The building first opened in 1989 and closed on 16 April 2023 alongside Bucksburn Swimming Pool after a £687,000 reduction in funding by Aberdeen City Council, following the closure of the leisure pool on 21 August 2022 due to an increase in energy costs.[3] It was situated adjacent to Linx Ice Arena and Aberdeen Beach Ballroom, a category B listed building.
The Beach Leisure Centre is set to be demolished as part of the £150m City Centre/Beach Masterplan.
A leisure centre at the beach was being discussed by the council as early as 1979.[4] The leisure centre opened in 1989.[5] The centre was initially operated by Crossland Leisure.[6][7]
The flumes have not operated since the COVID-19 pandemic due to their poor condition.[8] In May 2022, Sport Aberdeen announced that the pool would close on 21 August after the summer school holidays as a cost saving measure due to high energy prices. It stated that the situation would be reviewed and the pool could reopen in summer 2023.[9][10]
On 2 March 2023, the council announced that the leisure centre would close permanently on 16 April 2023,[11] along with Bucksburn Swimming Pool due to a £687,000 reduction in its yearly budget for Sport Aberdeen. The council stated that a new beachfront facility was planned.[12]
Facilitiesedit
The building is physically connected to the Beach Ballroom. The Beach Leisure Centre contained a swimming pool and a gym.[13] There were three flumes:[14]
The Tube - a 120 metre long flume where riders sit on inflatable rafts
Wipeout - a short, steep flume
The Pipeline - a 95 metre long flume
Incidentedit
On 11 August 2011, a 12-year-old boy fractured his right ankle and shinbone after colliding with a wall at the end of the Wipeout flume. The incident occurred because there was insufficient water in the trough to slow the boy down at the end of the ride. Sport Aberdeen was fined £8,000 as a result of the incident.[15]
Referencesedit
^"Get active @ Beach Leisure Centre". Sport Aberdeen.
^Hebditch, Jon. "Repairs to Aberdeen's Beach Leisure Centre will begin next year". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
^Shanks, Ciaran. "Aberdeen's Beach Leisure Centre and Bucksburn pool to close for good after council cuts". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
^Mackay, Gordon (1979-10-04). "Beach leisure centre looks almost certain to go ahead". Evening Express. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
^"Beach Leisure Centre". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
^"Leisure centre boss denies quit report". Evening Express. 1990-07-18. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
^"Leisure centre misses targets". The Press and Journal. 1990-01-08. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
beach, leisure, centre, leisure, centre, located, aberdeen, scotland, formerly, operated, sport, aberdeen, main, entrancelocationaberdeen, beach, front, aberdeen, opened1989closed21, august, 2022, 2022, swimming, pool, april, 2023, 2023, whole, building, owned. The Beach Leisure Centre was a leisure centre located in Aberdeen Scotland formerly operated by Sport Aberdeen 2 Beach Leisure CentreMain entranceLocationAberdeen Beach Front Aberdeen 1 Opened1989Closed21 August 2022 2022 08 21 swimming pool 16 April 2023 2023 04 16 whole building Owned byAberdeen City CouncilRear of the Centre with flumesThe building first opened in 1989 and closed on 16 April 2023 alongside Bucksburn Swimming Pool after a 687 000 reduction in funding by Aberdeen City Council following the closure of the leisure pool on 21 August 2022 due to an increase in energy costs 3 It was situated adjacent to Linx Ice Arena and Aberdeen Beach Ballroom a category B listed building The Beach Leisure Centre is set to be demolished as part of the 150m City Centre Beach Masterplan Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Incident 4 References 5 External linksHistory editA leisure centre at the beach was being discussed by the council as early as 1979 4 The leisure centre opened in 1989 5 The centre was initially operated by Crossland Leisure 6 7 The flumes have not operated since the COVID 19 pandemic due to their poor condition 8 In May 2022 Sport Aberdeen announced that the pool would close on 21 August after the summer school holidays as a cost saving measure due to high energy prices It stated that the situation would be reviewed and the pool could reopen in summer 2023 9 10 On 2 March 2023 the council announced that the leisure centre would close permanently on 16 April 2023 11 along with Bucksburn Swimming Pool due to a 687 000 reduction in its yearly budget for Sport Aberdeen The council stated that a new beachfront facility was planned 12 Facilities editThe building is physically connected to the Beach Ballroom The Beach Leisure Centre contained a swimming pool and a gym 13 There were three flumes 14 The Tube a 120 metre long flume where riders sit on inflatable rafts Wipeout a short steep flume The Pipeline a 95 metre long flumeIncident editOn 11 August 2011 a 12 year old boy fractured his right ankle and shinbone after colliding with a wall at the end of the Wipeout flume The incident occurred because there was insufficient water in the trough to slow the boy down at the end of the ride Sport Aberdeen was fined 8 000 as a result of the incident 15 References edit Get active Beach Leisure Centre Sport Aberdeen Hebditch Jon Repairs to Aberdeen s Beach Leisure Centre will begin next year Press and Journal Retrieved 2022 04 13 Shanks Ciaran Aberdeen s Beach Leisure Centre and Bucksburn pool to close for good after council cuts Aberdeen Live Retrieved 2023 04 22 Mackay Gordon 1979 10 04 Beach leisure centre looks almost certain to go ahead Evening Express p 31 Retrieved 2022 04 14 Beach Leisure Centre The Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 2022 04 13 Leisure centre boss denies quit report Evening Express 1990 07 18 p 1 Retrieved 2022 04 13 Leisure centre misses targets The Press and Journal 1990 01 08 p 19 Retrieved 2022 05 05 Petrie Calum Are Aberdeen s iconic flumes gone forever Press and Journal Retrieved 2022 05 04 Popular community pool to temporarily close over soaring energy prices STV News 2022 06 15 Retrieved 2022 06 24 Aberdeen swimming pool to close due to spiralling energy costs BBC News 2022 06 15 Retrieved 2022 08 29 An update for our customers 2023 03 02 Retrieved 2023 03 11 Shanks Ciaran 2023 03 02 Beach Leisure Centre and Bucksburn pool to close after budget cuts aberdeenlive Retrieved 2023 03 02 Hebditch Jon 2019 08 24 Warning over ageing Beach Leisure centre Press and Journal Retrieved 2022 04 13 Mallon Margaret 1989 09 23 My white knuckle terror The Press and Journal p 33 Retrieved 2022 04 13 Urquhart Frank 2013 07 04 Sport Aberdeen fined 8000 over unsafe flume The Scotsman Retrieved 2022 04 13 External links editOfficial website57 9 21 08 N 2 4 46 24 W 57 1558556 N 2 0795111 W 57 1558556 2 0795111 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beach Leisure Centre amp oldid 1168036443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
