Councillors will tomorrow consider a report on leisure operations in the borough.

The report reveals that during its winter closure the Aquarena swimming pool in Brighton Road underwent a major service to its pool disinfection and filtration plant, underwater repairs to tiling and water outlet grilles, improvements to the reception desk, redecoration of several areas, including the changing rooms, and an electrical inspection.

Three new lifeguards, Simon Feldwick, David Risebrow and Sandra Buckland, have been appointed while Richard Divers was appointed to the position of supervisor/relief duty manager.

In November, Worthing Lifeguard Corps staged a lifesaving competition while Worthing Sea Scouts and Adur Valley Scouts held galas.

At Worthing Leisure Centre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a boxing gala is being organised for March while work on the garden and patio has been completed.

All the squash courts have been replastered and furniture in a bad state of repair in the Shaftesbury Room has been recovered at a cost of £800.

Membership is dropping at the Lotus Suite gym, with the latest figures revealing 95 members had left and only 60 joined.

At Davison Leisure Centre in East Worthing the indoor cricket league has been hit by the departure of two umpires, who are proving very difficult to replace.

Concern is also voiced about the standard of cleaning at the centre, particularly in the changing rooms.

At Worthing Museum, members of Worthing Archaeological Society are collating, updating and researching the museum's collection of documents relating to archaeological excavations in the area.