Sunday, August 28, 2011

[Letter to Editor] Blackheath Pool - The Facts, BM Gazette 24-Aug-11

Dear Sir,

·        Blackheath Pool water temperatures last season averaged 23 degrees, peaking at 29 degrees. However, Blackheath Pool is heated purely by the sun. There is no cost to heat The Pool.
·        Patronage in February 2011 increased by over 300% to 3099 visits, up from 706 visits the previous year, despite sixteen rain days in the wettest La Nina ever recorded.
·        Overall cost increase last season, with the introduction of full time opening hours, averaged less than $5 per entry. Unfortunately opening hours are being reduced again this season.

Blackheath Pool is fully refurbished with added shade umbrellas.  It is set in the Blackheath Memorial Park, with play equipment and picnic/barbeque facilities, and just 10 minutes walk from the station. The Pool is for the use of all mountains residents and visitors.  Day passes are available so that you can spend the whole day there.

Join us and enjoy your rare and beautiful pool this summer.


Simon Hare,
for Friends of Blackheath Pool & Memorial Park

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