The Sport Telegraph are running an extended campaign to highlight the loss of both swimming and diving facilities in Britain. Questions are now being tabled in...
Welcome to Chris Evans, who lives in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. Oliver He writes: "I find indoor swimming too restrictive and chlorinated. I enjoy outdoor ...
I have been sent an e-mail saying the pool at Plumpton Primary School is to close. It is an outdoor one and therefore used mainly during the summer term. If...
I was not aware that there was a lido at Plumpton. I would be pleased to receive details if it is open to the public, in which case I would use the facilities...
Thanks, Sally, for telling me that yesterday's Sunday Times included www.lidos.org.uk in their list of "Community web: local internet gems" Though for some...
Although this article is mainly focused on the loss of playing fields, there is an opportunity here to speak up for the role that outdoor pools can play in a...
Welcome to Robbie Phillips who lives in Port Talbot, South Wales. Robbie is Trainer Assessor for the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management and the...
Welcome to Janice Dreisbach, who is Company Secretary of the Cleveland Pools Trust - working to re-establish swimming at the 1815 Cleveland Pleasure Pools in...
I have just received the Sandford Parks Lido e-mail newsletter giving their 2008 opening dates: 3rd May - 28th September "Turning back time" will be the event...
Would you like to see Broomhill Pool restored to its former glory? Please vote! http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/default/Default.aspx...
Kinloss Flight Sergeant Charlie Marshall and three of his work colleagues will be raising money for a breast cancer ward in Aberdeen by a 17 mile swim across...
Telegraph reporter Clover Stroud reports on a new book about Wild Swimming:- Daniel Start's book "Wild Swimming" will be published at the end of the month by...
Related to the above is another book coming out soon, "Wild Swim: River, Lake, Lido and Sea: the Best Places to Swim Outdoors in Britain" by Kate Rew 208...
Just to report that Hathersage pool in the Peak District has now opened for business. Had an enjoyable swim in the hail yesterday along with a few hardy types...
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Dear all, can I encourage you all to cast your vote in the following webpoll. http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/default/...
With reference to the extracts http://www.guardianbooks.co.uk/wcsstore/GUARD/Attachment/wildswim.html Kate has assured me that the "Info" section is a mock-up,...
I've again got asked where is the longest lido in the world.... If lido must be open to the public, I think it is still the Freibad Brentano in Germany, see ...
A glimpse across the world at the Puerto De La Cruz Lido which has undergone major refurbishment. The Lido complex now includes restaurants, bars, shops etc as...
Arundel lido opens for the 2008 season on Saturday 24th May and the website gives details of times, which are typically 12pm - 7pm during term-times and 10am -...
This article entitled Wandsworth Swimming Pools has just popped up on the news alerts, referring to the Daily Telegraph report published on February 29th 2008 ...
OPEN DAY FOR BROOMHILL POOL 1938-2008 April 26th 2008 was blessed with glorious sunshine, encouraging over 500 people to visit Broomhill Pool, take photos of...
Brief history of the London Fields Lido included here: opened April 1932, closed during the Second World War; re-opened in 1951; closed again in 1986 and then...
The Petersfield open air pool will start its season this coming Saturday on May 10th 2008 at 9am and remain open until September 21st to make up for the late...
This is the Petersfield Pool website - click on General Information for facts about the pool, disabled access and contact details. Please note the date for the...
Interesting article in the Yorkshire Post, written by Bill Bridges, on the tensions that exist between the funding for the Olympics and the funding for grass...
