CHANGES TO TOWN POOL TIMETABLE TO HELP SCHOOLS

Minor changes are being made to the timetable at Frinton and Walton Swimming Pool in a bid to accommodate the needs of local schools.

The move comes following a request from the schools to Tendring District Council (TDC) which runs the site.

There will be no reduction in the public time available - but slots for some sessions have had to be altered.

Starting today (Jan 4) from Monday to Friday most morning sessions have had their start and end times changed by around 15 minutes.

A session for people with disabilities - previously timetabled for Mondays from 9.30am to 10.30am has now moved to Thursdays from 9am to 10am.

Stephen Mayzes, TDC's Cabinet Member for Leisure, said that it was important to ensure that everyone has the best possible use of the site.

"It has been highlighted recently by Sport England that we need to get more people involved in regular activities to help improve their health and well-being and we are working towards that," he said.

"It is necessary to review timetables from time to time and following the request from the schools in this instance we have made some minor alterations.

"We have slightly rearranged their slots to accommodate their requirements and hope that it will not inconvenience our other customers."