Walton-on-the-Naze Lifestyles is a vibrant TDC Sports Facility which was built in 1991. The Sports Centre’s pool is popular with residents and visitors to the area. The pool has a teaching pool leading from the Main Pool with a waterslide sitting adjacent to the teaching pool. Walton-on-the-Naze Lifestyles is the only Centre in Tendring District Council’s portfolio of sites which has both a separate teaching pool and a waterslide. The slide is regularly maintained and inspected by external specialist contractors. Due to the ageing condition of the waterslide we are now due some substantial works to ensure the integrity of the waterslide is maintained.
Walton on the Naze Lifestyles
As such, this concurrence is to seek funds to complete remedial repairs where osmosis has caused the gel coat to crack leaving rough edges on 11 sections (inclusive of the stop board) within the waterslide. Additional repairs required within the teaching pool where brickwork is showing signs of chlorinated water damage to the structural column and pool lip. Both of these remedial repairs are required to ensure the integrity and longevity are not compromised so that facilities remain safe and operational.

A)The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance and Governance and The Portfolio Holder for Assets, agrees with the procurement exemption as described in the letter.
B)The Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm agrees to the entering into a contract via purchase order with Hickman Leisure Services Ltd (Waterslide Specialists) to completed remedial repairs to Waterslide and remedial repairs to column/ pool lip within Teaching Pool area.
C)The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance, and Governance, The Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm approves the associated use of up to £14,975 from the balance of £50,000 Leisure Capital Projects Reserve Budget assigned.

Closure of waterslide facility leading to a financial loss of income through customer base. Reputational damage to Tendring District Council with unmaintained and non-operational leisure services.