We are delighted to announce that we have agreed a new 30-year lease with our landlords. Weardale Open Air Swimming Pool first opened in 1974, with a life expectancy of 30 years. The hard work of our wonderful volunteers kept things going for much longer, but the pool infrastructure now needs complete renovation.
The challenging task of significant fundraising now begins to support essential works which include but are not limited to relining the pool and refurbishing its surrounds; rewiring of the entire site; refurbishing the plant room and boiler and upgrading the changing rooms and snack bar. We now need to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds, and we cannot do this without your help and support.
There is a great deal to do. We have appointed several new trustees and set up a project management group to take the work forward, and many local people and businesses have already stepped up to offer funding or practical help as we have returned to the site and taken first steps to consolidate it. If you can help us in any way, please visit our website at www.stanhopepool.co.uk or email .
The Stanhope pool is a registered charity and leases the site from a private landlord. It’s history goes back over 50 years when the idea to build a pool was formed and the local community. aided by the former Weardale Rural Council and many local businesses, made it happen.
It has not been without its difficulties, mainly in funding the huge costs of a heated swimming pool and the only one in the county at that! The hardworking volunteers behind this latest chapter in its long history are to commended for their tenacity and dedication. Let us all get on board and make the re-opening happen very soon.
