‘Faecal incident’ leads to the closure of Warwick paddling pool – just one day after its long-awaited re-opening
The curse of the St Nicholas Park paddling pool in Warwick continues, with yet another closure.
After two years of waiting, the pool finally re-opened yesterday (Wednesday) - but today (Thursday) it had to close again after faeces was found in the water.
Warwick District Council said: "Regrettably, St Nicholas Park paddling pool will be closed until the weekend.
"It has been reported that faeces has been found in the water, so the pool must be emptied, deep cleaned and chlorinated before it can be used again.
"Please check our social media and website for the latest updates."
The reopening of both St Nicholas Park paddling pool and the one in Victoria Park, Leamington, was plagued with delays - and the council hoped that this week's reopening of both pools would be the end of the long saga.
The Victoria Park paddling pool, which also re-opened on Wednesday, remains open.