The prospect of a new owner being found to take over Burnham-On-Sea’s closure-threatened swimming pool rose this week when the district council confirmed that several bids had been received to save the facility.
Sedgemoor District Council confirmed that more than one bid had been submitted to take on the pool by the deadline of Monday evening (March 17th).
It was first reported by Burnham-On-Sea.com two weeks ago that five bidders were in the frame to take over the Berrow Road pool.
On Tuesday (March 18th), Teresa Harvey, leader of Sedgemoor’s Task and Finish Committee which is trying to find a new provider for the pool, said that “more than one bid had been received” but she could not give details of the names for legal reasons.
The D-Day for the pool remains set for March 26th when the district council will decide which, if any, of the bids is chosen.
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