Swimming pool. The closure of the two aquatic centers of Bains in Dieppe and O2 Falaises in Tréport, since October 24, questions Internet users. They want them to reopen.
The aquatic centers Les Bains de Dieppe and O2 Falaises in Le Tréport have been closed since October 24. On social networks, many Internet users are wondering about their closure, especially that of Dieppe, while the outer basin of Rouen (Île Lacroix) is open.
The reason is simple: the decree of October 29, 2020 prohibits the opening of type X sports establishments (covered). Only those classified PA (open air) can open. However, Les Bains and O2 Falaises are type X sports establishments (with secondary activities of type PA for Les Bains). ” These establishments are currently in standby mode: the air temperature is at its lowest, the pools are at 17 ° C “, explains Didier Bin, regional director of operations at Récréa, which manages Les Bains and O2 Falaises.
No opening at a loss
“The reopening of the external baths basin would have a cost, for a small number of users, estimated at several thousand euros. However, it must be as cheap as possible for the community. “ All the staff of the two aquatic centers are on partial unemployment. The charges have been reduced: water; electricity ; gas. ” The situation is difficult. Customers want to find their swimming pool. The protocol is ready. We will adapt to the new measures if others are added ”, says Didier Bin.
The centers are taking advantage of this closure to do work. At Les Bains, the seawater pump had to be changed because it was defective. ” With the poor workmanship during the construction of the Baths, there is always work ”, says Luc Desmarest, deputy in charge of Sports for the City of Dieppe. The center is therefore getting a makeover: painting; cleaning of air filters; water filters; pipelines …
At O2 Falaises, staff maintain the premises and take care of maintenance. “There is a daily check of the premises”, underlines Laurent Jacques, mayor of Tréport.
Open to the public derogatory (on medical prescription for patients with a long-term infection) or schools or high-level athletes? Too expensive for communities. The City should have compensated for the losses, in the order of an additional € 20,000 per month, compared to the usual budget for the two establishments, paid to Récréa. The decision was therefore taken not to open a single pool. ” It would have been an opening at a loss. Demand is strong across all basins, attests Luc Desmarest, evoking the Baths. There is a demand for clubs to return to swim and for schools to continue teaching swimming. “
A welcome delegation of service
He stresses that people in need of care, provided with a prescription, can go to the Coubertin swimming pool in Neuville. He denounces unclear instructions in the decree. ” It is poorly drafted. All sports officials find it difficult to understand this. ” For O2 Falaises, the situation is “ stable. We limit breakage by remaining closed ”, assures the mayor of Tréport.
In 2020, O2 Falaises did not meet the success of the other years, because of the health crisis. “Inter-municipal authorities must compensate for this financial loss”, details Laurent Jacques. The total reopening of the two swimming pools will not happen overnight. ” It will take years to catch up with the attendance figures for 2019. We are fortunate to be managed as a public service delegation entrusted to the company Récréa, which benefits from aid to absorb the deficit in particular. If O2 Falaises had been managed by a government agency, the community would have absorbed the losses without aid. “
Practical information
Subscriptions: for O2 Falaises (e-mail [email protected]), the 10 entry cards will be valid from the reopening, for the same number of days that remained on the closing day; at Les Bains (email [email protected]), the validity of annual subscriptions (Excellence, Essential, Liberté and Classic) will be extended up to the length of the establishment’s closure depending on the number of days remaining on the subscription to the October 24, same for the cards of 10 entries. The monthly withdrawals, suspended for the time of closure, will be postponed in equal numbers in line with the subscriber’s schedule initially planned.
A well-established health protocol
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Officials don’t understand why they can’t reopen. ” It is an injustice ”, believes Luc Desmarest, Sports Assistant in Dieppe.
The sanitary protocol is well established. When they opened from July to October 2020, Les Bains and O2 Falaises had implemented a strict health protocol, but necessary for the health of customers. Booking a slot was mandatory; the mask worn to the lockers. You will need a specific bag to store your shoes, disinfect your hands with hydroalcoholic gel provided in the hall, respect the direction of movement within the establishment, or take a soaped shower before entering the rooms. basins.
The two aquatic centers say they are ready to reopen. ” The protocol is effective “, assures Luc Desmarest. An opinion shared by Olivier Créquer, the director of the establishment of Les Bains. ” The protocol can evolve. This closure, we undergo it. ”
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