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Swimming Pools re-opening

Swimmers in pool

The Hydro in Harrogate and Ripon and Nidderdale leisure centres welcomed back their first customers from 12 April.

You can now enjoy lane swimming and family fun sessions in the pools at the Hydro and at Nidderdale leisure centre.

Brimhams fitness centres at the Hydro and at Ripon and Nidderdale leisure centres are now open again to existing members.

All swim and gym sessions must be pre-booked in advance.

Please note that you must wear a face covering in all communal areas of the buildings.

Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) are putting plans in place to open the three other pools in the coming weeks and months.  It is anticipated that Ripon Spa Baths will be next to open.

HBC are waiting for the government to publish guidance on future social distancing rules which will dictate how quickly Starbeck baths may be opened.

Regrettably, the filtration equipment at Knaresborough pool is still broken. Components from Spain are needed to repair the systems however the impact of the third wave of Coronavirus is affecting these repairs. HBC want to reassure residents they are working on alternative reparation planning and hope the pool will be repaired as soon as possible.

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COVID 19 PATHWAY NEWS FROM HARROGATE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Coronavirus: non-essential retail is open again

12 April is the date we’ve all had in our dairies for weeks.

From this date, non-essential retailers, ‘personal care’ premises (hairdressers, barber shops, nail bars) many public buildings and leisure centres opened again.

Hospitality businesses are also allowed to serve customers in outdoor settings.  Food and drink must be ordered and consumed when you are seated.

You can now book and stay at self-contained accommodation, such as campsites and holiday lets, provided indoor facilities are not shared with other households.

However, despite the fact the lockdown restrictions have eased further today, Covid-19 hasn’t gone away.

Please continue – like you have been doing all along – to follow the rules to do your bit to minimise the spread of the virus in your local community and across the district.

Remember ‘hands, face and space’ and a new message about fresh air.  Even indoors, you should consider how to keep fresh air circulating.

Please wear a face covering where you are required to and maintain social distancing even when you are outdoors.

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New Foodbank in Starbeck

Harrogate Foodbank

Harrogate district foodbanks service update
NEW Foodbank in Starbeck
Opening Thursday 8 April
Life Destiny Church (at the rear of the Starbeck Methodist Church building), 93b High Street, Starbeck, HG2 7LH
Opening times: 10:30am – 12:30pm
 
Knaresborough Foodbank – Change in day of opening
Opening day is moving from Mondays to Fridays with the first Friday opening 9 April at the same venue, Holy Trinity Church, Briggate, HG5 8BQ and the same time of 10:30am – 12:30pm
 
There are no changes at the Mowbray Community Church foodbank which will continue to open Tuesdays and Fridays 10.30am – 12.30pm. 

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