By Monica Ilett Monday of this week, Clare and I took a trip to the Glinton Friendship Club held in the newly renovated village hall in Glinton. 'Friendship Clubs offer a place for older people to meet up, have access to information and advice and other community activities such as day trips and outings but … Continue reading A visit to the Glinton Friendship Club
Lido News, Views and Reflections
Some of you may remember Katherine Arnott, a post graduate Occupation Therapy student at the University of York who visited the Lido in the summer of 2024. Katherine visited the lido to interview swimmers for her dissertation research paper on "The meaning of outdoor swimming in lidos: An occupational perspective." An executive summary by Dr … Continue reading “It’s just that little slice of life for you”
90 years ago, the Corporation Swimming Pool now the Peterborough Lido was officially opened on the 28th May 1936. Last weekend we celebrated its 90 years with a Big Birthday Weekender. Organised by PCHLL Vivacity Marketing team who organised a wonderful programme of events. After months of work and preparation for this weekend, from the … Continue reading The Lido’s Big Birthday Weekend
Hints to stay safe when swimming in this heat wave. This week as the sun boosts temperatures it seems relevant to repost this article I wrote back in the heat wave of July 2018 It's half term holidays and the weathers suddenly realised it's summer. Searing, soaring temperatures are bringing families to the Lido in … Continue reading Taking Care in the Sun
For some years now the Friend of Peterborough Lido have discussed the possibility of adding our Lido's colourful history at the pool for people to see. Most suggestions on how to do this have not been feasible. However now one idea has now been reassessed resulting in a wonderful display which includes history pulled together … Continue reading Something Wonderful…
The city’s ‘The Moment’ magazine is a must read this summer. The May/June issue has several upbeat articles about the city. If you get a chance pick up a copy or download to read on your computer or laptop. What will you read? Peterborough City Center – A vision for the Future’. An article about … Continue reading A Moment in Time
Over its 90 years years our Lido has held a unique place in the Peterborough: close to the heart of the city; easy to reach by foot, bike, car, bus and train. It’s even more remarkable as, despite it central city location, it sits in a micro area of calmness, surrounded by peaceful gardens and … Continue reading The Lido, for Family Fun, and Fitness
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Peterborough Lido’s Big Birthday Weekender! Live music, swimming and family fun – Peterborough Lido are hosting one big pool party this May to celebrate turning 90! With soulful acoustic sets for early morning swimming, nostalgia from the GB Home Guard Band to full-on soul and funk with Peterborough favourites The Contacts and Groove Cartel. The celebrations promise to take party-goers back to the Lido’s heyday with swimming, music and dancing all weekend. … Continue reading Birthday Weekend
To celebrate 90 years of Peterborough’s iconic Lido, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery has curated a captivating exhibition. A timeline corridor, created in collaboration with Vivacity and the Museum, and enriched with historical contributions from the Friends of the Lido, brings the site’s rich history vividly to life. Memorabilia and photographs—some long hidden within the … Continue reading The Lido, Celebrated at the Museum