Beach Leisure Centre

The Beach Leisure Centre is a leisure centre located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is operated by Sport Aberdeen.[1]

Main entrance
Rear of the Centre with flumes

History

A leisure centre at the beach was being discussed by the council as early as 1979.[2] The leisure centre opened in 1989.[3] The centre was initially operated by Crossland Leisure.[4]

Facilities

The building is physically connected to the Beach Ballroom. The Beach Leisure Centre contains a swimming pool and a gym.[5] There are three flumes:[6]

  • The Tube - a 120 metre long flume where riders sit on inflatable rafts
  • Wipeout - a short, steep flume
  • The Pipeline - a 95 metre long flume

Incident

On 11 August 2011, a 12-year-old boy fractured his right ankle and shinbone after colliding with a wall at the end of the Wipeout flume. The incident occurred because there was insufficient water in the trough to slow the boy down at the end of the ride. Sport Aberdeen was fined £8,000 as a result of the incident.[7]

References
  1. Hebditch, Jon. "Repairs to Aberdeen's Beach Leisure Centre will begin next year". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  2. Mackay, Gordon (1979-10-04). "Beach leisure centre looks almost certain to go ahead". Evening Express. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. "Beach Leisure Centre". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  4. "Leisure centre boss denies quit report". Evening Express. 1990-07-18. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  5. Hebditch, Jon (2019-08-24). "Warning over "ageing" Beach Leisure centre". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  6. Mallon, Margaret (1989-09-23). "My white-knuckle terror!". The Press and Journal. p. 33. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  7. Urquhart, Frank (2013-07-04). "Sport Aberdeen fined £8000 over unsafe flume". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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