Future Lidos

Bringing the joy of outdoor pool swimming to more communities across UK & Ireland |

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

Thanks to the Town & Country Planning Association for commissioning this article on lidos for the latest edition of their Journal. Hope you enjoy the read. 😊
https://t.co/iZOEnGbuek

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

Please enjoy the sounds of a cool lido and of delighted children playing in a pool on a hot summer’s day.

These clips are from Shap and Greystoke pools, two of a cluster of five village pools in Cumbria’s Eden Valley.

Find them on our Lido Map, here https://t.co/eytftO5kOe

[Dr Ellie @Dr_Ellie]

This week's column in @mailonsunday is an ode to swimming 🌊

And a gentle plea to protect it.

As a GP, I see every day how much our physical and mental health are intertwined.

For children, learning to swim isn't just a life skill — it is a lifesaving one.

Drowning remains one of the leading causes of accidental death in children worldwide.

For adults, the mental health benefits are profound.

So it genuinely worries me that fewer children are learning to swim than ever before.

This is a public health issue, and I don't think we talk about it enough.

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

https://t.co/L6uVhGoBub

[Greg Rosen @GR1900]

Labour MPs including @andrewpakes_ @Tom4EWAS @BeccyCooper4Lab @SamJRushworth @JayneKirkham4 @CatherineWest1 Julie Minns, @NavPMishra @helenhayes_ @jackabbott90 have been campaigning to rejuvenate Labour's lost #lidolegacy: important parliamentary debate https://t.co/JZsrNJ5p7P

[Brockwell Lido Users @BrockwellLido]

There is a massive resurgence in outdoor swimming demand, but local authorities are priced out. ~ 58% (70% in some areas) of English council budgets are consumed by statutory social care, leaving virtually zero capital funding to restore or build community assets like lidos.

[Greg Rosen @GR1900]

Hoping this Fabian plan helps restore the access to safe public open air swimming that so many people no longer have

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

"As the country and the world heat up, access to safe swimming may come to seem more of a necessity than ever.”

https://t.co/pAGFS50oXZ

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

Great news! 🙌

[Brockwell Lido Users @BrockwellLido]

Great news: BLU submitted a formal application for Brockwell Lido to be registered as an Asset of Community Value. We' ve now heard from the Head of Strategic Assets at Lambeth Council. He's confirmed that the lido has received Council approval to be an Asset of Community Value.

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

Thanks to @GR1900 and @thefabians for this excellent paper, just published, which argues for lidos for all and sets out a possible road map. As @andyburnham said yesterday, 'Let's make it happen'.

https://t.co/PRygQhSlnX

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

@GR1900 @Michaeldwood74 @Peckhamlido @ConversationUK @LidoGuide @chrisromerlee @BarbaraBell17 @DrAlexGillett @Kevin_D_Tennent @Fire_and_Skill It does, thank you!

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

The Bath Brynaman revival project is running a survey for the local community and potential visitors, until midnight on Saturday 4th July. Please take a few minutes to share your views and support the regeneration of this precious South Wales lido. 👇

https://t.co/pp2LXIdJ7Q

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

Thanks to Swim England for a wonderful Dip at the Docks alongside the Labour Conference in Liverpool. It was great to meet MPs Katie White and Simon Opher - both passionate supporters of their local lidos and of #LidosForAll.

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

We’re delighted to have been able to join @ChippyLido to celebrate 21 years of community ownership - defying the wind and rain thanks to heated water and the warmth of the love for this very special pool! 🔥

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

In contrast to yesterday’s sad post about Ramsgate’s lost lido, here’s a great feature just out in the @RICSnews journal, Modus, on the great British lido revival -

https://t.co/hYb6Z57qqS

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

@AmyLesley [email protected]

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

This is why Future Lidos exists - to help prevent this happening and bring more heritage lidos back into community use.

Ramsgate Lido then and now - look and weep. And fight for your local lido. ✊

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

@AmyLesley Please put them in touch - as well as the Lido Toolkit (https://t.co/6dlaSzYT2U) we can offer support, advice and connection to the deep and wide experience that exists across the national network.

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

Happy Rebirthday(s) to @BecclesLido and @ChippyLido! 15 and 21 years ago respectively, these precious community assets in small towns were taken into community ownership. They've both gone from strength to strength since, and we wish them many, many happy returns! 🎂🥳🎉

[Future Lidos @future_lidos]

This is great to see, after the Lido was threatened with “mothballing” last year - a good decision vindicated, @PeterboroughCC. 👏

[Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes_]

Loving this ❤️

☀️ 26,000 visits to Peterborough Lido so far this summer, up from 15,000 for same period last year 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️🏊

Brilliant to see everyone making use of one of our most special places.

@lido_friends @future_lidos @PeterboroughCC

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