Owners of a leisure pool have reopened it after refurbishment work to improve its interior went swimmingly.

The pool, which is in Fakenham, has reopened after a major renovation after it had been negatively affected by an increase in temperature.

A husband-and-wife duo purchased Rudham Court, off Lynn Road, in 2020 and decided to rent their pool out in 2022 after a number of enquiries from those in the area and nearby swim schools.

Work began in mid September to renovate the swimming facility.Work began in mid September to renovate the swimming facility. (Image: Kirsty Jones) READ MORE: Waterfall Farm holiday cottages receive tourism award

Kirsty Jones, co-owner of Rudham Court Leisure, the business that operates the pool's hire, said: "We increased the pool temperature to a constant warm 30 degrees last year and as a result the décor in the pool suffered."

"We contacted a recommended local builder in the village called John Dyer.

"He suggested to cover all the walls in a composite plastic and plastic windowsills.

"This will hopefully mean by doing this work it will prolong the life of the building."

Mr Dyer removed the windowsills, stripped the wall paint, put cavity closers in, raised the  windowsill heights, and installed additional trims at the top and bottom of the room.

The window sills were removed and reinstalled as part of the plans.The window sills were removed and reinstalled as part of the plans. (Image: Kirsty Jones) This was then followed by an installation of new lighting.

The entire process took eight days to complete but was not without Mr Dyer's efforts to complete the project quickly.

Mrs Jones said:"Poor John didn’t take a day off so we could re-open as soon as possible."

The leisure pool reopened after eight days of work.The leisure pool reopened after eight days of work. (Image: Kirsty Jones) READ MORE: Dereham plans to install a digital advert display in car park

"We were so excited to reopen and show everyone how great it looks now.

"We know how lucky we are to have a pool and love sharing it with the local community.

"It is used by families to make memories in, adults to train for sport events, rehabilitation, for nervous swimmers, for people who don’t like public pools. 

She said: "We have three children so we know how important it is for children to learn to swim and we love that we are able to provide that facility."