Clearly, the Friends Committee will not be able to host the usual membership stand under the entrance foyer to enable friends to sign up for membership this year. The Committee are still working on ways of simplifying membership options, however, those wishing to join us for 2021 membership are advised of the following Membership Fee … Continue reading Friends of Peterborough Lido Membership 2021
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As previously reported – and celebrated! – our lido is opening from 29th March, the earliest date permitted under national lockdown conditions – and the earliest opening date in living memory!There will be no formal opening ceremony with customary opening speech by the Mayor, however, due to continuing restrictions limiting the number of people allowed … Continue reading Lido Opening & Vivacity Memberships
Thanks to all who have volunteered to help with next week's maintenance work at the lido - our Committee Chair has replied personally to all those for whom she has an email address. Although assistance will be welcome on all days for those able to attend throughout the week, the most popular days to volunteers appear … Continue reading Pre Opening Maintence
Pre-Season Maintenance – Can You Help? Further to the fantastic news that our lido will be opening on 29th March, we have received enquiries from some of our supporters asking whether they could help with maintenance work prior to the opening. This is something that took place last year, and is becoming very much part … Continue reading Lido Opening Update
Bronwen Parr. Some of you may Have already heard the very sad news that Bronwen passed away early on Friday 5th March, after a long struggle with cancer. Bronwen was one of Peterborough’s lido’s most enthusiastic supporters, having swum there ever since her childhood, and was also quite an expert on other lidos around the … Continue reading Obituary
Lido Spring & Summer Season – Here We Come! Users and supports of our lido will no doubt be absolutely delighted to hear today’s news from Peterborough Limited (a subsidiary of the city council, who have taken over the management of the city’s sports and leisure facilities from Vivacity) that we will be able to … Continue reading ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ YES!!! ☀️ ☀️ ☀️
Update February 25th 2021. 2020 will be a year no one will want to remember. The first year in the long history of our beloved Lido that we were unable to open and all down to a nano-size virus that caused such major worldwide disruptions. However, after waging a year-long war on this minute particle … Continue reading Spring 2021
Well, 2020 has been a year of challenges. Who knew back at the beginning of the year, when the Friends Committee and the Lido Management were discussing the coming season's exciting calendar that everything would change so drastically. Now, coming up to the Festive Season we are still battling the effects of this awful worldwide … Continue reading Seasons Greetings
As you may be aware, the contract for sport, leisure and heritage services in Peterborough was handed back to Peterborough City Council at midnight on 30th September this year … and supporters of our lido you will no doubt be wondering what happens next … Firstly, you may have read in local media, the responsibility … Continue reading Update on our Lido’s Future
Maintenance Day Update. Further to our previous post, and as part of our determination to ensure the proliferation of weeds across the lido site doesn't become unmanageable over the Winter months, we confirm that our Weed Attack maintenance session is taking place on Thursday 10th September between 10.00am and 2.00pm. A number of offers of help have already … Continue reading Lido Weed Attack