A warm welcome to James Sharpe, from Ipswich, Suffolk. James will be known to some of you as the maker of several films about or made in Broomhill Lido. He...
Great to see you on board James! It was something of a miracle that you managed to get the film of Broomhill Pool made before it closed at the end of 2002, so...
hello sally  listen to attatched, it is being released in 6 to 8 weeks time, could you help find places to advertise the link that will take people to the...
All over the country, newspapers are publishing the Dept of Health's estimates on the cost of obesity eg in the case of North Somerset physical inactivity is...
Whilst the Portishead Pool campaign continues with the effort to raise a further £12,000, the Primary Care Trust for North Somerset (NHS North Somerset) is...
Apologies that two similar messages have been sent on Portishead - I sent one of them very early this morning, but it didn't 'arrive' until just now....
on a similar vain, there is also no financial help, for those disabled people, who have got plenty of time to go to things that could keep them fit and active,...
forgot to mention, that the fewer pools there are about, the more disabled will end up paying for transport, to go the longer distances to get to them, so...
I think this is a very important point Simon, and by a rather extraordinary coincidence the google news alerts have highlighted a group in the Bath and...
thanks, as it happens, I read it just after I sent the P.S e-mail, and did think about forwarding my messages to the other list, but was not sure if it was on...
Blog on the Peerless Pool in London: London's first outdoor public swimming pool. (see also page 12 of "Liquid Assets" if you have a copy to hand!) ...
How fascinating. The only instance where we came across segregated bathing on our travels around the UK was on Hampstead Heath where they have a men's, a...
I was not surprised to hear of the closure of this pool. When Dave and I were there in August 2007 it looked doomed even then. The whole place seemed to suffer...
Best goods and best service! i would like to introduce a good company who trades mainly in electornic products. Now the company is under sales promotion,all...
Barbara Bell
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Hopes of saving the Beccles open air pool suffered a setback on Tuesday 3rd March when Beccles Town Council failed to put the lido on the agenda as an...
Although there is no specific reference to open air pools here, I thought that Pooling Resources and Lidos members alike would enjoy Rebecca's thoughts on the...
As someone who works in the industry myself, i am somewhat bemused about the goings on at holywell mead,and equally concerned about the closure of hoddesden...
-I have to say that although this works well in theory, not all operating companies have the same high standard. It's not unknown for private companies to run...
A public meeting is being held on Wednesday 11th March 2009 to discuss options for the future of Holywell Mead swimming pool. Lib Dem Councillor Julia Wassell...
I used to regularly swim in Richmond Pool in the Park and we had this problem for one season, especial when there was lightning. I later discovered that it...
All outdoor pools should ask swimmers to leave the water during thunderstorms !! From the 'net: "Swimming during a thunderstorm is one of the most dangerous...
We were next to a three story building with a lightning conductor not on the top deck of the QE2 but I take your point. ... From: Sandford Parks Lido...
I know that the way this is presented sounds stupid 'Swimming pool to close if it gets too wet' but actually it is doing everyone a disservice. The whole...
It is certainly a rule at the Ladies' Pond! If there is thunder nearby we are usually asked to vacate the Pond asap and not allowed back in until 15mins after...
