New swimming pool boss Peukert: This is how he wants to save the Bremen baths!

New swimming pool boss Peukert: This is how he wants to save the Bremen baths!

OTe-Bad, Bremen, Deutschland - A fresh wind blows through the Bremen baths! Henry Peukert has taken over the helm since July of this year and has fresh optimism. At a meeting of the Osterholz advisory board, he made it clear that the Situation of the swimming pools in Bremen was anything but rosy. "The bathrooms have an investment backlog across Germany," said Peukert. The outdated offers urgently need to be modernized in order to remain attractive in the future.

Peukert demands more financial support from the Senate to put the Bremen baths in a contemporary condition. "We have to get a job clearly and clearly what we should do as baths," he emphasizes. Innovative ideas are required! For example, sauna and wellness offers could serve as a source of income to finance other areas. A successful example is the sauna coat in Ganderkesee, which supports the neighboring swimming pool with its income.

OTE bath on course for stability

The OTE bathroom, an important part of the Bremen bath landscape, shows positive developments. 84,000 guests were already counted by November, mainly school children and club swimmers. "We are on the stand of before Corona," says Bad Ladder Mike Krause. The plans for the future are promising: a first men's bathing day was launched and the cooperations in the district are to be expanded. Peukert calms the advisory board members: a closure of the OTE bathroom is not planned, but there are renovation work in the medium term, including roof and lighting.

The question of a new bathroom in the east of Bremen is in the room. Annette Kemp (SPD) brings the idea of a modern swimming pool and a wellness landscape into play. "Of course, a new building is interesting," confirms Peukert. The region has already had experience with such institutions - but the oasis in the Weserpark had to register bankruptcy. The citizens of Osterholz are looking for new wellness offers after they had to accept long distances to find relaxation.