"We know people are eager to see the building restored to its former glory as it holds fond memories for many people in our community and is a famous site in Richmond."
"To help our customers stay active and maintain their well-being, we are looking into how we can offer them the use of our pools in neighbouring areas," he said."We apologise for the disruption this will cause and would like to thank our customers for their continued support and understanding during this time."
The café and the gym remain open but a date has not yet been set for the reopening of the pools.More than 50 English and 60 Zimbabwean sculptors, alongside 30 schools in north Oxfordshire, are hoping to raise tens of thousands of pounds for charity through the sale of hundreds of sculptures.Now in its 14th year, Sculpture at Kingham Lodge will include pieces in stone, glass, pottery, steel and resin, with prices ranging from £10 to £20,000.
Kingham Lodge gardens cover five acres, with herbaceous borders, shrubberies, woodland walks, rare trees, ponds and wildflower meadow that are not usually open to the public.The proceeds from the exhibition will support a range of charities, including local children's hospice Helen and Douglas House and Cotswolds Arts through Schools.
The charity delivers art, music, dance and drama into 54 local schools, positively impacting 8,000 local children.
The sculptures are integrated into planting all over the gardens and in the Moorish Pavilion at its heart.The latest exchanges come at a time when Israel says its military focus has shifted away from Gaza to the situation in the north.
The IDF said on Thursday that its chief of staff, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, had “recently completed approval of plans for the northern arena”.Later, at a meeting of military and intelligence chiefs, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said: “In the new phase of the war there are significant opportunities but also significant risks.”
“Hezbollah feels that it is being persecuted and the sequence of military actions will continue,” he added.“Our goal is to ensure the safe return of Israel’s northern communities to their homes. As time goes by, Hezbollah will pay an increasing price.”