IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL & BROOMHILL POOL TRUST JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE 6 MARCH 2007, 10:00am In late 2005 Ipswich Borough Council provided a grant to The ...
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pogleling
Mar 6, 2007 2:28 pm
BROOMHILL pool could be saved after it was revealed that restoration costs could be less than first feared it can be revealed today. It is the news that...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Mar 6, 2007 6:12 pm
Welcome to Peter Bradley, who lives in Herne Hill, South London. Oliver He writes: "When I was a child in Ealing, we used often go to Ruislip Lido and I ...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Mar 9, 2007 10:48 am
The Tidal Outdoor Swimming Pool at Tarlair in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built in the 1930s, has been granted category A-listed status, because of its ...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Mar 16, 2007 10:59 am
Here are some extracts from the March 2007 South London Swimming Club newsletter. Also posted to Pooling Resources: ...
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Jackie Spreckley
jackie.spreckley@...
Mar 16, 2007 11:47 am
I have just heard from The Times that theyıre running an article, probably tomorrow, on the threat of closure facing the Jubilee Pool, Penzance. Jackie...
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broomhillsaved
Mar 23, 2007 7:51 pm
Nominations for this year's local elections close on 4th April at noon, so there is still time to contact your local Council if you would like to stand as a...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Mar 28, 2007 9:16 am
... This appeared last Saturday 24 March, on page 33 - see attached. Lifeguard deal rescues lido PENZANCE - Britain's largest tidal lido, the Jubilee Pool, has...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Mar 29, 2007 9:41 am
Christie's - South Kensington, in London, wrote to Oliver: Dear Mr. Merrington, I would like to draw your attention to lot 1649 in our forthcoming silver ...
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Jackie Spreckley
jackie.spreckley@...
Mar 30, 2007 10:30 am
For anyone with a spare £1,000 - £1,500 here's where you can spend it... http://www.christies.com/features/apr07/5258/overview.asp Jackie Spreckley Malavan...
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Peter Stechman
bty50471
Mar 30, 2007 12:24 pm
Jackie, A lovely silver model of Morecombe Pool but too much for me. [I wonder if it was nicked out of the Mayors parlour]. Type in swimming in the search box,...
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broomhillsaved
Mar 30, 2007 5:55 pm
21" x 11" Pity it can't be bought by a museum so that kids could see it. Wow - this is one of the wonders of belonging to a group; it would certainly never...
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broomhillsaved
Mar 30, 2007 6:10 pm
My nomination papers to stand as an Independent Candidate in the forthcoming borough elections have been verbally accepted; if anyone fancies a day trip to...
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Christopher O'Hearn
ycpjoh
Mar 30, 2007 8:31 pm
If only we could vote for you as well... good luck. Hope it raises the profile. Chris ... From: broomhillsaved <broomhillsaved@...> To:...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Apr 2, 2007 7:17 am
... See attached. Oliver...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Apr 3, 2007 7:26 am
London Fields Lido has reopened for the Easter holiday. It will be open between Saturday 31 March and Sunday 15 April 2007. For opening hours, see their...
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pogleling
Apr 4, 2007 3:36 pm
On 3 April 2007, Ipswich Borough Council's Executive Committee historically endorsed the Broomhill Pool Trust's £67,000 feasibility study into the future of...
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ach39310
Apr 9, 2007 10:09 pm
Thanks to the posting, I visited the lido yesterday on a warm and sunny afternoon. This was in pleasant contrast to my previous visits in the cold and drizzle...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Apr 16, 2007 7:22 am
Eileen Stoner wrote to Oliver on 14 April 2007: "I'm fundraiser for Weardale Open Air Swimming Pool (charity, volunteers, etc.) and recently found an online...
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Janet Smith
member@...
Apr 19, 2007 9:29 am
The silver model of Morecambe Open Air Bathing Pool sold for £3,000 (hammer price) at Christie's yesterday. I was not the buyer! Janet ...
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broomhillsaved
Apr 19, 2007 2:39 pm
Thanks Janet: was hoping to hear how it had gone. £3000 is double the estimate of £1000 - £1,500 in the catalogue. I wonder where it's new home is....
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lesley morley
leslinsm
Apr 19, 2007 5:51 pm
Does anyone have any photos of 'The Upper Deck' swimming pool at hampton court from the 60'- 80's cheers lesley lesley x ...
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d_hepworth63
Apr 19, 2007 9:55 pm
I understand that the Pool will not be open this year and will be filled in as part of a optimistic re-development of that area of the North Bay. Having...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Apr 23, 2007 7:27 am
More than £13,000 of grants has been spent on Brynaman Swimming Pool, Carmarthenshire, one of the last operational open air swimming pools in Wales. Brynaman...
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broomhillsaved
Apr 26, 2007 1:58 pm
I have received a letter from Portsmouth City Council giving encouraging news on the lido there:- Dear Mrs Wainman HILSEA LIDO AREA ACTION PLAN - UPDATE I am...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Apr 26, 2007 4:32 pm
Yeah, I got this letter this morning, too. Great that Hilsea Lido will be "retained for community use, along with the open space which provides its setting." ...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Apr 27, 2007 9:53 pm
The scale model replica of Morecambe is returning to Lancaster following a successful bid in the Christie's auction on April 18th 2007. Lancashire County...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Apr 30, 2007 9:04 am
Mike Thacker has just posted some news about Brockwell Lido, South London: see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/poolingresources/message/145 For example, their...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
May 2, 2007 11:56 am
Jane has now said I can forward this to the Lidos Yahoo Group. Hilsea Lido opened in 1935 and is 220 ft (67m) long, unheated. Oliver Sally - please mention...
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broomhillsaved
May 4, 2007 1:30 pm
Very glad you are pleased, Jane, with the reprieve for Hilsea Lido; will be updating Pooling Resources this weekend, when I've had a chance to recover from the...
