There are no plans to put prices up at public swimming pools - or turn the water temperature down - despite the rising costs involved in heating them.
Greater Manchester's publicly owned pools and leisure centres are facing a huge increase in energy costs, but intend to continue with 'business as usual', although a spokesperson said the organisation's in charge 'can't rule out' changes in the future. This includes a £200,000 increase in energy costs to run leisure centres in Manchester with a further 30 pc rise expected in the city from October 2023.
It comes as some public swimming pools around the country are reported to be at threat of closure because it has become too expensive to heat the water. But in Greater Manchester, although no public pools are known to be in this position, the organisations running them cannot rule out changes in the future.
