Europa Pools Leisure Centre

Use to be a great place to swim now facilities are always broken (Sauna) never busy and always has the worst swimming times. Then when it is open always crammed due to times they offer. Give it 0 but lowest is 1 cause I no longer find anything good about Europa Pools anymore

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Pros; Toilets on both levels Snack and drink vending machines Seats and tables Gym dont seem busy as far as I know myself at the time I go there at the moment. Cons; (If the leasure centre gets all these things fixed, then I will give them 4 stars) So I have seen issues at the europa leasure centre. (Cross trainer) gym machines - A - C; (1) The front 1st and 2nd (cross trainer) gym machines are doing the same as, a previous machine that kept popping up a sign saying [machine will shut down if you stop pedalling], I am paraphrasing, then if you didnt move the peddles fast enough, it then shuts down, even when you were peddling at about 6 mph etc, so that machine did not get fixed they juat removed it, so these other 2 machines are doing the same thing, but without the warning message. (2) - B - C The 1st (cross trainer) gym machine left middle handle with the (-) (effort/level) button on it, dont work. but the right middle handle with the (+) (effort/level) button on it does work. even though the screen section button to change the (-) (effort/level) does work. Also The (back) (cross trainer) gym machine is doing the opposite, because on this machine, the left middle handle with the (-) (effort/level) button on it, dont work. but the right middle handle with the (+) (effort/level) button on it does work. This issue is inconvenience to use the screen section buttons to adjust the (effort/level), when you are exercising, because the handles keep getting in the way, also because you can't use any buttons if the pedals or and handles are not moving, because these (cross trainers) shut down when the pedals or and handles are not moving, because obviously these (cross trainers) turn on by the movement of the person using it. (3) - C - C (A - B) resistance levels are not working, I know as if you go on level 30 to 40, then go on the (back) (cross trainer), you can compare the difference, since the (back) (cross trainer) resistance levels seem to be working. (Book and register) machine; (4) The (book and register) machine don't work, so a member of staff have to book and or register customer in, great if you like to interact with people, not great for people like me and others who dont always want it interact with people. [I guess there will be more machines at this europa pools leisure centre with matinence issues. so all the machines probably need checking for faults, No idea how often all the machines are checked for faults then fixed, i have been going for over 5 months now, nothing has improved enough, also I am seeing less people going to the gym, but obviously non working machines is not going to make people want to go to the gym, the question is when is the council going to fix these machines or get started building the new council gym, as part of Birkenhead 2040 development]

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Upstairs changing area and showers are disgusting. There’s mould everywhere, moss, silicone smeared all over the place, dust, and other gross stuff. It’s unbelievable the council can’t find a few hundred pounds for basic maintenance to keep it to a decent standard. Downstairs is worn out too, but at least it doesn’t feel like you’re going to catch something nasty. The pool itself is fine.

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The closure of the fun pool at youth's expense is a disgrace. I'm not from the Wirral, but travelled 14 miles across the Mersey to bring the kids here every week before the pandemic, and sometimes during the week for Aqua Tots if we were off work. The kids are devastated they can't go, and there's nowhere else like it. They loved the "bubbly pool" as they described it, and the wave pool, plus the fact they could walk in at their own pace to a comfortable depth. Blatant bias and ignorant decision made by the council to close it, opting for financial benefit in the short term rather than health and welfare in the long. There was no requirement for another gym on the Wirral, or even the whole North West. It's just been done for quick financial return. Any paper work issued is clear narrow-minded statements with the only intent of keeping the pool closed. It is a little run-down, but with the right management, advertising, and minor makeover the fun pool alone would've been an attraction many families will have travelled for. Nobody I speak to even knew it existed. Safe to say, there's nothing there that's worth visiting now!

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