The padding pool on Brighton seafront is out of action after closing for repairs on the hottest day of the year.
As has become something of an annual tradition, the Kings Road pool was shut by Brighton and Hove City Council yesterday.
This year’s closure is due to damage to its rubber crumb surface. The water feature at Brighton’s other seafront playground, Peter Pan’s on Madeira Drive, is also out of action because of a mechanical failure.
In a statement, the council said: “Sadly, we’ve had to close Kings Road Paddling Pool following damage to the rubber crumb surface. Repairs will be carried out early next week.
“The interactive water feature at Peter Pan’s Play Area is also currently unavailable, due to a mechanical failure, which is being investigated. The play park is still open.
“The paddling pools at Hove Lagoon and Saunders Park and the Water Fountains at The Level are all open. However, we’d like to remind residents that that The Level Water Fountains operate on a timer and are switched off between 1pm and 2pm.
“We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused, particularly during the current hot weather.”
Last year, the Kings Road paddling pool was closed in July when a dead seagull was found in the water – and then again weeks later because of damage to the surface.
In 2021, the pool was closed in late June after vandals threw dirty nappies, glass and other debris in the water.
Utter incompetence from Labour’s cabinet! They had months to get this ready. That section isn’t used during autumn and winter. Well now not even during the summer either. Families deprived of leisure facilities which they pay for with their council taxes. Too much campaigning, not enough delivery. Are we getting a discount on out council tax? Only fair.
Or maybe it needs repairing in the summer as it’s used a lot more in the summer. The previous year it was vandalism so how is the council at fault there?, actually regardless of which party is in power some things can’t be helped. hysterical whining about council tax refunds because 1 of many paddling pools is closed for a couple of days is quite a funny view point. Lol
Maybe you should volunteer to stand Gard at the pool next summer, make sure its upto scratch yeah…
Not just one! BOTH Kings Road AND Hove Lagoon paddling pools were closed on the hottest day of the year! Obviously the clowncil want little kiddies paddling in the sewage-infested sea. Pathetic they can’t get their act together to get the simplest facilities running properly in a frickin’ tourist resort. Even worse, this has been going on for YEARS!
You really need to calm yourself with the dramatic hyperbole and think like an logical adult Barry, you appear to be overheating. It’s quite common that these need repairs about this time of year, hence the regularity of it as you noted.
And you, Benjy boy, council apologist extraordinaire, need to give your head a wobble if you think it’s anything other than a minimal requirement to provide basic reliable and functional leisure facilities in a seaside resort in peak season. These issues are recurrent, not one-off.
I literally just explained that Barry, you do make it difficult to have two-way conversation sometimes.
How is it the cabinets fault?
Jobs like this are sorted out by officers not councillors.
The pool surface doesn’t know about how the council organises its decision making. It didn’t decide to damage itself as some sort of rebellion because it felt the old committee structure was better.
And the repairs will be done next week so the pool won’t be closed for the whole summer!
ChrisC *standing ovation* 😀
There’s always one Vic. Today, it’s you.
well vic just put that padding pool up again in your garden for all to enjoy until it needs some maintenance. we see how long it lasts.
wanting discount of your council tax because a pool is closed for a few days seriously get a grip lol
Not just one! BOTH Kings Road AND Hove Lagoon paddling pools were closed on the hottest day of the year! Obviously the clowncil want little kiddies paddling in the sewage-infested sea. Pathetic they can’t get their act together to get the simplest facilities running properly in a frickin’ tourist resort. Even worse, this has been going on for YEARS!
Posting the same thing twice doesn’t make it any more correct Barry.
If the damage had been done when it was cold and rainy it still would have been closed.
I’d rather a safe pool than the chance of a kiddie getting hurt rather than inconvenienced.
And imagine your reaction if the pool wasn’t closed and a kiddie got hurt. You’d be asking why the council hadn’t closed it. The only clown here is you.
Members of the clowncil should wear outsized shoes and red nose’s so we can identify them!
Barry, John is stealing your bad joke because he can’t come up with anything clever on his own. Something for him to Mullins over.
Looks like the paddling pools lasted around 6 weeks this summer from refurbishment to breakdown.
Money well spent, Labour!
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24297811.brighton-hove-paddling-pools-reopen-tomorrow/
That article does not mention that any of the pools were refurbished over the winter.
So stop making stuff up.
The pools are checked on a regular basis but issues do crop up and when they do they get sorted out as soon as possible.
Put your money where your mouth is. What date will you have them reopened for after their 6 week failure?