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Welcome to Chris Roberts, who lives in Worcester. He writes: "Droitwich Lido was my first experience of a swimming pool, at around 11 years of age myself and a...
I was waiting for the Corporation of London's response to the court case. For those who missed it, here it is - Oliver. Corporation of London - News release 26...
Welcome to Katharine Edgar, a keen outdoor swimmer, who lives in Leicester. She writes: "I grew up in Maldon, Essex, where I used to swim in the Marine Lake...
I gather it was on Womans Hour today. It will probably be accessible for 7 days only. You will probably need Real Player to hear it. It is a report of them...
The posting about Droitwich was very interesting. I wonder whether it might be possible to get a poll in Maldon. I would like to hear more about the experience...
Hi there I've uploaded some pictures of Brynamman to the "Photos" section of the website. They were taken on a hot day last June when I turned up fully ...
I's amazing what you can find in small English towns. I've been up and down the A69 countless times over the past 15 years and never realised that there was...
... Well my first Lido swim was a Sandford Parks in Cheltenham on April 5. It's so relaxing there. Getting out of the car, seeing those arches and hearing...
Andrew - if you could email me off group with your address I can send you some information about calling a Parish Poll. Basically a Parish (or Town) Meeting...
... Katherine had a great letter in today's Maldon & Burnham Standard, thanks for her support. There were three all together all mentioning The Hampstead...
Delighted to be a member of this group, and am enjoying the daily messages! Here are some images : Sir John Lavery of Chiswick Lido 1929 Miguel Mackinlay of...
Just to put the record straight - it is possible to call a Parish Poll on the same day as another election - even a General Election - but not when there are...
... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thanks for that John. I rather anticipated things were as you said. Problem with...
There is now some positive news for the future of the listed Broomhill Lido, as Ipswich Borough Council have pledged £1m towards restoring it to use. This...
It's amazing what you can find in old newspapers. I was in Hoddesdon yesterday (one of my other hobbies takes me to the town at least once a year) and decided...
Nearly all the tourist maps in Hoddesdon show this as being near Broxbourne Station on Old Nazeing Road. I went to have a look and couldn't find anything....
... To clarify, the structure of the high board at Greenbank does indeed still exist but the board itself has been removed and it's now used as a lifeguard...
... My information came from the internet, e.g. "Lee Valley Leisure Pool (Broxbourne Lido) Run by Circa Leisure for Lee Valley Park. The pool re-opened in...
Broxbourne Lido was originally opened in about 1973 by the Lea Valley Regional Authority (LVRA), who also built other leisure facilities around this time, such...
Leeroy Murray has sent me his memories of Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill) Lido - most of which also appeared in Camden New Journal last year. There is a PDF...
... From: Philip Harkins To: Oliver Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:28 PM ... Does anyone know about this one? Alex?? Couldn't see anything about it on the...
... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sorry can't help but it is interesting to note that some local authorities are...
I found this info, on one of my fave Lido`s at: http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/index.htm THE OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL The pool is now open for the summer...
Acknowledgements to Paul Jeal, the swimming supervisor of Hampstead Heath for the following update as phase 1 of the refurbishment comes to an end. "The Lido...
... http://www.paris.fr/fr/sport/equipements_sportifs/piscine_sur_seine/d ... Thanks for that: but due to the line break you can't click on the URL as it is. ...
All our information is that it is opening at 11am! Might be good to check this out as signs to this effect have gone up at the ponds. Mary Cane ... From:...
Mary Cane
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May 25, 2005 12:55 pm
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This is a rather overdue note to let everyone know that Tooting Bec Lido is currently closed while repairs are carried out to the pool tank. It is also being...
Janet Smith
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May 26, 2005 8:39 am
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Hello, I have just finished printing some of the photographs of lidos, and places where lidos used to be, which I have been taking for my photography degree....
