Sheffield swimming: Ponds Forge bosses announce pool reopening date three months after leak

Ponds Forge leisure pool - famous for its Surf City waves and ‘Lazy River’ current - was drained on October 4 due to burst pipes.

Now, Everyone Active, which manages the venue, says it will reopen on Monday, January 19.

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A spokesperson said: “We are pleased to announce that the repair works to the leisure pool at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre are now complete. The leisure pool will reopen on Monday January 19.”

Everyone Active took over managing 10 leisure centres in January last year, including iceSheffield, the English Institute of Sport Sheffield and three golf courses.

The three-and-a-half month closure is the latest in recent times.

The leisure pool was closed for six months from July 2021 for repairs and improvements which lasted until January 2022. It was also closed during Covid.