Ormiston Endeavour's community champions have linked up with the Broomhill Pool Trust to launch the petition. - Credit: Ormiston Endeavour Academy The company planning to restore and reopen Broomhill Pool in Ipswich has insisted their ambitious scheme to turn it into a year-round leisure centre is still on course, despite being delayed by the Covid pandemic. Work to clear trees around the site started in early 2020 just weeks before the first lockdown came in. The full restoration had been due to start around Easter last year and there were hopes that the new leisure centre would be open this summer.