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Permanent fencing to be installed at Rickmansworth Aquadrome to protect visitors from buried asbestos
Overview
Three Rivers District Council is installing permanent fencing and carrying out remediation works at Rickmansworth Aquadrome in Hertfordshire to protect visitors from buried asbestos. Small sections of the wet woodland and picnic area will be permanently closed off to the public following surveys that revealed asbestos materials at the site, which originated from gravel removal in the 1920s.
Key points
- Permanent fencing will be erected at Rickmansworth Aquadrome to protect visitors from buried asbestos.
- Three Rivers District Council announced that small parts of the wet woodland and picnic area will be permanently closed off.
- Remediation work on the picnic area is scheduled from 12 October to 10 November, followed by work on the wet woodland from 11 November to early December.
- Asbestos material was originally placed at the site in the 1920s during gravel removal for the construction of the original Wembley Stadium.
- A council survey conducted over two years ago revealed that asbestos was protruding from the ground in some areas, prompting a site-wide "no-dig" policy.