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General Category => Chesterfield Discussion => Topic started by: Fly on May 27, 2015, 09:58:48 PM

Title: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Fly on May 27, 2015, 09:58:48 PM
Just seen these shots on the internet of the new QPLC baths. Still not sure if the whole venture is/was a good idea TBH  :-X

Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Slacker on May 28, 2015, 08:43:15 AM
Do a comparison with the proposals for leisure centre at Clowne, bear in mind Bolsover council tax is at least 50% higher than Chesterfield, then decide which is better value for money
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Fly on May 28, 2015, 09:02:07 AM
Don't set me off about the proposed baths in Clowne  ::)

How do you get to 50% higher?
£1,061.52 in a typical band A Bolsover.
£988.17 in a typical band A in Chesterfield.
Don't be clever showing me the highest Bolsover area against the lowest Chesterfield area.
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Slacker on May 28, 2015, 09:27:45 AM
Break it down into the district /borough bit, your figure includes county / fire / police
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Fly on May 28, 2015, 09:35:22 AM
So therefore the basic council tax can be cheaper in Chesterfield, but add the county / fire / police bit on and it makes the average band A price about the same as an average band A property in Bolsover.
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Slacker on May 28, 2015, 06:47:43 PM
Ours is 1005.83 of which 96.59 is CBC making the rest 909.34
If yours is 1061.52 take off county/fire/police of 909.34 this leaves your local tax (appreciating that some of it is provided by town council) of 152.18
ie approximately 58% higher than CBC
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Pete on May 28, 2015, 06:50:27 PM
Is the chap in the second picture having a slash in the pool?  :))

Might've waited until they filled it... ;)
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Old Cruser on May 28, 2015, 07:02:49 PM
Is the chap in the second picture having a slash  in the pool?  :))

Might've waited until they filled it... ;)

 :-? Trust you  ;D
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Fly on May 28, 2015, 07:14:36 PM
So we both pay give or take the same as I said in the first place.
Your example is just for those bothered about political figures.
You make it sound like I'm paying 50% more overall council tax for living in Bolsover  (y) ;)

A couple of good slashes and that hole would be filled Pete  ;D
God help the public when it's full of students  :P
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Old Cruser on May 28, 2015, 08:55:16 PM
So we both pay give or take the same as I said in the first place.
Your example is just for those bothered about political figures.
You make it sound like I'm paying 50% more overall council tax for living in Bolsover  (y) ;)

A couple of good slashes and that hole would be filled Pete  ;D
God help the public when it's full of students  :P
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OY! Flybynight - your as bad as Pete the Paint  :))
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Slacker on May 28, 2015, 09:35:55 PM
So we both pay give or take the same as I said in the first place.
Your example is just for those bothered about political figures.
You make it sound like I'm paying 50% more overall council tax for living in Bolsover  (y) ;)

A couple of good slashes and that hole would be filled Pete  ;D
God help the public when it's full of students  :P

No I'm comparing what we get for our money in council tax. What's better students (local people) having some use of it or little or no leisure centre?
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Jim on June 16, 2015, 09:50:54 AM
It looks smaller than the current pool in QP  ... or am I seeing things? Is it the smaller of two pools? Not sure looking at it
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Slacker on June 16, 2015, 08:49:56 PM
Slightly shorter because 25M is acceptable for competitions but 33 isn't
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: therealjr on June 16, 2015, 09:33:38 PM
The old pool was built deliberately not to competition standards so that it wasn't constantly blocked out by galas etc
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Fly on June 16, 2015, 09:49:54 PM
Is the new one built not as wide so the gala's will be smaller affairs, giving the college students more swimming time ?
Title: Re: New Queens Park Baths.
Post by: Slacker on June 17, 2015, 06:16:24 AM
8 lanes I think. Like it or not, swimming clubs are a major source of income due to being regular users. The already do competitions but it needs a bund putting across for reaces so obviously if you start from scratch i's someting to eliminate