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The Beach Leisure Centre is a leisure centre located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is operated by Sport Aberdeen.[1]

Main entrance
Main entrance
Rear of the Centre with flumes
Rear of the Centre with flumes

History


A leisure centre at the beach was being discussed by the council as early as 1979.[2] The leisure centre opened in 1989.[3] The centre was initially operated by Crossland Leisure.[4][5]

The flumes have not operated since the COVID-19 pandemic due to their poor condition.[6] In May 2022, Sport Aberdeen announced that the pool would close on 21 August after the summer school holidays as a cost saving measure due to high energy prices. It stated that the situation would be reviewed and the pool could reopen in summer 2023.[7][8]


Facilities


The building is physically connected to the Beach Ballroom. The Beach Leisure Centre contains a swimming pool and a gym.[9] There are three flumes:[10]


Incident


On 11 August 2011, a 12-year-old boy fractured his right ankle and shinbone after colliding with a wall at the end of the Wipeout flume. The incident occurred because there was insufficient water in the trough to slow the boy down at the end of the ride. Sport Aberdeen was fined £8,000 as a result of the incident.[11]


References


  1. Hebditch, Jon. "Repairs to Aberdeen's Beach Leisure Centre will begin next year". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  2. Mackay, Gordon (1979-10-04). "Beach leisure centre looks almost certain to go ahead". Evening Express. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. "Beach Leisure Centre". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  4. "Leisure centre boss denies quit report". Evening Express. 1990-07-18. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  5. "Leisure centre misses targets". The Press and Journal. 1990-01-08. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  6. Petrie, Calum. "Are Aberdeen's iconic flumes gone forever?". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  7. "Popular community pool to temporarily close over soaring energy prices". STV News. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  8. "Aberdeen swimming pool to close due to spiralling energy costs". BBC News. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  9. Hebditch, Jon (2019-08-24). "Warning over "ageing" Beach Leisure centre". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  10. Mallon, Margaret (1989-09-23). "My white-knuckle terror!". The Press and Journal. p. 33. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  11. Urquhart, Frank (2013-07-04). "Sport Aberdeen fined £8000 over unsafe flume". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2022-04-13.




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