The Holding Park Pool will open Saturday, May 23, for the Memorial Day weekend and will remain open through Monday, May 25, with swimming permitted from 1 to 7 p.m.
The pool will also be open the weekends of May 30 and 31 and June 6 and 7 and 13 and 14. It will open for weekdays on June 15. The weekend hours are 1 to 7 p.m., and the weekday hours are 1 to 6 p.m.
Swimming lessons will be offered in June, July and August, and again the American Red Cross, other health organizations and the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department strongly urge all parents to make sure their children learn to swim.
Registration for the swimming lessons will be online only at www.wakeforestnc.gov/swim-lessons.aspx. You can also call 919-435-9560 for more information.
The park and the pool at the corner of South Main Street and West Owen Avenue are named for Dr. Solomon Holidng and his wife, Eva, who lived in a large house on the land. After their deaths, their son donated the land to the town. Dr. Holding was a town commissioner from 1925 to 1927 when he was elected to a two-year term as mayor.
