Swimming: Concessions
Culture Media and Sport
Written answers and statements, 2 November 2009
Jeremy Hunt (Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Culture, Media and Sport; South West Surrey, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many applications for funding from Pot 4 of the Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme were received in the first funding round; and in respect of which swimming pools these applications were received.
Ben Bradshaw (Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Exeter, Labour)
Sport England advises that there were 133 applications for funding from pot 4 of the 2009-10 Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme in the first funding round. Of the 133 applications, 86 were for public swimming pools. These 86 applications correspond to the following projects:
| Organisation | Project name |
| Babergh District Council | Improvements to Hadleigh Swimming Pool |
| Blaby District Council | Enderby Leisure Centre—Invest To Achieve |
| Bolton District Council | Swimming Pool Modernisation—Bolton Town Centre Pool |
| Bolton District Council | Swimming Pool Modernisation—Horwich Leisure Centre |
| Bolton District Council | Swimming Pool Modernisation—Farnworth Leisure Centre |
| Burnley Council | Padiham Leisure Centre |
| Bury Council | Modern pools for Modern People—Castle Leisure Centre |
| Bury Council | Modern pools for Modern People—Radcliffe Pool and Fitness Centre |
| Calderdale Borough Council | New build of Sowerby Bridge Pool |
| Calderdale Borough Council | New build of Brighouse pool |
| Cannock Chase | New Swimming Pool |
| Chesterfield Borough Council | Queens Park Sports Centre |
| Chichester DC | Westgate Leisure Centre Enhancement |
| Chiltern DC | Chiltern DC—Capital Swimming Project at 3 sites |
| Chorley Council | Swim Chorley Capital Improvements—All Seasons Leisure Centre |
| Chorley Council | Swim Chorley Capital Improvements—Brinscall Pool |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | New Bradford City Centre Pool |
| City of London | Golden Lane Leisure Centre Refurbishment and Improvement |
| Colchester Borough Council | Fitness and Teaching Pool Refurbishment in Colchester |
| Arena Sports Centre | Arena Community Swimming Pool |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Hoyland Leisure Centre |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Dearnside Leisure Centre |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Royston Leisure Centre |
| Birmingham City Council | Modernising Swimming in Birmingham—3 parts (Wyndley Leisure Centre and 4 temp pools on school sites) |
| Bolton District Council | Swimming Pool Modernisation—Westhoughton Leisure Centre |
| Bolton District Council | Swimming Pool Modernisation—Sharpies Community Leisure Centre |
| Bolton District Council | Swimming Pool Modernisation —Turton Community Leisure Centre |
| Bolton District Council | Swimming Pool Modernisation—Ladybridge Community Leisure Centre |
| Bolton District Council | Swimming Pool Modernisation—Jubilee Pool |
| Castle Point Borough Council | Runnymede Swimming Pool |
| Cedar Park School | Cedar Park School Swimming Pool Enclosure |
| Charnwood Borough Council | South Charnwood Pool (Wreake Valley Community College) |
| Coventry City Council | President Kennedy School |
| Derbyshire County Council | Brookfield Specialist Sports College Swimming Pool Project |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | A Mega Splash at Armthorpe Sports Centre |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | A Mega Splash at Thorne Sports Centre |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | Swimming Transformation |
| Flora McDonald Junior School | Enclosing outside swimming pool |
| Harrow Council | Splashing Out (3 sites) |
| Kennet District Council | Pewsey Changing refurbishment |
| Kirklees Metropolitan Council | Batley Swimming Initiative |
| Leicester City Council | Northfield House Primary School |
| Luton Borough Council | Modernising Swimming Facilities |
| Milton Keynes UA | Wroughton Leisure Centre Modernisation |
| Milton Keynes UA | Stantonbury Campus Pool Modernisation Project |
| New Scotland Hill Primary School | Refurbishment of swimming pool |
| North Dorset DC | Blanford LC—Free Swimming Capital Development |
| North Lincs Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme | Riddings Pool |
| Nottingham City Council | Replace Noel St pool with new pool adj to Djanogly Academy |
| NW Leicestershire District Council | Ibstock Community College |
| NW Leicestershire District Council | King Edward VII community College |
| Purbeck District Council | Purbeck Sports Centre—Pool Plant Renewal |
| Colchester Borough Council | Fitness Pool Changing Room Facility Upgrade |
| Colchester Borough Council | Fitness Pool Conversion |
| Colchester Borough Council | Fitness Pool General Swimming Facility Upgrade |
| Colchester Borough Council | Fitness Pool Training and Teaching Room Extension |
| Corby Borough Council | Corby East Midlands International Pool |
| Corby Borough Council | Corby East Midlands International Pool |
| Council of the Isles of Scilly | Normandy pool—All weather cover for outdoor swimming pool |
| Daventry District Council | Modernisation of Daventry Leisure Centre |
| Derbyshire Dales District Council | Ashbourne Swimming Pool |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | A Mega Splash at Dearne Valley Leisure Centre |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | A Mega Splash at the Dome |
| Erewash Borough Council | West Park Leisure Centre Changing Rooms |
| Fenland District Council | Fenland's Swimming Facility modernisation programme |
| Fenland District Council | Manor Leisure Centre Swimming Pool Improvements Project |
| Fenland District Council | Hudson Leisure Centre Wisbech Swimming Pool Improvements |
| Gateshead Council | Leisure Centre Blaydon |
| Halton Borough Council | Kingsway Village Change |
| Harborough District Council | Harborough Leisure Centre—changing room modernisation |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | Mill House Leisure Centre |
| High Peak Borough Council | Buxton Spa Pool, Glossop Pool (2 applications) |
| Leeds City Council | Water treatment |
| Leeds City Council | Pool Covers |
| Leeds City Council | Lighting |
| Leeds City Council | Access |
| Leeds City Council | Scott Hall Aquatics Modernisation |
| Leeds City Council | Kirkstall Aquatics Modernisation |
| Leicester City Council | Various City Leisure Centres—7 sites |
| London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Abbey, Goresbrook and Dagenham) | No Barriers—Inviting, Safe, Secure |
| London Borough of Brent | Changing Room Access Improvement—Willesden |
| London Borough of Brent | Refurbishment of wetside changing rooms—Vale Farm |
| London Borough of Enfield | Improvement to Southgate Leisure Centre |
| London Borough of Enfield | Improving Enfield's Swimming |
| London Borough of Lambeth | Brixton Recreation Centre Swimming Pool modernisation |
| London Borough of Redbridge | Ilford Pool Development |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | Swim Safe for All |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | Swimming Pool Improvements |
| Milton Keynes | Swimming pools modernisation programme |
| Milton Keynes UA | Middleton Pool modernisation |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | Refurbishment of Sharley Park Leisure Centre |
| North Lincs Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme | Ancholme Leisure Centre |
| North Tyneside Council | Tynemouth Pool Changing Village |
| Northampton Borough Council | Danes Camp Teaching Pool |
| NW Leicestershire District Council | Hermitage Leisure Centre |
| Redcar and Cleveland BC | 4 sites—Saltburn LC, Loftus LC, Eston Sports Academy, Guisborough |
| Rugby Borough Council | Free Swimming Initiative—Ken Marriot Leisure Centre |
| Salford City Council | Broughton Pool—Modernisation |
| Sandwell MBC | Sandwell CMP—Haden Hill Leisure B64 7HA |
| Shropshire Council | The Quarry |
| Shropshire Council | Oswald Park |
| South Holland District Council | Castle Pool Modernisation Project |
| Southwark Council | Camberwell Baths (FSMCF) |
| St. Albans District Council | Redevelopment of Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre |
| St. Albans District Council | Cotlandswick Leisure Facility London Colney |
| St. Helens MBC (St. Helens CSN) | Modernisation of Swimming Pool Changing Rooms |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | Brough Park Leisure Centre |
| Stevenage Borough Council | Swimming Centre Changing Village Improvement Works |
| Stockton on Tees BC (2 sites) | Increasing Participation in Swimming |
| Tendring District Council | Dovercourt Swimming Pool Changing Room |
| Tendring District Council | Frinton and Walton Swimming Pool Changing Room Refurbishment |
| Tendring District Council | Swimming Pool Changing Room Refurbishment |
| Thanet DC | Ramsgate Sports Centre—New Pool |
| Walsall Council—Bloxwich Leisure Centre | FSCMP—Walsall Council |
| Waverley Borough Council | Refurbishment of Farnham Sports Centre wet-side |
| Westminster City Council | Westminster Capital Modernisation Programme |
| Wigan Council | Modernisation of Tyldesley Pool |
| Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust | Modernisation of Hindley Pool |
| Calderdale Borough Council | New build of Sowerby Bridge / Brighouse Pools |
There were also 47 education applications for funding from pot 4 of the 2009-10 Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme in the first funding round. These correspond to the following projects:
| Organisation | Project name |
| Shropshire Council | Church Stretton |
| Shropshire Council | William Brookes School |
| South Staffordshire DC | Codsall Swimming Pool Refurbishment |
| South Tyneside MBC | Brinkburn Community School |
| Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | Hemsworth High School |
| Wandsworth Council | Southfields Sports College Swimming Pool Extension |
| Warriner School | Warriner Pool enclosure project |
| Warrington Borough Council | Orford Park |
| Waveney District Council | Waterlane Leisure Centre Redevelopment |
| West Dorset DC | New swimming facilities at Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre |
| West Wiltshire District Council | Warminster Changing refurbishment |
| Wigan Council | Modernisation of pool at Ashton Leisure Centre |
| Woking BC | Modernising outdoor swimming pools—St. Johns Primary Sch, Knapp Hill, Goldsworth |
| Oxford City Council | Inclusive pool development—City Academy |