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The Sun
23-06-2025
- Climate
- The Sun
English lido with heated swimming pool and Full Moon swims reopens after £120k upgrade
DORSET'S only open-air pool is open after renovations with some unique swimming session in the heated lido. Shaftesbury Lido has reopened after three months of upgrades worth £120,000, they celebrated with a nighttime swim and have more to come. 5 5 After closing on March 13, the heated lido reopened on June 7. One of the more unusual sessions is their Full Moon swims celebrating the Strawberry Moon, with swimmers enjoying a late evening dip. While there are no more evening events in the calendar, the town council website tells swimmers to "keep an eye out for our popular Full Moon Swims" - so there are more to come. The renovations of the lido were to improve the pool for users and bring it up to modern standards. The origins of the Lido go back 170 years to the mid-19th century, so it's no surprise it needed a little maintenance. In fact, Shaftesbury Lido is one of the oldest pools still operational in the country. The money for the upgrades was raised by the community, council, local businesses, along with a grant from Sport England. Part of the fundraising came from the Shaftesbury Lido Ice Championship Extravaganza (called SLICE). Lido manager Harriet Green told the Bournemouth Echo: "It's just been amazing, it's so lovely to have the community get behind us and for the council to believe in the pool." Shaftesbury Lido is now fully open for the summer season and along with the classic lane swim, the it also offers other sessions like aqua wellness, parent and toddler, adult lessons, and even naked swimming. New £4million lido to open in UK next year 5 5 It's suggested to book as the pool has capacity for just 20 swimmers. During the summer, the temperature of the pool remains at 29C. It then gets turned off during autumn and eventually cools down for winter. In 2023, the lido held its very first trial of cold water swim sessions where the water temperature falls below 15 degrees. During this time, the website suggests that cold water swimming beginners wear a wetsuit to avoid cold water shock. Plus, the . And the UK's best outdoor water parks and lidos to enjoy this summer.
BBC News
06-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Shaftesbury Lido reopens after major refurbishment
An open air swimming pool is to reopen following a £100,000 refurbishment.A campaign also raised more than £30,000 of the funds needed to replace the filtration system and pool liner of Shaftesbury Lido, in Shaftesbury, lido was shut in March so contractors could install the new, larger water filter pumps to improve the water quality of the pool and reduce the running manager Harriet Green told the BBC: "It was a real logistical challenge to get to where we are but we'll be opening on Saturday." The fundraiser was organised by Friends of Shaftesbury Swimming and Shaftesbury Town Council. Ms Green said: "The people that have supported us have been incredible and we are so, so grateful."We cannot quite get our heads around how much support we've had and how much money people have raised for us."It's been overwhelming, and we couldn't have done this without them, so a huge thank you [to them]."The lido is one of the oldest pools still operational in the country, having been used since about 1890. A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office for large parts of Green said: "If there's a chance of lightning we would have to clear the pool, and then there's a certain amount of time before we can get people back in... so hopefully the thunderstorms will stay away tomorrow." You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
