A PADDLING pool in Reading will not re-open to the public this summer, the council has announced.
Reading Borough Council (RBC) tweeted to tell residents the paddling pool at Christchurch Meadows will not be re-opening this season.
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Service update: We have made the difficult decision not to re-open the paddling pool at Christchurch Meadows this season. Public safety is our priority & maintaining safe social distancing would be extremely difficult in such a popular facility. https://t.co/CUWoi6BTgD pic.twitter.com/oBFXzEDfqk
— ReadingCouncil (@ReadingCouncil) August 11, 2020
The tweet said: "Service update: We have made the difficult decision not to re-open the paddling pool at Christchurch Meadows this season.
"Public safety is our priority & maintaining safe social distancing would be extremely difficult in such a popular facility."
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