Cambridge pool facility to be named Perry Aquatic Centre

In acknowledgement of the Brian Perry Charitable Trust’s $300,000 donation towards the construction of the new Cambridge pool facility, the complex will be named Perry Aquatic Centre for the next 10 years.

The centre has also been gifted the name Puna Kaukau O Te Oko Horoi by Ngāti Koroki Kahukura which will accompany Perry Aquatic Centre.

The facility has received its code of compliance and is on track to open to the community in May.

With construction now complete, Go Waipa has officially moved into the facility to train its team and prepare the facility for opening to the community next month.

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest wanted to thank the Brian Perry Charitable Trust for their enormous ongoing support for the pool project and many other projects in the district including the Te Awa Cycleway, the Sir Don Rowlands Centre and the Perry Community Water Sports centre and the Home of Cycling Velodrome.

“We’re thrilled to now have a name for the pool, and I know the community is tremendously excited for the official opening in the next couple of weeks,” he said.

Brian Perry Charitable Trust general manager Jennifer Palmer said the trust was pleased to continue its partnership with Waipā District Council and contribute to an exciting development for Cambridge like the pool project.

Information about the Perry Aquatic Centre opening can be found at www.gowaipa.co.nz.