Time Capsule water park to reopen 'ahead of schedule' following £1.5m upgrade works

A water park in North Lanarkshire is set to reopen after major £1.5m upgrade works were completed ahead of schedule.

Time Capsule Water Park in Coatbridge will reopen on July 19, four months after it was closed for planned maintenance.

The works included the installation of new pumps and blowers for the waterfalls and river rapids at the park.

Upgrades were also made to the electrical systems at the park, with over a mile of new wiring and colour-changing underwater LED lights added.

New soft rubber flooring has been installed at Splashdown Island and Coral Cove, while tiles and the river rapid slides have been repaired.

Shower areas have also been updated to make “everything more welcoming for visitors”.

However as further renovations at the water park are being planned, attractions such as the big tipping bucket and the yellow flume aren’t open to the public yet.

Duty manager Graeme Semple said the park was booked out for its reopening weekend.

“The Time Capsule facility is not only a local sports facility for the people of Coatbridge and the surrounding areas, it is a tourist attraction that people come from far and wide,” he told STV News.

He added that visitors from as far north as Inverness and as far south as Wales have come to the water park for a day of fun.

“It’s a place that people, if they come on holiday to Scotland, want to come and spend a good few hours, and we’ve welcomed visitors back time and time again,” he said.

Councillor Geraldine Woods, convener of community services, said that the improvements make visiting the park “more enjoyable”.

“Now that the first phase is nearly done, we are delighted to announce that we are once again taking bookings.”

Visitors need to book in advance on the North Lanarkshire Council website.