Major Programme of Works to Get Underway at the Swimming Pool at Newry Leisure Centre

A major programme of works at the Swimming Pool at Newry Leisure Centre was agreed at a meeting of the Council’s Active and Healthy Communities Committee on Tuesday 19 March.

Essential works to address issues relating to the hydraulic system of the pool’s moving floor and the replacement of pool tiles will now commence.

The pool will now remain closed to facilitate the programme of works which is estimated to be completed in approximately six months.

The Council appreciates the disappointment this will cause and apologises to all of its pool users.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SWIMMING POOL USERS

Please see below for specific booking and cancellation updates. This includes information on how direct debit membership packages will be adjusted.

Council Swimming Lessons, School Swimming Lessons and Autism Swimming Sessions

All Council swimming lessons, school swimming lessons and Autism swim sessions in Newry Leisure Centre have now been cancelled. 

Centre management will contact all bookings/attendees directly regarding the cancellation of Council swimming lessons, school swim lessons and Autism swimming sessions.

A credit will be issued for any Council led lessons which can be redeemed against future swimming lessons.

For children who are at the highest lesson level and do not need to re-enrol, or should a child not wish to return to lessons, a refund will be issued. Leisure staff have contacted parents/guardians regarding this matter.

Alternative Autism swimming sessions are available in Down Leisure Centre and Kilkeel Leisure Centre and can be booked via the NMD Be Active App.

Club and Commercial Bookings

Centre management will be in touch with the designated points of contact for each club and commercial booking to provide updates and discuss alternative arrangements.

Pool Bookings

All pool bookings have been cancelled.

Health Suite

The Health Suite remains open at present.

However it will close once contractors commence repair works onsite impacting on the Health Suite facilities.

Further updates will be provided via the NMD Be Active App in advance of the health suite closure.

Memberships

For members of Newry Leisure Centre who have pool and health suite usage included in their membership and who pay monthly by Direct Debit, financial adjustments will be made to their direct debit to reflect closures and customers will not be required to take any further action in relation to their membership payments.

For members who have paid in full in advance or would like to cancel their direct debit membership please contact bookings.nlc@nmandd.org to discuss your credit/refund/cancellation options.

We would like to remind our members who have multi-site use as part of their membership package that they can avail of pool facilities within Kilkeel Leisure Centre and Down Leisure Centre. To avoid disappointment on arrival, it is strongly advised to pre-book Kilkeel Leisure Centre swim sessions via the NMD Be Active App.

Contact Details

If a customer would like to contact us regarding a booking, a refund or any other enquiry please email bookings.nlc@nmandd.org

If a customer would like to contact us regarding alternative site pool availability, please do so via:

Kilkeel Leisure Centre - Kilkeel.reception@nmandd.org

Tel: 0330 137 4026

Down Leisure Centre - downleisurecentre@nmandd.org

Tel: 0330 137 4026

Further updates regarding the reopening of Newry swimming pool will be provided through our website, NMD Be Active app, social media channels and local press in due course.