{"id":43482,"date":"2023-11-09T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/city-of-cape-town-gradually-opens-swimming-pools-across-the-municipal-area-20231109\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:39:45","slug":"city-of-cape-town-gradually-opens-swimming-pools-across-the-municipal-area-20231109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/city-of-cape-town-gradually-opens-swimming-pools-across-the-municipal-area-20231109\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Cape Town gradually opens swimming pools across the municipal area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>On Friday 3 November several pools, including Wynberg, Bellville, Atlantis (Wesfleur), Bonteheuwel, Hanover Park, Kensington and Trafalgar were opened to accommodate swimmers over the weekend. More will be opened in the coming weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>As temperatures around Cape Town continue to soar the City of Cape Town says it is opening its swimming pools in a phased manner, to allow for the completion of facility maintenance and ensure an optimal and safe environment for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday 3 November several pools, including Wynberg, Bellville, Atlantis (Wesfleur), Bonteheuwel, Hanover Park, Kensington and Trafalgar were opened to accommodate swimmers over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More will be opened in the coming weeks. The swimming pools will initially operate on weekends only (Fridays to Sundays, from 10:00 until 17:00). This will then change on Monday 11 December, with daily operations for the festive season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opening dates are:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10 November: Lentegeur <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17 November: Elsies River, Manenberg, Muizenberg, Newlands, Athlone, Bellville South and Ruyterwacht 24 November: Goodwood, Westridge, Browns Farm and Parow Valley <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8 December: Khayelitsha and Ravensmead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 December: Langa and Parow North<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15 December: Mnandi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18 December: Delft and Morningstar <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four indoor swimming pools and Sea Point are operational. Retreat, Blue Downs and Strand are open from 10:00 until 17:00 daily, while Sea Point and Long Street are open from 07:00 until 19:00 daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the City is actively working on plans to mitigate the impact of load-shedding, patrons are advised to be aware of load-shedding schedules when visiting swimming pools. Facility management may need to adjust planned opening and\/or operating times according to the stage of load-shedding affecting their area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe recreation and parks department faced numerous challenges during the previous aquatic season,\u201d Mayco member for community services and health Patricia van der Ross pointed out, \u201cexacerbated by ageing infrastructure and unavailability of a swimming-pool repair and maintenance tender. This is now active and work is scheduled in a phased approach during weekdays when the facilities are not in use. 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