JG Pool meeting

23rd February 2016 @ Hobbs Pavilion

Brief notes based on the agenda: –

Present:    Daryl Emes – Better/GLL Partnership Manager, Todd Baxter – Better/GLL General Manager, Ian Ross – Cambridge City Council and around 25 ‘friends’ of Jesus Green Pool

1    Men’s showers – variable water temperature seen as related to pressure variability and the Houseboat discharge facility adjoining the Men’s shower block –  being investigated.

2    Ladies Showers & drainage – drains being cleared of roots (as they are every year)

3    Men’s toilets smell from houseboat discharge – essentially a design problem with the interconnected drains. Being investigated but probably little prospect of any immediate fix.

4    Cleanliness of showers & toilets – request from those present for better monitoring by pool staff

5    Pool water quality – much discussion about occasional poor water quality. Usually occurs during busy periods when the filter pumps struggle to cope with the volume of water – not thought to be related to sun cream usage.

6    Lane etiquette – Ensure that lane/direction boards are placed (& fixed) at both ends of the pool – request for pool staff to monitor problems and take action when necessary.

7    Staffing & lane closures – aim is to keep open the whole pool at all times. Suggestion that Triathlete swimmers should be restricted to their own lane when possible.

8    Opening times – Times are expected to follow last years schedules with additional extended opening times unlikely (although a special occasion late opening will be looked into eg. mid-summer day?)

9    Cafe provision – Cafe will be run in-house by Better/GLL with a limited offer of drinks and snacks. Note – A Catering Manager has been appointed at Parkside and will be responsible for Jesus Green.

Other items:

• There was a general acknowledgement by those present that GLL have improved the running of the pool and were thanked for their efforts.

• Summer 2016 opening date: Saturday 14th May (also a brief opening evening of Friday 13th May)

• Trees – there is a long term plan to remove all the the Lelandi and replace with alternative trees.

Post meeting note – The new Catering Manager, Maurizio Cavaliere has been in touch and is keen to promote the new cafe at Jesus Green Pool.

notes of the meeting taken by RF and approved by DE

We’ve put a small team together to swim for Sport Relief. It’s the first time that we have done so but as we swim together 3 times a week it seems like a good idea – we’re aiming for 160 lengths on Friday 18th March at Cambridge Parkside Pool. Do come along and support us
Team JG (Francis, Chris & Richard – Jesus Green Pool swimmers

The annual Winter ‘Bring and Share’ Lunch went very successfully today  and many thanks go to Francis and Richard for the organisation particularly in securing the Jack Hobbs meeting room through Better.

A perfect location and venue for the event.  Well over 30 members turned up for a very pleasurable social complete with mulled wine.

One black beanie hat was found during clearing up please contact Geoff if you lost it.

2015 Dunwich Trip poster

The trip to Dunwich will be on Sunday October 11th.  Our day will follow the usual pattern.  Make your own way to Dunwich beach to meet at about 11am – coffee at the beach café –  swim in the sea together – fish and chip lunch at the café – beach walk to Dunwich Heath – tea and cake at the National Trust café – return walk – depart about 4pm.  Feel free to join for any or all of the above.

(The beach café at Dunwich – Flora Tearooms, IP17 3EN)

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Jesus Green Pool sauna

With 38 days left in the current season, today marked the  inauguration of the sauna, proudly standing where the original cafe once stood. Today was a day of free entry. The sauna is now enclosed in it’s own area with wooden palings and has it’s own little gate.

Better have decided to charge, swimming season ticket holders an extra £2 for a twenty minute session identified with a rubber band, it’s unclear to me how will this will work in practice, unless a ‘lifeguard’ gets stationed at the picket fence. Day swimmers can get a swim+sauna ticket for £6.50 or maybe it’s going to be £6.80 🙂

It’s an interesting idea, time will tell if it gets used, it’s already been vandalised once by the night raiders so doesn’t bode to well 🙁