Hydrotherapy offers multiple health benefits including reduced pain and spasticity, increased strength, which might prevent symptoms from getting worse, regaining lost function, enhancing mobility and, thereby, independence.

Our members say that hydrotherapy is very important to them, but structural issues with the pool make it difficult to use. We need to raise £149,000 to replace our existing pool with one that is fit for purpose.

The project will address safety and accessibility concerns by providing a larger and deeper pool shell (partially using the current footprint to keep costs down), perimeter handrail, user-friendly steps and an even pool bottom. An upgraded plant room will result in optimal performance and potential savings in running costs.

We will be able to provide group hydro exercise classes and the extra buoyancy required for activities like deep water running and high-level stability training.

The project will also enable environmental sustainability by minimising energy consumption through new batteries that will store electricity generated by our solar panels, and a new, more effective pool cover.

There is no NHS hydro-pool available within a reasonable distance, and the few private pools in the area are very expensive to use. Demand has risen by 50% since June 2022; the project will triple pool capacity and double the number of current sessions.

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If you would prefer to raise funds for our pool through taking on a challenge activity like skydiving, abseiling or similar, we can book this for you. Alternatively, you might like to organise a fundraiser of your own, like a coffee morning, etc. Or perhaps you might know of (or work at) an organisation that might be happy to support this project. In this case, please contact us at fundraising@mscentrebedanorthants.com and we will be able to assist you.