who remembers the wave machine at crowtree pool in the 80s

[Barry Siddall]

Originally Posted by Harry Angstrom

Whitley Bay was the first one I went to. c 1972?

First one for me anarl.

I used to always get barred from crowtree for being very silly

[alicante mackem]

Originally Posted by alzeebub

Wasn't it open in the late 70's too? I remember going to a wave pool with me dad somewhere in Sunderland, but no idea what it was called.

It was mate. We used to go every Sunday morning, my sister, parents and me. Then down to the docks to buy crabs for the Sunday tea.

[Epping]

I take the kids to the speenymoor leisure pool when I'm up north..

the yenjoy it although the waves seem git tiny these days

used to love Whitley bay pool .. always had fun back in the day as part of the club trip

I ws happy with Bishop Pool.. 33 1/3 meter pool 12 foot deep at the divign board end

used to love diving off the 5 meter board.. standing at the top for half an hour plucking up the courage.

they never make 33 meter pools any more.. it was deriguer in the 60's 70's

[Wearside Wanderer II]

I used to work at Crowtree!

Always used to hate making the tannoy announcement as nee bugger could hear what you said!

[TheWanderer]

Luckily enough my eldest daughter experienced the wave machine, but my youngest never will. had to take her to Waves through Tynemouth the other day to sample a wave machine!

[The Butcher]

Originally Posted by Harry Angstrom

The same planet that plonked that giant shed in the middle of town.

Yes it is an eyesore but didnt look too bad iirc when it was in amongst all the car parks and that what were there at the time....it should have closed as the maintenence and repair costs were too much, it should have relocated elsewhere within the town. Ice rink, fun pool, slides and playpark, who wouldn't be interested in things like that eh ??

[SAFC2403]

Spent loads of time in both the pool and the ice rink -think at one point I was skating Monday, Wednesday & Friday nights. Good times

[not spavin]

I hated it.

Didn't learn to swim til I was 27, so when I was a kid I'd be having a lovely time plodging around and then the waves would come. I'd have to sit on the side waiting for them to stop.

The wavy shits.

[Fred Army]

Originally Posted by littlened

The pool at spenny looked just the same as that, and it had a wave machine too. Dinar if it's still there.

Yeah, it's still there, I took the kids there only yesterday. Must have been over 20 years since I was last there, it hadn't changed a bit. They didn't put the waves on though and the slide wasn't on either

[not spavin]

Originally Posted by Nero the dog

Although I'm sure there used to be that many people in the Ice rink at the Friday night disco's. (good times)

I used to go there all the time. Vaguely remember trying to look cool, bombing around the rink while miming along to "I am the music man...".