CHALLENGE: MAKE IT 10,000 SUMMER VISITS

Here’s a challenge folks... we’re nigh on 10,000 individual visits to Blackheath Pool this summer – we need just another 300 visits across the final days of the season to reach the target!

C’mon everyone bring your friends, bring your family... the weather’s ideal - enjoy Easter at the Pool & we can reach the target :)
Pool’s open until 6PM Sunday 07 April.

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contrary to rumour Blackheath Pool is well used

@Tip of the iceberg: a note on Pool patronage - contrary to rumour Blackheath Pool is well used. See our many blog posts on the matter, for example “crowds flock to Pool for OzDay” http://ow.ly/ciS5v and “New Years Day attendance topped 600” http://ow.ly/ciSib
This is text of a comment posted by Friendsof Blackheath Pool & Memorial Park, 18/07/2012 4:53:22 AM, on Blue Mountains Gazette website

[achievement #2] 300% patronage increase

In February 2011 patronage vastly increased over the previous year.

The previous season there were 706 individual February visits, whereas in 2010-11 season there were 3,099 individual February visits!

That’s a 300%-plus increase; or an average of one hundred people through the gate every day! And most were middle-of-the-day visits. Sadly this success was overlooked in BMCC reports.

photo: 5PM Tuesday 1 February 2011 lap pool water 29.5C (air 31.5C) 

This 300% increase was despite the strongest La Nina ever recorded, and a total of sixteen rain days in February 2011; and some continue to insist no-one uses The Pool - how absurd ;)

crowds flock to Pool for OzDay

The Pool was a popular spot yesterday.  Mid afternoon air temps topped 33C.  Patronage averaged 150 at any one time across the whole day.  What a successful Australia Day!  Former generations of proud Blackheathen Australians - who built The Pool - will be smiling on us ;)

Poolside e-news No.3

Welcome to a Poolside e-news focussed on attendance.

• as you’d know we suddenly have a flush of summer – water temperatures over recent days have hovered close to 25C;
• both memberships & casual visits are up over previous years;
• season-wide patronage has been better than expected considering variable weather;
• an indication of high patronage is the kiosk completely running out of stock last weekend!!
• yesterday 150-odd thru gate;
• perhaps BMCC/FoBP&MP hard work on promoting The Pool is paying off at last?
• we hope tomorrow - Australia Day - will see patronage close to records set on New Year’s Day ;)
• Pool Supervisor Jake Burton will provide detailed patronage statistics to FoBP&MP meeting on 10 February;
• part of the lawn is well enough to open this afternoon, and with luck all will open tomorrow;
• as an bonus the magnolia tree is in full bloom wafting heavy perfume on the breezes;
• Come on down The Pool & enjoy

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