October 2013 - Nearly 2 years open

Dec 3, 2011 Keys to new pool (Jubilee2) to be received. Changeover the following weekend, so no Push here on 10th december. First push in new pool on 17th December, Xmas drink after. Perhaps not open on 24th Dec.

OPEN CEREMONY invite :-
"On Saturday 7 January 2012 we are hosting an 'Open Afternoon' event at our new flagship centre Jubilee2 - a superb new health and well-being centre with a 25 metre pool, junior pool, dance studios, spa, climbing wall, boulders and lateral climbing facility. 
 
We have Nick Gillingham MBE, the Double Olympic medallist and World Champion and record holding swimmer, coming along as well as David Moorcroft MBE OBE, the record-breaking middle distance runner. They will be our official guests and they are going to be using the pool and the gym with residents and visitors for a short time during the afternoon.
 
We are inviting all residents to come along and enjoy the facilities for free between 1pm and 4pm on the day and I would like to invite you along too.
 
Nick Gillingham has offered to jump in the pool with the other swimmers and it would be wonderful for us to have an Octopush game going on during the afternoon at some point as well  2.30pm . Is this something that you would be interested in?  Could you organise that for us? "

http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/leisure_index.asp?id=SXAE7D-A780BC94&cat=1328

Jubillee 1 is being replaced by Jubilee 2. Build is underway at an adjoining site behind the current building. The new pool will be part of the "Health and Wellbeing Centre" which is due for completion late in 2011.

The main pool is 25m by 17m (8 lanes), 1.1m depth, flat for for the first 4m, ramping to 2m depth, flat for 4m. 

The tiles are now laid with markings for Octopush. pairs of tiles are replaced grey, for centre and penalty spot and at points inside the penalty area curve.

http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/leisure_index.asp?id=SX8088-A780E199&cat=1503

There is a link on this site to 'Stakeholder Engagement' related to History, questions and Public opinions.

Phil

 Stoke Free Octopush Club are active at Jubilee Pool, Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1HG. tel 01782 616606. We have played Octopush (Underwater Hockey) here since 2002. We have a one and a half hour session from 6pm on Saturdays. This gives us time to encourage juniors and newcommers into the game.