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Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire



The Oasis Leisure Centre is located at North Star in the Ferndale area of Swindon.  It opened in 1976 and is known for its unusual shape, it's wave machine (when it worked!) and the flumes - huge tubes swimmers can slide down before emerging into the pool.

It was run by Swindon Borough Council until June 2012 when a private company took it over.  The local press told us what a terrible state of repair the building was in and it needed at least 20 million pounds spent on it, which the Council could not afford.  In the years since then Swindon keeps being promised a complete redevelopment of the area which will include a concert area, cinema, eateries and a ski slope.  As yet (June 2019) none of this has materialised but we can see a deterioration in the structure.

Our photographs start at the front then go to the right and around the building.  We have included our older photographs (taken from 2004) to show the changes over time.  We look forward to being able to take photographs of the snow dome.

Oasis
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Taken from North Star Avenue
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Photo Date: July 2007
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From one of its car parks
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Photo Date: March 2016
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Photo Date: May 2004
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Photo Date: May 2004
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Photo Date: August 2017
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The main entrance forecourt
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Photo Date: August 2017
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We noticed some coloured bricks...
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Photo Date: August 2017
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... and discovered this!
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Photo Date: August 2017
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A few of the many activities
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Photo Date: August 2017
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The managing company's logo
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Photo Date: March 2016
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Decoration when SBC ran the centre
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Photo Date: May 2004
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This play area has now gone
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Photo Date: July 2007
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Sports and venue hall
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Photo Date: September 2014
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Photo Date: August 2017
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The back
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Skateboard park
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First view of the flumes
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The tubes are slightly opaque so ever now and again we'd see a shadow pass along them with lots of squealing and laughter
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Photo Date: August 2017
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In 2007
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Photo Date: July 2007
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Moving slightly further away, along North Star Avenue
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North Star College on the right
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Photo Date: June 2008
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Tennis courts
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Photo Date: June 2008
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And continuing around the oasis
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Photo Date: August 2017
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This area is looking very neglected in 2017
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Photo Date: August 2017
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Much smarter in 2007
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Photo Date: July 2007
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Hopefully the necessary repair work has now been done
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Photo Date: August 2017

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