Campaigners, an MP and councillors will urge members of the borough council’s ruling cabinet to press developer Seven Capital to include a wave machine in its plans for a refurbished Oasis centre.

The Labour cabinet at Euclid Street voted to go ahead with an agreement with the development company which would see Seven Capital refurbish and re-open the centre – and then be able to buy it for a price of at least £6m.

But that is not the final hurdle – the cabinet’s decision must be endorsed by the Overview & Scrutiny Committee on Monday.

And since the cabinet’s decision on Wednesday, it has emerged that Seven Capital does not plan a wave machine - the news was broken by the Swindon Advertiser following a meeting between the Save Oasis Swindon Campaign and SevenCapital’s manging director Damien Siviter, where he announced this.

Reaction has been swift.

Save Oasis Swindon’s chairman Neil Robinson hopes to attend Monday’s meeting but has already submitted a question: “This Oasis deal with Seven Capital cannot possibly go ahead unless a wave machine is included in the plans. The deal is being rushed through and residents have only heard snippets about the deal and what features the plans actually include.

“We have only found out some details by asking Seven Capital today. That shouldn't be how it works. Then there was the shock revelation about hearing there is no wave machine in the plans.

“To not include a wave machine is ridiculous, it's one of the most loved features of the Oasis and why people travelled miles to use it. It was a regional tourist attraction and leisure facility. The Oasis pool was designed especially in the design that it is to simulate a beach-style environment.

"To not include it is an outrage. The Oasis will probably not be as popular without the wave machine. Other pools in the UK currently have wave machines, why can't Swindon? 

"SBC is being fed a developer's vision for the pool but it's actually not what people want.

"Having no wave machine is not what people want and the deal must be paused until a wave machine is included in the plans.

"It was part of the original concept and why the pool was designed the way it was. The Oasis was especially designed to simulate a family fun holiday at the beach with waves. “

Mr Robinson quoted the Historic England listing for the dome and pool saying it was specially designed to mimic a beach, allowing everyone the chance to enjoy a tropical beach experience in a temperature-controlled sheltered place.

He concluded: “We are already losing the Sports Hall, we can't lose the wave machine either. People won't use it and it will close again. Why are the demands of its customers not being listened to? "

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson is equally adamant a wave machine must be included: "Without a wave machine, the Oasis will have significantly reduced appeal, reducing the numbers of paying customers. It will be set up to fail.

“If SevenCapital can’t make the scheme work, it should be returned to the Borough.”

Chairman of the committee Councillor Dale Heenan added: “What pull will a non-Oasis Oasis have as a regional, or local, attraction? It's a Link or Dorcan pool under a dome.”

The Overview and Scrutiny committee will meet at the Civic Offices in Euclid Street on Monday, November 20.