{"id":51503,"date":"2019-10-31T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T04:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/swembad-weer-oop-na-drie-jaar-20191030-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:22:51","slug":"swembad-weer-oop-na-drie-jaar-20191030-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/swembad-weer-oop-na-drie-jaar-20191030-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Swembad weer oop n\u00e1 drie jaar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SNIKHETE somertemperature wat die kwik tot 42 grade opgejaag en kinders vir lafenis in die besoedelde Willowdam laat swem het, was die dryf vir \u2019n groep Rosedale-inwoners om di\u00e9 woonbuurt se swembad weer oopgestel te kry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns sien uit om op 1 Desember die swembad weer amptelik oop te stel vir ons woon-buurt se kinders en mense. Dit was eens \u2019n gesellige plek waar kinders in \u2019n veilige omgewing kon baljaar. Ons wil dit weer so h\u00ea,\u201d s\u00ea Elroy Ward, een van die agt taakspanlede wat hul beywer het om die swembad weer in gebruik te kry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Rosedale-swembad, \u2019n olimpiese standaard swembad wat oor twee addisionele vlak kinderswempoele beskik, was die afge-lope drie jaar dolleeg en gesluit vir die   publiek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2019n Gemeenskapsvergadering is Januarie vanjaar gehou oor die Hoogstraat-swembad, wat al \u2019n jaar gesluit is en die Rosedale-swembad, wat die afgelope drie jaar toe was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2019n Handjievol mense het opgedaag. Mense praat mos graag, maar as hulle betrokke moet raak is hul stil. Maar dit het ons nie  te-ruggehou nie. \u2019n Taakspan is saamgestel om die Rosedale-swembad weer oop te kry,\u201d s\u00ea Hessie Human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns mense ry verby hierdie swembad Baai toe om daar te gaan swem. Dit is mos nie reg nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens haar het hulle \u2019n baie sterk motivering gehad oor hoekom die swembad weer in gebruik moet kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns is Charmaine Williams direkteur van sport en rekreasie en hoofuitvoerende beampte Ndileka Leqela, sowel as Steven Mazantsi, opsigter en lewensredder ewig dankbaar vir hulle dryf en aandeel om die swembad weer oop te kry,\u201d s\u00ea Human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die teels in die middel van die swembad was stukkend en is oorgedoen. Die twee vlak kinderpoele, waarvan een toegegooi was met grond, is heeltemal oorgedoen. Die ablusie-fasiliteite, kantoor en ingang is in die proses om opgeknap te word, sowel as die heining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron Burness, nog \u2019n lid van die taakspan, wie se broers lede van die Dolphin swemklub was, wat vroe\u00eber baie bedrywig was by di\u00e9 swembad, s\u00ea: \u201cDit is \u2019n voorreg dat die swembad nou weer oop gaan wees. Veral vir ons kinders is swem baie goeie oefening en ontspanning en dit sal die kinders uit die strate hou.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Ward was baie inwoners warm onder die kraag oor die toestand van die swembad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns het dit reggekry om die swembad en fasiliteite weer oop te kry sonder om te toyi-toyi. Sonder om <span>tyres<\/span> te brand. Sonder om enigiets af te breek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns het dit aan die gemeenskap duidelik gemaak dat daar geen logika is om \u2019n fasiliteit wat ons m\u00f4re nodig het, vandag af te breek omdat mense ongelukkig is nie,\u201d s\u00ea Ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Met die amptelike opening op Sondag,   1 Desember, sal streng sekuriteit ter wille van veiligheid gehandhaaf word. Benewens die lede van die polisie, metro-polisie en gemeenskapspolisi\u00ebringforum sal agt lewensredders ook aan diens wees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van die ere-gaste sal onder meer die   Basson-broers Alaric en Alain, beide Suid-Afrikaanse swemkampioene, sowel as die  internasionale swemafrigter en plaaslike swemlegende Nigel Hendricks daar wees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk gaan baie beslis ook in die swembad wees. 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