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The construction company are currently finalising
the curbing and pavement out the front of the centre. They have built a bridge style
ramp over the curbing works to allow this to occur. This bridge will be in
place until next week. They are aiming to hand back the front of the centre before
they leave for the Christmas break with the temporary fencing removed and their
construction containers and bins off site.
Construction
Hoarding
You will start to see the temporary construction
hoarding come down over the next two weeks. This should give you front row
seats to the new areas. The timber hoarding will be replaced by sturdy webbing
affixed to bollards. Please refrain from entering these areas until they are
properly handed over. You will soon see what has been going on behind the walls
and how your new centre has been taking shape.
Health
Club Extension - Front
The glass window panes will be installed, enclosing
the front of the health club extension. This will mean that the construction
company won’t have access to the work site from the front of the centre. They
will be politely making their way through the health club and entering the site
through a temporary door placed in the hoarding. We have asked that entries are
kept to a minimum and that members are not interrupted during this time.
Health
Club Extension - Back
The glass window panes will be going in next week
and the timber hoarding panels will come down. Black plastic sheeting will be
put up over the windows to protect the glass from further construction works.
New dry change rooms and corridor to Program Room 2
The construction company poured the slab for the
new dry change rooms on Saturday. There will be a corridor connecting the
centre with the new dry change rooms and the new program room. This will remain
a timber floor until all works are completed in this area so it isn’t damaged.
It will eventually be a vinyl surface. You’ll get to enter this space early
next year when the health club relocation occurs.
Program Rooms
They have laid the new timber flooring in the new spin/circuit
room (soon to be known as program room 2) last week and will now need to apply
one coat of floor coating. They have also laid the timber flooring in the Group
Fitness Room extension (soon to be known as program room 1). There may be some
residual smell from this process. Ventilation plans are in place but if they
are not effective enough, we may need to relocate classes. We will keep you
updated if this is to occur.
Walls between Café and Stadium
The brick walls will be rendered next week. A
1-1.5m clearance is needed from the wall. There will be times when areas may need to be
cordoned off but we will point you in the right direction.
Curved
feature wall near the café
There will be completion works taking place in this
area. The wall is going to be a feature of the centre. I look forward to
everyone seeing the finished product. There will be trades people working on
this wall so we apologise for any isolations of this area.
Western
Change room – Deep end of 25m Indoor Pool
This area is very much nearing completion with
final painting, fixtures and fittings to be completed before the shutdown
period. We look forward to opening this space to customers in the near future.
Outdoor
Pool
We are looking forward to using this space for our
annual Christmas party and hope to see as many of our members there as
possible. The bench seating that is currently being worked on is another area
that the construction company are going to try and give us in time. We will
also be opening the grassed area for the first time. There will be a choir,
jumping castle, face painting and plenty of food at our annual Christmas party
so we look forward to seeing you and your family there.
If you have any questions about this update please do not hesitate to
contact me on 9885 0333 or via email amanda.craven@ymca.org.au.
We thank you again for your patience during these works. I assure you that this
short term inconvenience will definitely be worth it when you see how
magnificent APARC will be.
Yours in health and happiness
Amanda Craven
Centre Manager
Ashburton Pool and Recreation Centre
