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Latest news updates following Peterborough City Council's announcement to 'mothball' St George's

By : St George's Community Hydrotherapy Pool

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

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Statement by Peterborough City Council on Tuesday 5th April:

"You will be aware that we have been working to progress the sale of St George’s Hydrotherapy Pool to a private physiotherapy provider. I am writing to let you know that we have decided not to progress with the sale of the pool at this time.

We are now planning to mothball the facility to give us further time to consider all our options for the site. We are also working with Heltwate Special School, which is already at capacity and shares the site, to understand if they could make use of the building to help with this.”

St George's Friends and Service Users are very sorry for the distress this news will undoubtedly cause. We will do all we can and keep this website updated as further information becomes available.

This annoucement has caused a number of news stories. You can follow these as they happened here:

Wednesday 6th April

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/peterborough-hydrotherapy-pool-to-be-mothballed-by-council-after-plug-is-pulled-on-sale-3642224

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/health/anger-from-peterborough-hydrotherapy-pool-users-who-say-decision-to-mothball-site-is-the-most-appalling-incomprehensible-loss-to-the-city-3642856

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/councillors-anger-at-decision-to-close-hydrotherapy-pool-3643427

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/peterborough-gp-planning-new-hydrotherapy-pool-in-city-3643741

Thursday 7th April

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/physio-who-planned-to-buy-hydrotherapy-pool-says-council-let-community-down-after-pulling-out-of-deal-3643732

https://youtu.be/eAZGc2kI3qI

Friday 8th April

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/peterborough-labour-leader-vows-to-keep-citys-hydrotherapy-pool-open-3645563

This article features the views of St George's hydrotherapy users:

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/peterborough-hydrotherapy-pool-users-beg-council-to-reconsider-pulling-plug-on-mothballed-facility-3646670

Thursday 14th April

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/peterborough-gp-reveals-plans-for-state-of-the-art-ps2-million-hydrotherapy-pool-for-city-3653291

Tuesday 19th April

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/council/opposition-leaders-call-for-extraordinary-council-meeting-over-mothballed-hydrotherapy-pool-3658404

Friday 22nd April

Save St George's Petition - http://https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/health/petition-set-up-in-bid-to-save-st-georges-hydrotherapy-pool-3663774

Monday 25th April

Powerful YouTube appeal by Ranjith Mahamani, St George's prospective buyer - https://youtu.be/phQwh0yQEz8

YouTube film launched by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) demonstrating the importance aquatic physiotherapy https://youtu.be/Y8hYIqGEkLQ

Tuesday 26th April

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/opposition-councillors-send-letter-asking-questions-of-council-leader-over-collapsed-sale-of-peterborough-hydrotherapy-pool-3668985

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/council/date-set-for-extraordinary-hydrotherapy-meeting-but-councillors-bemoan-unreasonable-delay-3670082

Contact Information

St George's Community Hydrotherapy Pool

Find St George's Community Hydrotherapy Pool

367 Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 3RE

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Additional Information

You can contact the pool by emailing: stgeorges@vivacity.org The pool is part of the old St George’s School building (now Heltwate St George's). The entrance is on Dogsthorpe Road near the Dogsthorpe fire station. There is free car park by the pool's entrance.