Wednesday February 25th 2026
Whitehill Pool campaigners outside the city chambers
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Sarah Hilley
An east end swimming pool which has been closed since 2023 has had its £500,000 budget taken away temporarily.
Whitehill Pool’s revenue funding was redirected yesterday so it “can be used elsewhere” by the council but the local authority promises it is “not a permanent withdrawal of support”.
Campaigners stood outside the city chambers in George Square yesterday (Tuesday) calling for a lifeline for the Dennistoun facility, which is affected by RAAC concrete problems.
Bill Stark, from the Save Whitehill Pool Campaign Group, said: “The building needs to be re-instated by replacing with a new build or a major refurbishment.”
“But we are now looking at a cost of around £35 million,” he added, and pointed out that “a lot of work will be required to source this amount of money”.
The campaign spokesman continued: “However we need a small amount now to secure the site. We are here to maintain campaign visibility. We are much further away from achieving our original goal – seven years on.”
Campaigner and Dennistoun resident Susan Carden said so many leisure facilities had been lost in recent times.
A report on the council’s SNP and Greens budget said there is a “temporary reallocation of Whitehill Pool’s revenue budget while the facility remains closed due to the discovery of RAAC. All staff have already been redeployed to other venues, so this funding can be used elsewhere on an interim basis.
“This is not a permanent withdrawal of support for Whitehill Pool. Officers continue to work on A viable plan for opening and once this is presented and approved, the full revenue budget will be returned to Whitehill Pool to support its reopening and ongoing operation.”
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