Nor'West News: October 14, 2021

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ARTIST IMPRESSION: The community has been pushing
for a new Edgeware pool since the former pool was
demolished in 2007 by the city council. ​
SUPPORT:
The plants
for sale at
the St Albans
Community
Centre
were all
donated by
those keen
to support
the future
build of the
Edgeware
pool.
Plant sale a small boost for pool funds
• By Fiona Ellis
IT MAY ONLY be drop in the
water, but St Albans Residents
Association treasurer Lynne
O’Keefe says the $2000 raised
towards a new Edgeware pool is
a positive contribution.
The funds were raised at a
plant sale on Saturday at the St
Albans Community Centre, the
latest effort towards meeting the
project’s $3 million price tag.
“The plant sale went really, really
good. It was well attended,”
O’Keefe said.
The amount raised could still
rise as plants that did not sell on
the day were still available at the
centre.
The highlight of the event was
the community effort to help
the sale by donating all kinds
of plants, including succulents,
fruit and vegetable plants, and
shrubs.was the highlight of the
event, she said.
She was feeling positive about
the project because of this
support, in spite of the slow
progress.
The former pool was demolished
in 2007 by the city council,
and the community have been
pushing to get a new one rebuilt
ever since, but securing funding
has been a barrier.
The city council will contribute
$1.25 million if the group is able
to raise the rest of the required
cost.
About $200,000 has been
raised by the fundraising group
St Albans Civilian and Pool so
far, O’Keefe said.
“We will just keep on working,”
Speaking to Nor’West News
last November, O’Keefe predicted
that 2021 would be a major
year for fundraising.
However, so far this had not
proved to be the case.
“It’s just really time-consuming.
Covid has really upset it as
well,” she said.
Other funding applications
had been sent out, and the group
expected to hear whether these
were successful before the end of
the year.
The group was expecting a
geotechnical report of the land
to be completed within the next
month that would detail the
ground conditions and enable
architectural plans to be made.
It would then take the next
step of reaching out to businesses
in the area for financial support.
The growth of the area meant
the pool would be a valuable
amenity, she said.
Once it opens, residents can
expect an outdoor heated pool, a
learners pool, a toddlers’ splash
area, landscaped grounds with
picnic areas, and a facility with
toilets, showers and meeting
rooms.
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