If your idea of a perfect holiday is sun, swimming, sleeping, swimming, snorkelling, wind-surfing, resting, swimming etc. then the Dalmatian Riviera could be...
The Guardian metamorphoses to become the Observer on Sunday:- John Whitby (GBDF) makes his contribution to this article on the diving crisis in the UK ...
Hi Janet Thank you for your comments which we very much appreciated. As you know, your book has been the inspiration behind our challenge and we have both had...
Now that the main summer season is over and many lidos have shut for the year, the weather has inevitably turned fine! Luckily there are quite a few lidos...
Chesham will be closing on 30 September this year, so fingers crossed for a few more weeks of fine weather in Bucks! Best wishes, Kathryn. Chesham Town Council...
Thanks for the additional information on late opening lidos. Following further research this morning, a few additions / corrections: Highley expects to close...
Alex wrote recently "The Guardian section on outdoor swimming has been postponed to August 25...." The excellent 23-page Great Outdoors guide* to Wild Swimming...
I too was surprised that it didn't seem to be available on the website; quite a loss really considering the number of people who now read and comment...
A Community Group fighting to save an indoor school pool has successfully taken legal action against Derby City Council and obtained an INJUNCTION to prevent...
Well done Dorset! I don't know what they've been putting in the water down there Bob, but it's obviously inspired people to get swimming; this is the second...
Just found a website for the outdoor pool at Helmsley in North Yorkshire http://www.helmsleypool.org/ The pool is operated by Helmsley Recreation Ground (a...
Peterborough swimmer Steve Bean is hoping to swim the Channel this week after putting in months of training: this has included spending many hours at the...
Hello all, You may have received a message from Yahoo in the USA to say that Yahoo! Photos is closing on Thursday 18 October 2007. You may know that Yahoo have...
Loss of outdoor pools must surely be included within the remit of loss of outdoor "play" given the hours that children used to be able to spend at lidos etc. ...
This letter in the Daily Telegraph (10th Sept 2007) was signed by 270 professionals concerned about the state of "play" in Britain and has created a...
Any positive article on Lidos is always welcome and the free Guardian guide is no exception although I agree with the criticism of not pinpointing London...
I dont know why the Guardian put Portsoy into my selection - replacing Stonehaven - as it is no longer swimmable at all according to a Scots pools historian...
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Jesus Green Swimming Pool in Cambridge is open for the first time till late September - weekdays 3-7pm and weekends 11.30am-6pm - I think. Alex...
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If anyone fancies trying their hand at being a world champion then Tooting Lido has the thing for you. For the last few years we've sent a team to the World ...
Pells Pool in Lewes Sussex could be open for the rest of September to make the most of the current good weather; the hours are 3.30pm - 7pm and prospective...
The outdoor pools at Buckfastleigh and Teignmouth are also staying open until 30 Sept this year, although with reduced hours. The third open air pool run by...
The auction of a picture entitled "Framdsen Mill" to raise funds for Broomhill Pool meant that our lido was featured in the latest news of Windmill World. The...
Sally Wainman wrote to the Pooling Resources Yahoo Group ... As Sally implies Matlock "Lido" is now an indoor pool. Matlock Lido was originally opened in May...
