A mother has spoken of her frustration after the main pool has become inaccessible to her disabled daughter. Jean Burgon, 81, from Ainsworth has been attending weekly ladies only sessions at Castle Leisure Centre with her daughter, Annette, 59, for the past four years. Annette has multiple sclerosis (MS) and uses a wheelchair.
She relies on a pool hoist, which is a portable lifting device aiding people with restricted mobility, to access the main pool safely. READ MORE: Bury homes left without power due to Storm Lilian Managed by Bury Council, the Bolton Street centre has a 25m main pool and a smaller separate teaching pool. The main pool hoist has been out of use for almost a month, meaning that Annette can no longer use the facilities.
Jean said: “We arrived for our swim with Annette in her wheelchair and got changed in the fitting rooms. “It was only when we tried to get her in the pool that we were informed about the broken hoist. “To be fair to them, the staff were amazing.
They spent almost an hour dismantling and moving the hoist from the small pool. READ MORE: 'Exceptional' village pub looking for new licensee “However, it doesn’t go fully into the water so wasn’t a suitable replacement.” Annette added: “I love going to the swim sessions.
They are a really lovely group of ladies there and the lifeguards are always willing to go above and beyond to help. “It’s just a shame about the facilities. The door in the disabled changing room door doesn’t s.