaren: The Shell guide to Scotland. Ebury Press, 1967, S. 426.

[2] Aberdeenshire Council information on Stonehaven Leisure Centre

[3] Stonehaven Open Air Pool History

[BBC20090813-4] Nettie Whitelaw, a Friend of the Stonehaven Pool, outlines the history of one of Stonehaven's cherished landmarks as the pool celebrates its 75th anniversary.. BBC. 13. August 2009. Abgerufen am 19. September 2009.

[Smith-5] Janet Smith: Liquid assets: the lidos and open air swimming pools of Britain. English Heritage, 2006, ISBN 978-0-9547445-0-2, S. 50, 84–85.

[6] ttp://www.stonehavenopenairpool.co.uk/history.htm

[7] Appeal to save open-air pool, The Herald (Glasgow). 15. März 1996, S. 11. „Campaigners are appealing to the public to save Stonehaven's open-air heated swimming pool, which the new Aberdeenshire Council has decided to close. Mr Alan Bain, chairman of the Friends of the Open Air Pool, said he was delighted to learn that the four local representatives on the new authority were backing the pool... Mr Alan Bisset, a solicitor and member of the Stonehaven Leisure Trust Committee, said he understood that little or no consultation had taken place before the decision was taken. He denied that the cost to ratepayers was £80,000, claiming his information put the subsidy at just over £44,000. He said most of this deficit could be wiped out by an increase in the entrance price, which he claimed people thought was "ridiculously low".“

[8] Gordon Lyon: Lure of open-air pool puts Stonehaven on international map, Aberdeen Press and Journal. 8. September 2004, S. 3. „More than 24,000 people passed through its turnstiles during the 12-week open season, but the Friends of Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool believe its appeal is even wider. Spokesman Doug Samways said it would be wrong to assume that the people surveyed were there on their own, as people tended to visit in family groups or with friends. He said the number of people visiting Stonehaven this summer because of the pool was likely to be in the region of 46,350.“

[BBC20060719-9] Heat advice as Scotland swelters. In: BBC News, 19 July 2006. „More than 1,100 people visited the open air swimming pool in nearby Stonehaven, giving the attraction its busiest day for decades. Mary Mitchell, the chairwoman of the Friends of the Pool, said: "It's a long time since I remember it being so busy, I'd have to go back to the 1970s I think."“