ALL Seasons Leisure Centre was forced to temporarily close its swimming pool after a fault was discovered with the ventilation system.

The Chorley pool, pictured here, shut on Friday, May 4, after a supervisor discovered the fault in ducting attached to the ceiling above.

He reported it to Chorley Borough Council and an inspection by a team of experts found the ducting had corroded and was in need of repair.

All Seasons Leisure Centre is owned by the council, with the management contract belongs to the DC Leisure group.

Jack Wilson, leader of the council, said: "A fault was discovered with the ventilation and ducting system which necessitated urgent repairs involving the erection of scaffolding to the roof.

"The baths were closed immediately when the fault was recognised because safety is of paramount concern of both the council and DC Leisure." Mr Wilson went on to say: " We apologise sincerely to any customers who have been disappointed and the baths will be open for business when all repairs have been carried out satisfactorily."

Following a meeting at the leisure centre between council and DC Leisure staff, a spokesman for Chorley Borough Council said: "We would have preferred to have built the repairs into our normal programme, but considering the extent of the corrosion we felt the work had to be done sooner rather than later. There was a health and safety issue and that is why we are not waiting.

"The fault was identified as part of routine maintenance checks and we in talks with the original suppliers of the materials with a view to finding out how the problem came to be."

The pool is expected to open as normal early next week.

All Seasons Leisure Centre said it wishes to point out that the remainder of the facilities are unaffected and are still open for use.