If anyone has a direct Number that I could call on my day off (Monday) and pay a contribution towards a zebra crossing by my shop for the kids I would be more than happy to make a donation.

Can I just congratulate those parents who take their toddlers swimming in our brand new pools and then dispose of their nappies by chucking them on the changing room floor. You don't deserve to have the use of decent pools like these.

I felt so sorry for the poor guy having to clean up and was even more shocked when he told me he had just picked up a pair of soiled pants. Problem is, they were adult pants

The mid boggles.

Good band name

Blooming predictive text. Meh!

I appreciate that many people want to use the pools in an athletic manner. But when I went I found this a bit of a problem. I don't like swimming out of my depth (and I'm fairly short), so I was doing widths in breast-stroke. Well I say widths - I was swimming from the side of the pool to the lane divider and back again, so not as far as I'd like. But the guys with the goggles and nose-clips, who were burning up and down the pool at terrific speeds, clearly found me a nuisance. Maybe we need a dedicated time slot for wimps?

This post was last modified: 20-11-2012 02:49 PM by carole.

isn't there a smaller learner pool for people to do widths in?

I'm with Carole, It would be fantastic to have a 'wimpy adults' slot as like her, I am unable to go out of my depth but the learner pool really is too shallow for adults to get a good swim in.[/i]

They do adult swimming lessons, which might help?

I used the learner pool for the first time today with my 5 month old (his first ever swim!). Its great to have the pools up and running but its a shame about the inability to book lessons (we were on the initial opening waiting list and have been assured many times we will be contacted when our name comes up...)

I have to say that despite seeing the 'over shoes' & signage at the entrance to the changing rooms (after reading posts on here) no-one was using them and we took our shoes off at that point only to find the floors quite 'gritty'. I'm not sure if this is just a daytime one off experience?

I'm doing the adult lessons, but it takes a while to learn to feel confident out of ones depth, so I really wouldnt dare go more than halfway down the length of the pool without my instructor nearby.

Does anyone know if prices for the various facilities/activities at FH Pools are available on-line? Or do you have to go in and ask? I've looked at the web-site, but can't find this information. Thanks

The gym is fantastic and cheap by the way. I've tried gyms before but the atmosphere is always weird (testosterone and steroids)...not like that here

Carole, you could try phoning and asking if they'd email you one. Or contacting manager through website feedback. But they do have printed ones at reception

Sorry a bit off topic, can anyone give me details of the pricing?

I've had a look but couldn't find anything.

I have a noseclip and goggles...but that's because I'm a scaredy cat and hate getting water in my eyes/up my nose I've not been swimming for years, starting uo again as I've just moved and discovered the pool is only a few minutes walk.

@Herbert I'm going there on Tuesday, I'll let you know pricing when I find out myself.

Carole, according to the website the 'general swim' times are intended for people who prefer not to do lane swimming. I'm not a particularly fast swimmer so I always go then and there are usually adults or children doing widths, and sometimes people just walking in the shallow end for the exercise, all without other swimmers getting annoyed. Sometimes there are school sessions in the main pool at the same time, but these take place in the fenced-off area at the side.

Thanks MFS, I won't be back in the UK until March, but i'd be really interested to find out.

I admit I've only been once, but it was a weekday evening, so no children and was a "General Swim" time. But 2 lanes were set up for adult classes, which shortened the width, and I was the only person swimming widths. According to the leaflet there are very very few times when there are not clsoed lanes in operation. I'm afraid I got the impression that width swimmers were not very welcome. Though to be fair, no-one said anything to me.

As a fellow non-length swimmer (I cant yet swim out of my depth) I chose to swim in the lane but only do half a length then turn round and go back, It equates to roughly the same distance as a width.
That way you can go with the flow.

This post was last modified: 13-12-2012 12:02 AM by nottinghillbilly.