ESSENTIAL repairs are being carried out at Clickimin Leisure Centre in Lerwick while it is closed due to Covid-19 restrictions.
A routine maintenance check in late January identified a fault in the reinforced concrete around the outlet pipes within the deep end of the main pool.
The leak allowed pool water to pass into the main plant room. This plant room houses all the plant and equipment to operate the pool building.
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To allow an assessment and repair works to be carried out the main pool was drained, with the process of emptying the pool taking seven days.
LEISURE centres across Shetland are now set to remain closed until at least the middle of February. The centres had previously been set to reopen at the start of February. Shetland Recreational Trust said the decision to close until mid-February was made in "order to help drive.