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TOWEL PROMOTIONAL ARMADALE FITNESS AND AQUATIC CENTRE

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2019

Overview

A blue rectangular cooling towel, with text on the right hand side printed in white. Makers label overlooked into the back seam.

Historical information

In 2019 the redeveloped Armadale Aquatic Centre, (originally opened in 1980) was reopened as the Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre. This towel was given away as an incentive to encourage members of the public to sign up as members of the new facility

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2019.6

Item type

Manchester

Themes

Art and Design
People
Popular Culture
Social History

Width

295 mm

Height or length

880 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Towel [Active / ARMADALE / FITNESS AND / AQUATIC CENTRE] Label [Very Kool sm / COOLING TOWEL / BY HIGH CALIBER / inspiring people with innovative ideas]

Keywords

ARMADALE Fitness and Aquatic Centre

Champion Drive Seville grove

Armadale Aquatic Centre

Year

2019

Statement of significance

MEDIUM
The cooling towel was a free give-away, as an incentive to join the new Armadale Aquatic & Fitness Centre, before its official opening in March 2019, and as an advertisement for the updated premises.
It represents the growth of council facilities to meet the needs and demands of a growing council and the opening of a major council facility.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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