As I reported in http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/lidos/message/2578 the 18m Sea Diving Boards next to Tinside Lido in Devon have now been dismantled and taken...
That explains the sudden increase in hits on my Tinside Gallery. A very sad event. There was talk a couple of years ago of the boards being replaced - that...
A very sad day indeed. Unfortunately our world now seems infested with Health & Safety people plus number crunchers. I am afraid they look on anything that...
Hi all from Sunny Petersfiled (well it is today !) Our open air pool high boards suffered the same fate as far back as 1980 - we used to have fixed boards at 3...
Diving boards are being removed all over the country and this is evidence of the EU nanny state that we now live in. At the Commonwealth pool in Edinburgh you...
Funny how other EU countries don't have the problems with diving we have. The Edinburgh 'Trained diver' scheme is acually a good thing. It allows a degree of...
... Tim tells me it was officially a 10m platform although it varied according to the tide. He thinks one of their retired high divers said he thought it was...
Interesting photos there Oliver. How is this better than the platforms? So many seaside toys have been removed due the health & safety forcing the more...
Following Peter's suggestion I asked Hillingdon Council if it might be possible for members of the Lidos History Society to attend the HSLC Opening on on the...
... Andrew L Smith "King Of The Flumers" As someone who serves with GREENWICH LEISURE LTD in Hillingdon although the uxbridge facility is managed by FUSION,i...
Welcome to Vincent Thacker who lives in Leicester. - Oliver He writes: "Ultimately, I was looking at ways of keeping fit as I get older, and swimming seems to...
Hi Vincent Nantwich I believe is still open and a wonderful brine pool, friendly cheerful staff and and hanging flower baskets lining the length of each side...
Don't know whether this is already known by members of the Lidos history society, but the BBC and the Banffshire journal are reporting that options are being...
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Jackie Spreckley
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Mar 11, 2010 10:17 am
Dear All, Just in case you missed this, Ilkley Lido has been listed. See: http://www.playedinbritain.co.uk/news-full/20100310-three-inter-war-sports.p hp ...
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Jackie Spreckley
jackie.spreckley@...
Mar 11, 2010 10:42 am
Apologies, that link seems to be broken. Try this http://www.playedinbritain.co.uk Jackie Spreckley Malavan Media www.playedinbritain.co.uk From: Jackie...
Please join me in congratulating Emily Morris, Duty Manager at Hampton Pool who  set a new world record on March 9th by becoming the first British woman to...
Jane Owen has just contacted me about the campaign to save Saltdean Lido, near Brighton, Sussex. Oliver She writes: "As you may know, Saltdean Lido is now...
yes, it does sound an extremely interesting book. it's only a shame, that there isn't an audio version, for the benefit of blind, or other print impaired...
Hi Oliver Thanks for mentioning my book in your news letter. I just wanted to mention that my on-line shop accepts pay pal and credit/debit cards and I also...
Hillingdon Council recently "unveiled exciting new plans to improve Ruislip Lido, including reinstating the outdoor swimming area." See page 15 of their...
Just heard that Wolverton Outdoor Pool is opening again this season (Sunday 9 May to end of August). It's located at Aylesbury Street West, Wolverton, Milton...
Boris Johnson has officially opened the Hillingdon Leisure Complex - March 23rd 2010 That part of London now has two 50 metre pools - the newly built indoor...
For Info on King's Meadow Open-Air Baths, A Scrutiny Meeting took place this evening - 24th March 2010. King's Meadow Campaign 6 month Progress Report was...
Update on King's Meadow Baths.
Please find an account (re. KM) of the Reading Borough Council Scrutiny Meeting, held 24th March 2010, the Agenda including...
