Swimming pool gets extra security after problems with North-French youth last year: cameras, patrols and omgangscursus for rescuers

Izegem Also this year there will be extra security measures are for whom a swim is to take in outdoor swimming pool The Cricket. Last year made Northern French people regularly run amok. They smoked drugs and did not interfere with the peace and quiet of the other visitors. To avoid this, there is now permanent camera surveillance and in the summer holds a security firm keeping an eye on things. There will also be a second cash register to avoid waiting queues.

“The incidents with North-French youth last summer, we are still keen for the spirit”, says oppositieraadslid and former sportschepen Kurt Grymonprez (Dot). “A lot of visitors feared for their safety and that of their children. With the opening of the outdoor pool in mid-may, we hope that the city this time thorough preventive measures will take.”

Four cameras

“yes, We will not tolerate that visitors no longer feel safe,” admits sportschepen Lothar Frey (N-VA). “There is already a tall pole with three cameras on the lawn, so that we have an overview of what happens. There is an additional camera on the access control for the outdoor swimming pool. Further we close the walkway behind the sunbathing area, so that visitors through that road, no alcohol or drugs in the swimming pool within the centre. On the side of the lawn we cover the fence with a cloth.”