Yet another successful Broadstone ¼ Marathon took place again in 2019. Organised by Poole Runners and YMCA Bournemouth, this is the event’s 34th year and monies raised will be used to purchase a swimming pool extraction board (PXB) for The Junction Sports & Leisure Centre.
This continues a tradition of the proceeds from this annual event being used to provide youth and/or fully accessible facilities for people in the local area. In previous years, The Junction has been able to purchase a disabled hoist, a defibrillator and an evacuation chair, to name but a few.
Operations Manager Nick Gillespie commented: “We are very grateful to Poole Runners and I’m delighted with the purchase of the Pool Extraction Board. Incidents in the swimming pool are extremely rare, but this equipment provides significantly faster rescue times, improved safety and reduces the demands on staff during any potential spinal injury.”
The innovative safety equipment requires just two trained users to carry out a rescue for deck level pools. A rescue using the new Pool Extraction Board can be accomplished in as little as 90 seconds.
You can find out more about The Junction Sports & Leisure Centre at www.thejunctionbroadstone.co.uk or by calling 01202 777766.