Glencrutchery pool reopened to disability groups

A specialist pool, which caters for people with disabilities, will reopen later this month.

The hydrotherapy pool on Glencrutchery Road in Douglas will open on Thursday, April 28 after a project to update the facility was completed.

The pool is shallower than a normal swimming pool and kept warmer to allow those exercising to stay in longer.

The Department of Education, Sport and Culture run facility has been closed since March 2020, after water quality issues were raised.

During subsequent investigations, a number of other issues were found with the pool’s pipework, tank and boiler room.

The pool will be available to the schools’ specialist provision centres and disability user groups, but will not available to the general public.