You can set the sort order of messages? Just click on the link in the date column. Your preferences will be remembered, so you don't have to do it again when you return.
Sonia Russé wrote to Oliver on Monday 8 January 2007: We are currently an embryonic group of private individuals who are in the very early stages of seeking...
2007 is forecast to be the warmest year yet From Met Office website http://www.metoffice.gov.uk 2007 is likely to be the warmest year on record globally,...
The London Fields Lido in Hackney, London, is "temporarily closed to allow scheduled minor works to be completed by the construction contractors." Hackney...
Welcome to Tim King, who lives in Torquay, Devon - Oliver. He writes: I learnt to swim in a Lido - but not in England - and was swimming in rough seas before I...
Welcome indeed, Tom, have you ever looked through the British Pathe website. The digitised newsreel content is available free, and has lots of lovely footage...
[Sent to me by Sally - Oliver] Lido seeks cash lifeline or risks going under writes Sam Burson Western Mail (South Wales) 16 Jan 2007 ONE of the last lidos in...
Have a look, before it gets dark, at http://192.171.163.3/view/view.shtml and you might see the problems councils have building a lido by the seaside..... ...
Hi Folks My first posting - Wow! I've just uploaded a file containing all the info I have on open air pools with diving boards from 1960. I would love some...
I phoned Daventry District Council yesterday and received the news that the outdoor pool has now been demolished. Within a short space of time it will become a...
Yet another loss. There are powerful forces at work here and recreational swimming/aquatic actrivity is not a high priority. I have ammended the lists - I wish...
Members with Yahoo IDs can access Tim's file at the URL: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/lidos/files/Lido%20diving.pdf I think the pool listed in Chesterfield...
You are quite right. Chesterfield is an indoor pool - must have slipped through while I wasn't looking. All the Irish out door boards are in Eire.....unless...
I believe the 'cable car' story is precisely that - a story which has passed into local folklore. I do not know on what source Janet based her information. If...
Hi Alice Please get in touch: have spent the last five years fighting for Broomhill Pool in Ipswich, which may or may not be encouraging! Off the top of my...
Have just logged on to Flickr and discovered new website: www.derelicte.co.uk The creator DAB is based in East Anglia and has compiled a 19 photo section on...
Two new Yahoo groups have just been started. My friend Pete has founded the UK Winter Swimmers Group for "lovers of cold water who swim outdoors in winter."...
Sally wrote on February 05, 2007 8:12 PM ... But she forgot to give the links, so you can join...... 1) UK Winter Swimmers Group for "lovers of cold water who...
And get a Journalist on side! If you want to send me some details or contact info then I'll have a look... - ps - Sally can (hopefully) vouch for me and the...
This website They Work For You <http://www.theyworkforyou.com/> helps you access Parliamentary Questions and Debates either by the name of an MP or by topic. ...
Quite interesting House of Commons debate on Thursday, 30 March 2006: John Randall (Uxbridge, Conservative) said: "I look forward to the 2012 Olympic games...
Hi there, Here is the latest news about Beccles Outdoor Pool in Suffolk, from Alice Denham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/poolingresources/message/27 And see...
Sally had a letter published in The Daily Telegraph today - well done! Oliver Caborn's legacy Sir - If Mr Caborn is serious about "building physical activity...
A totally brilliant description of children and activities that absorb them... well done Sally!...
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Have just got back from night duty, to read the messages; thank you for the kind words and thank you,Oliver, for linking it with the original article (Caborn's...
Welcome to Jenny Hearn, who lives in Linford, Essex. She writes: "I was a fortunate child as I lived about 5 minutes walk from Tottenham Lido - of which I have...
Sonia Russé writes: "I'm feeling a little down as things at the moment are not progressing as well as might be expected. Having held two poorly attended...
Sonia you might want to contact Julie Sargent at Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham and Alison Bradley at Tinside Lido in Plymouth. Sandford is run by a...