Briget Fraser, right, hands the petition to Councillor Judy Hamilton.
The funding announcement has been hailed by the swimming club, which had to slash its training times as a result of the ongoing closure.
Closed since lockdown
When coronavirus hit all swimming pools across Scotland closed under lockdown rules.
But unlike other facilities across Fife, the Beacon Centre remained shut even when Covid-19 measures were eased last summer.
This was due to the building’s layout which made social distancing impossible and problems with water quality and air conditioning meant the pool could not be made Covid-19 safe.
It’s had a big impact on swimmers across Fife.”
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Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the GrafTech Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today s conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]
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Wendy Watson
Vice President, Investor Relations
Good morning and welcome to our fourth quarter and full year 2020 conference call. With me today is Dave Rintoul, GrafTech s Chief Executive Officer; and Quinn Coburn, our Chief Financial Officer. We are conducting the call from different locations today. So please bear with us if you experience minor delays or mixed audio quality.
Gov. Kate Brown, other officials defend vaccine rollout pace, priorities
(Update: Hospitals express doubts about governor s timeline)
Say they are keeping commitment to seniors, despite doses for educators
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials explained and defended the state’s vaccination priority and rollout during a Friday news conference, while noting the limited availability of doses here and nationwide have led to some difficult choices and public frustration.
“I’m using every single tool we have to get our children back in the classroom this school year,” Brown said, noting a recent study that shows staying in remote learning could result in substantial educational losses, especially in math, as well as the other impacts on families, working mothers and the like.