... No, but I had thought of doing a new webpage on Roadhouses, especially if there are pools still open. The lido at Hoddesdon is one such pool - though the...
I have more information obtained from Luton Central Library, which has a file with newspaper cuttings about the lido. The original open air pool in Luton...
Sure, all the details are here http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/lidos/message/885 Reminder: Monday 7th November at 6.30pm (£6 for members of the 20th Century...
I have today updated my www.lidos.org.uk webpage on Tidal Seawater Pools. This includes two photographs taken by Tom Ferrie at Bude & Ilfracombe, and another...
Further to Jackie Spreckley's email on 29 September, I am sorry that I have not replied sooner but I have been canvassing opinion of others in SALT at ...
This is one of the best lido stories I have ever read! I did check that the story was not dated 01 April! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4157986.stm...
Thank you for the feedback regarding the Reviving Lidos conference. As a result of your input we have decided that it will be held on: Thursday March 16th...
Jackie Spreckley
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Nov 8, 2005 9:38 am
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Many thanks to all those who came along to my talk at the Twentieth Century Society last night. There was a good turn-out and it was very nice to be able to...
Janet Smith
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Nov 8, 2005 5:01 pm
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Andy Thanks for that information. Slightly off-topic (being as it concerns indoor pools) but do you know if nearby Denbigh High School still has a pool or did...
Janet's book mentions that Larkswood Pool in Chingford was used as a filming location for the fondly remembered TV programme "It's a Knockout" in the 1970s. ...
... Ed Broom has some photos of the Heritage Open Day at Broomhill see http://www.flickr.com/photos/freston/sets/1198695/ I also found a nice photo of Park...
letter published in sportsletters daily telegraph (sports section!) Nov 11th 2005: mainly on broomhill, ipswich, but with comments on govt's zero funding...
Going swimmingly http://sport.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/11/11/solett11.xml Sir - After three years of continuous campaigning for...
Welcome to Douglas d'Enno, a local historian who lives in Saltdean, East Sussex Oliver He writes: "I am writing my second book on Saltdean and am still having ...
Hi there, I'm a volunteer Ranger for Sustrans & came across this Press Release, which I feel has relevance for promoting lidos. Attendance figures & the income...
... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I most certainly consider this important and wonder if there is any research to support the...
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that lidos are hugely beneficial to both mental and physical health. There are plenty of people at Tooting Bec who...
Janet Smith
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Nov 14, 2005 11:54 am
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I once interviewed a research physician who had made a study of this - the mental and physical boost - same effect as cold showers!...
AlexBuxton@...
Nov 14, 2005 11:56 am
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If anyone has any hard data, or interviews can we have the references please? Mary ... From: lidos@... [mailto:lidos@...] On Behalf...
Mary Cane
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Nov 15, 2005 11:35 am
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When I was interviewing swimmers at the Ladies Pond for my dissertation it became apparent that: Cold water swimming throughout the year helped people stay fit...
Mary Cane
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Nov 15, 2005 11:54 am
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Yes, absolutely. Why not utilise some of the large lakes in public parks for public swimming - like the Hampstead Ponds...lovely Mary Cane (not acne!) ... ...
Mary Cane
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Welcome to Mark Ling, who lives in Ipswich, Suffolk. Mark is the Press Officer and Membership Services Coordinator for the Broomhill Pool Trust. Oliver He...
Welcome to Lesley Morley, who lives in Hersham, Surrey. Oliver She writes: "My interest in lidos must stem from my younger days with my parents, visiting...
