The Victoria Embankment pool in Nottingham was closed due to leaks in 2021
A paddling pool near the River Trent in Nottingham is set to be reopened.
Nottingham City Council says about £540,000 in funding will be used to bring back the Victoria Embankment pool. The Labour-run authority closed it due to leaks in 2021 and later said it did not have the money to repair and reopen it. A public consultation this summer "confirmed overwhelming support for a replacement paddling pool facility".is being used to build the new paddling pool, splash pad and pumping system, while the council is bidding for funding for a second phase of works for toilets, changing facilities and water play facilities.he is "very pleased to hear that something is going to be done"."When I was a kid we used to play down there on a Sunday and we'd take a picnic along with us.
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