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Southlands Lido is now owned by Virgin Active, http://www.virginactive.co.uk/ the health and fitness group, who acquired Holmes Place's UK business (47 clubs)...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 3, 2007 10:02 am
A new economic feasibility study is to be carried out into the future of the disused Tarlair swimming pool complex, with a whole raft of suggestions on offer....
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 3, 2007 10:40 am
The use of Heatsavr "liquid" pool covers is being looked at by Oxford City Council and could be suitable for both indoor pools and for open air pools like...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 3, 2007 12:11 pm
The Hearsavr website says that this has been used since 1991, but have personally never heard about this before today. If this is a good product then it could...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Oct 3, 2007 12:23 pm
By chance I was approached last month by a UK distributor of Heatsavr, Peter Marshall petermarshall@... so I have forwarded Sally's questions to...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 3, 2007 12:27 pm
Sadly the Tarlair complex is also in the news after a serious attack of vandalism. http://www.banffshire-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/1843...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Oct 4, 2007 6:59 am
Peter Marshall from www.heatsaver.co.uk has just sent me the following on the safety of their product Heatsavr. However this still doesn't answer Sally's...
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nick.wadhamsmith
nick.wadhams...
Oct 8, 2007 7:01 pm
Oliver points below to a site enumerating Swiss pools. One of the finest which combines a wide 50m pool and separate diving pool is the 'badi' at Flawil in...
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Oliver Merrington
lidos_org_uk
Oct 9, 2007 3:05 pm
Eric Simpson wrote to Oliver: On Scottish open air pools, you'll find an article by me in the [Aberdeen-based] Leopard magazine on the web under "Pools of...
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pogleling
Oct 9, 2007 4:51 pm
James Sharpe's film "The Pool" has been selected to air on Channel 4's website "Four Docs". The 5 minute short film is a touching tribute to the Broomhill Pool...
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Martin Nixon
jubileepoolpz
Oct 10, 2007 8:12 am
Lidos featured on National Television this Sunday! Tune in to Countryfile on BBC One at 11:00am this Sunday morning, October 14th, for a programme entitled the...
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john143097
Oct 10, 2007 9:51 am
The draft of the new London Swimming Strategy is available, 'London Swimming' has launched it strategy document, a draft is available here:...
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broomhillsaved
Oct 11, 2007 6:01 pm
Page 23 of this 3.3MB document features London Swimming's pronouncements on lidos: London Swimming will support the year round opening of lidos using renewable...
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ach39310
Oct 13, 2007 9:52 am
I have some more details on this pool. This pool officially opened on 26 June 1925 to provide the town's first formal swimming pool. It was also a modern...
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broomhillsaved
Oct 14, 2007 8:51 am
Just a reminder that Countryfile is on, in just over an hour, at 11am and that part of the programme will be devoted to "The Great British Lido"...
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broomhillsaved
Oct 14, 2007 12:07 pm
Well done Janet and everyone else who took part to highlight the achievements at Jubilee and Tinside; i feel sure that lidos have made it onto the ASA London...
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Tim
gaspipe58
Oct 14, 2007 2:25 pm
I'm not so enthusiastic about the report. Any coverage is better than nothing but..... We only got to see the nice shiny bits of Tinside. No mention of the ...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 14, 2007 5:53 pm
Kate Spicer's swim to the Isle of Wight and dance on stage at the Bestival festival. ...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 15, 2007 8:32 am
Tim told me about Splash Diving, but I didn't realise it meant literally! Here is a video clip on this sport: apparently it needs a 10 metre board? (there may...
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Janet Smith
member@...
Oct 15, 2007 2:20 pm
Tim makes a fair point. Even as a participant, I would say this was a very, very soft feature with no real 'thesis' to it. No-one from the respective councils...
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leslinsm
Oct 16, 2007 11:31 am
Hi I am still lookking bfor photos of the upper deckm pool at hampton court surrey If anyone has any could you let me know thanks...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 16, 2007 8:13 pm
After discussions lasting nearly 10 years, Hillingdon Council have received the go-ahead to build a new indoor Olympic pool next to the Uxbridge Lido. This...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 16, 2007 10:58 pm
Page 13 of this Hillingdon Council 2006 magazine gives details of the Uxbridge Lido restoration and some nice pictures! The lido restoration will now go hand...
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Tim
gaspipe58
Oct 17, 2007 8:21 pm
The main eyecatcher in the article is of a diver yet the new super pool does not appear to have any diving facility....or water polo...... or synchro..... What...
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broomhillsaved
Oct 17, 2007 9:57 pm
I know Tim; I did notice this time, that what you had said was true: lidos are particularly represented by wonderful diving pictures and yet this very rarely...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 18, 2007 9:06 am
The East Anglian Daily Times flags up Channel Four's interest in The Pool and the online version of the newspaper provides the video! ...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 20, 2007 2:15 pm
The possible re-opening of Wood Green pool in Banbury moved a step closer this week; the working party that has been investigating repair and running costs,...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 25, 2007 1:48 pm
Steve's journal on Hendy is turning up some wonderful details of the pool's opening and general history: see the entry for October 17th 2007 particularly. It's...
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Sally Wainman
broomhillsaved
Oct 27, 2007 8:55 am
The World Winter Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec is now publicized on the Nederlands Open Water Web,( which advertises: cold, wind,...
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broomhillsaved
Oct 27, 2007 9:11 am
There is an article on the benefits of cold water swimming in the November 2007 edition of "Coast" magazine....
