Shrewsbury Quarry swimming pool move not a done deal, say campaigners.
Campaigners say they are confident the Quarry swimming pool in Shrewsbury will remain where it is and get refurbished.
The chairman of the Quarry Forum, Bernard Wills said proposals to close and move the leisure centre in the middle of town is in no way a "done deal."
Shropshire Council has been looking into the possibility moving the loss-making The Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre and selling the land.
Options for a new Shrewsbury swimming pool will be revealed in January according to Mr Wills, with a possible decision coming by the summer next year.
Mr Wills said: "There has been a lot of misinformation put out. There are talks about this being a done deal of what is going to happen - but I don't think that is the case at all.
"The options for the pool will be put out in January next year before they go to public consultation in February.
"I know one of the options is to refurbish the pool - but in terms of the other options we don't know yet.
"I have been told the council will keep an open mind and I think one thing we have done as a forum is raise awareness of the importance of the Quarry to the community and the refurbishment of the current pool will be considered positively as an option.
"I think our message is being given over to the council and they are listening."
Campaigners who want to keep the pool where it is say it had some 300,000 visitors last year.
The results of a survey of nearly 10,000 people showed more then 70 per cent of pool users want the pool to stay put.
Mr Wills said the new university in the town is also an important reason for the pool to stay put.
He said: "The university will be sited in the town centre and students will want to use a sports facility nearby - they aren't going to want to travel out of town. It is important they have something close."
A report on the Quarry has claimed the current site is "costly" due to constant repairs.
Possible new sites include Battlefield and Sundorne.
The cost of a "no-frills" new pool has been calculated at £5.8 million, but the overall cost could be as much as £8 million.
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham has he would like to have a state of the art brand new facility which breaks even - claiming the pool currently runs a loss in the region of £500,000 a year.
Anyone who want to get involved in the forum can visit the groups Facebook page 'Quarry Swimming and Fitness Forum' and leave a message.
