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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Lucinda Garbutt-Young

'Fantastic' upgrades to Newcastle pools change the game for wheelchair users

From left to right: councillors Callum Pull, Deahnna Richardson, Margaret Wood, Nuatali Nelmes and Elizabeth Adamczyk mark the opening of the new accessible changeroom at Wallsend Swimming Centre. Picture supplied

IT has been more than two years since Taya enjoyed a sunny afternoon swim with her little sister, but council upgrades to Newcastle pools could soon change that.

The 13-year-old has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair full-time. To date, no inland swimming pools within City of Newcastle's (CN) area have accessible ways to enter the water.

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