How much would a new pool for Halifax cost ?

The closure of Halifax Swimming Pool has clearly angered many, so how much would it actually cost to build a new one ? Calderdale Council is certainly no stranger to building brand new pools, as in recent years (2008/09) new pools have been built in Sowerby Bridge and Brighouse! The facilities at Brighouse includes a...

Can Calderdale afford a new pool ?

With the news that Halifax Swimming Pool will remain permanently closed, can Calderdale afford a replacement ? [1] A CGI of the proposed new pool! Just prior the pandemic the latest plans to construct a replacement swimming pool for Halifax over the outdoor football courts at the North Bridge Leisure Centre were unveiled on Thursday...

Should Halifax Swimming Pool be listed ?

With news that the Twentieth Century Society, a society that aims “to save outstanding buildings and design that have shaped the British landscape since 1914” according to their website, is applying for Halifax Swimming Pool to be listed and added onto the National Heritage List for England, should it ? [1 &2] The primary objective...

Calderdale Council set to lose £60k per annum

Plans have been approved that will result in an annual loss of around £60k per annum. Originally to be decided by a meeting of the Council’s planning committee on May 10th 2016 but later delegated to an officer of Calderdale Council, land that was once to become five, six and seven aside football courts. [1]...

Will Halifax Swimming Pool lose its diving pit?

Ambitious plans have been unveiled to combine Halifax Swimming Pool and the North Bridge Leisure Centre into one new centre, built upon the North Bridge site costing over £12 million pound, according to the feasibility study available from the website ‘Whatdotheyknow’. The study also outlines how, much like the existing Central Library & Archive and...