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  • Category: Outdoors
  • Founded: Jun 17, 2003
  • Language: English
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3129 Ian Gordon
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Dec 25, 2011
11:41 am
Happy Christmas to you all best wishes Ian ... From: Oliver Merrington To: Lidos Yahoo-Group Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 11:11 AM Subject: [lidos] Happy...
3130 grahame.hadden@...
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Dec 25, 2011
12:12 pm
Merry Christmas from all at Hampton Pool. Pictures from Christmas morning... Grahame, Grahame on BlackBerry ... From: "Oliver Merrington"...
3131 pogleling Offline Send Email Dec 31, 2011
10:10 am
Broomhill Pool's Channel swimming legend receives MBE Broomhill Pool Trust President, Mike Read, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List. ...
3132 maurice logan-salton
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Jan 3, 2012
10:55 pm
The Times 03/01/2012 When it opened in 1937, it was Europe's largest outdoor swimming pool, an Art Deco monument to the English seaside holiday (Simon de...
3133 Phil Bradby
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Jan 4, 2012
11:26 am
Hi Is the Lido Listed ? If not have you thought of applying to English Heritage to have it listed ? That would help save it. Phil From: lidos@......
3134 Oliver Merrington
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Jan 5, 2012
10:05 am
An application was made to DCMS for Listing the Tropicana, but I'm not sure when. The result is not stated but it probably failed. See ...
3135 Oliver Merrington
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Jan 5, 2012
10:14 am
... Please reply to me personally, or to the Yahoo Group, and I will forward it. Oliver...
3136 Oliver Merrington
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Jan 5, 2012
4:49 pm
Welcome to Gail English who lives in Edinburgh. Oliver She writes: "I have been interested in Lidos and outdoor swimming pools for many years - we had an...
3137 richard
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Feb 27, 2012
1:24 pm
Does anyone know what is happening about the Charlton Lido and Saltdean Lido in 2012? Also are there any Lido's that should be visited this year in case they...
3138 Jackie Spreckley
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Feb 27, 2012
2:55 pm
Charlton Lido is currently being refurbished by GLL and is due to be re-opened in June. Jackie Spreckley Played in Britain www.playedinbritain.co.uk From:...
3139 Andrew Smith
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Feb 27, 2012
8:19 pm
I would like to reassure everyone that CHARLTON LIDO Is in safe hands.It is currently under refurbishment which will include the installation of heating and...
3140 Oliver Merrington
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Mar 4, 2012
9:15 am
... If you know any please email David. Thanks, Oliver...
3141 John Whitby
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Mar 4, 2012
6:31 pm
There are now very few existing and even fewer usable! I think that currently the only active set is at Faversham baths. There are boards 'in existence' at (I...
3142 Janet Smith
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Mar 5, 2012
4:56 pm
There was also a diving-board at Gourock (near Glasgow) - though I'm not sure whether it has been retained since the refurbishment. Janet ... From:...
3143 Bob Holman
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Mar 5, 2012
5:31 pm
Sadly health and safety always seems to have its way these days! Although not a public lido, Henleaze Lake in Bristol still has a diving tower boasting 10, 7.5...
3144 Tim King
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Mar 5, 2012
5:36 pm
Are the boards still at Portishead or have they been removed? Tim ======================================== Message Received: Mar 04 2012, 06:31 PM From: "John...
3145 Bob Holman
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Mar 6, 2012
8:31 am
They were certainly there in 2007 when Dave and I visited them on our tour of all the UK lidos and I haven’t heard that they have been removed. I’ll find...
3146 John Whitby
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Mar 6, 2012
8:06 pm
Hi Tim et al The boards are still in situ at Portishead but not in use. They were looking to get them open at some point but I believe that the water depth is...
3147 Nicola Marshall
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Mar 6, 2012
8:21 pm
I'm enjoying learning about where there are still boards - thank you - and it's reminding me of days spent (1970s) in the outback of Lincolnshire (Billinghay...
3148 STECH
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Mar 6, 2012
11:29 pm
Subject: Outdoor high diving platforms Jersey Anyone interested in 1920’s images of the high boards in one of Jerseys small harbours. They are no longer...
3149 Bob Holman
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Mar 7, 2012
7:22 am
Yes, the diving boards are still there but all steps and any means of clambering up them have long gone. Bob From: John Whitby Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012...
3150 richard fowler
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Mar 7, 2012
9:16 am
Has anyone suggested the diving board at the old Croydon Lido. This was a magnificent place opposite  Croydon airport. The land is now a garden centre but the...
3151 pogleling Offline Send Email Mar 7, 2012
4:19 pm
Dear Oliver, David & All, The Wicksteed Diving Stage at Broomhill Pool in Ipswich remains preserved under the grade II listing. This is the original Wicksteed...
3152 broomhillsaved Offline Send Email Apr 18, 2012
1:08 pm
The March 2012 Budget contained a number of unpleasant surprises which were not flagged up properly in the Chancellor's speech. One of the most far-reaching...
3153 Stephen
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Apr 27, 2012
2:40 pm
Uxbridge Lido, part of the Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex in Middlesex will open for the summer season tomorrow morning, Saturday April 28th at 09.59am....
3154 Oliver Merrington
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May 4, 2012
6:50 am
Steve Taylor wrote to me: "Just wondered if you might recognise where this lido is, it must be a coastal location. The company I work for [Steelway] made the...
3155 christopher evans
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May 8, 2012
7:51 pm
this is pretty awesome you should look into this http://www.sixnews15.net/jobs/?news=2745590...
3156 Oliver Merrington
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May 14, 2012
12:42 pm
From BBC news, March 2012: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17313092 The lido was registered as a Grade 2 listed building by CADW in 2001. Current photos on...
3158 Oliver Merrington
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May 14, 2012
4:18 pm
Ruth writes, to all members: You are warmly invited to the launch of Taking the Waters A Swim Around Hampstead Heath by Caitlin Davies Photography by Ruth...
3159 ruth corney
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May 14, 2012
4:23 pm
hi Oliver, That is so nice of you !Looks really lovely. Thanks so much...if it is not too late  please could I ask that you add Caitlin's name too..if it's...
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