THE BLU COMMITTEE
The BLU Committee is elected at the AGM each year, although members may also be co-opted through the year. BLU committee members also form part of the steering committee that liaises with the leisure operator, Fusion Lifestyle, and Lambeth Council.
Ben Longman
(Chair)
Ben has been a member at the lido for several years and swims daily. He is a former trustee of a local charity, co-founder of Brixton’s community fridge and lives locally. He is committed to ensuring a strong user voice, fostering the lido community and helping maintain the future of the lido.
Margie Patrick
(Secretary)
Margie works in IT Programme Management and has been swimming at the Lido for 10 years and loves it. She swims all year round from winter dips to longer training sessions in the summer. She also loves swimming in the sea when she gets a chance and has done a number of long-distance swimming events. She has been a co-swimming captain at Windrush Triathlon Club for 3 years, although her interests are more oriented to social swimming than racing. She lives locally, occasionally does Brockwell parkrun and also attend classes at the lido.
Emma Rowley-Conwy
(Treasurer)
Emma has been a Lambeth GP for over 30 years, and worked in the NHS locally as a leader in various roles. She has served on several committees, as a member and as a chair and has experience of leading operational service delivery (estates, HR, delivery contractual targets, finance, IT, legals, etc). She is keen to see the lido flourishing, as she believes it has so much potential.
Marc Meryon
(Chair, BLSC)
Marc swims every day and uses the sauna every day during winter. Marc has been on the BLU committee for a couple of years and became Chair of BLSC in January 2025. Since then he has worked hard to maintain pressure on Fusion to improve the Lido. He is is a former lawyer who now works part time as a strategy director in the rail sector. He used to be a NED of Kings College Hospital and has lived in Herne Hill for over 30 years.
Tina Mckenzie O’Neill
Tina is a longtime swimmer at the lido, whose children have swum here and also where she first learned to swim lengths properly. She has taught in South London for 20 years, brings some of her classes to the lido and has experience on committees and as a school governor.
Carole Stagg
Carole has been a Brockwell Lido user for over 60 years and is a user of the gym, spa and the pool: her first dip was as a 3 year old with her parents. It was where she learnt to swim as a young child and where she still loves to ‘take the waters’ every day.
Hugo Delamain
Hugo feels passionately about ensuring as many people as possible have access to the facilities that are needed to maintain good physical and mental health. His focus over the past ten years has largely been in endurance sports. He is a big advocate for the benefits of strength training for everyone. Professionally, he manages an Organisation Design platform.
Anna Jane
Anna is a south London native and has been coming to the lido since she was a baby, so has seen it change a fair bit over the years. It’s one of her favourite places in the world, and it makes her feel very connected to the city she grew up and its inhabitants (people, parakeets, drowning bees etc). She believes the lido is an important community asset and wants to make sure it's fit for purpose, and value for money for the community it serves.
Celine Cluzel
Celine lives locally and regularly attends the classes at the lido all year around. Between May and September she is a keen user of the pool and spa. Having been a member for several years, she is keen to contribute to the ongoing success of the lido. She has a background in consultancy and project management and has worked on community projects around rewilding, biodiversity and climate change.
Trudie Goodwin
Trudie has been a stage and screen actor for the past 50 years, most notably as one of the leads in police series The Bill. She has lived locally for more than 35 years, has experience in public speaking and media engagement. She is involved with several projects on a voluntary basis, including Herne Hill Welcomes Refugees. Trudie and her family are regular users or the lido, and actively supported the campaign to save it.
Kate Rist
Kate is a regular swimmer a the lido who swims there every summer day and spend her winters in the gym. She is an expert in generating income, building partnerships and shaping compelling engagement strategies across global organisations. She wants to help grow BLU's membership and income through creative campaigns, outreach and partnerships and to widen engagement to younger adults and new users.