Guernsey deputies seek solution to save bathing pool diving board
On top of deepening the pool, de Sausmarez said other measures being investigated included doing work on the walls and adding additional safety measures such as equipment and information.De Sausmarez said she was hopeful the work would mean "this much-loved swimming facility can continue to be safely used by locals and visitors alike".HSE said the maximum depth of the water below the diving platform was 2.75m (9ft) which did not meet the 3.2m (10.5ft) minimum depth required by the World Aquatics and British Standards.Originally, the diving board was supposed to be removed within a week but plans were halted after hundreds of islanders turned out to demonstrate the public's "strength of feeling" about keeping the diving board.
De Sausmarez said: "I can't commit to any time frames at the moment because there are a few variables that we still don't yet know but I can say that we are not hanging around. "So we are not delaying, we are getting on with this as soon as we possibly can." She added even if work was completed the diving board still may not be able to reopen.
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