ghs decision yesterday to lift the Stage 2 restrictions made
it possible for the Parks & Recreation Department to proceed with plans to open Holding
Park Pool on schedule.

The pool will be open only on weekends through Sunday, June 8. Beginning Wednesday,
June 11, Holding Park Pool will be open on weekdays and weekends through Sunday,
August 24.

Holding Park Pool, 133 W. Owen Avenue, is one of the areas largest outdoor public
swimming pools. The 50-meter pool is open during the summer months and offers
swimming to the general public, as well as water aerobics, swim lessons, lap swim times, and
parent/toddler swim times.

Open swim times are 1 6 pm, Monday Friday and 1-7 pm, Saturday Sunday. Daily
admission fees are $1 for children ages 2 and under; $3 for children ages 3-12, and $4 for
patrons ages 13 and over.

Open swim passes will be available May 1. Passes are for individuals only and may be
purchased at Town Hall. The fee is $40 per person for Wake Forest (in-town) residents and
$65 per person for non-residents.

The swim lesson schedule will be announced May 19. Classes will be offered for
preschoolers (3-5-year-olds) and beginners (ages 6 and above). Swim lesson registration will
begin June 2 at Town Hall. The fee is $35 for Wake Forest (in-town) residents and $70 for
non-residents.
Lap swim passes and Parent/Toddler passes will also be available May 1 and may be
purchased at Town Hall.

Lap swim passes are for individuals only. The fee is $30 per person. Lap swim times are
Monday Friday, noon - 1 pm.

Parent/Toddler passes will go on sale May 1 and are for one parent and up to two children
ages 4 and under. The fee is $30 per pass. Parent/Toddler swim times are Monday
Saturday, noon - 1 pm.

Water aerobics are scheduled for Monday and Wednesday evenings from 8 - 8:45 p.m. Wake
Forest will offer two sessions: June 16 July 9 and July 21 August 13. The fee is $35.

For more information about programs offered at Holding Park Pool, contact the Parks &
Recreation Department at (919) 554-6180.

The Wake Forest
Parks & Recreation Department
manages 561 acres of parks, open space,
natural land and trails. This includes five baseball/softball fields, three soccer fields, one
pool, six picnic areas, eight playgrounds, eight lighted tennis courts, a dog park, the Wake
Forest Community House, Flaherty Park Community Center, and more than two miles of
greenway trails.

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For more information about the
Town of Wake Forest
, contact
Bill Crabtree
, Public
Information Officer, at (919) 554-6196.