Welcome to the latest BLU newsletter. After one of the rainiest winters on record, it is nice to see the sun finally come out so we can enjoy the lido to the full. This newsletter has a roundup of what has been happening at the lido and what BLU has been up to. Girly Dips IWD On 7th March 2026, Girly Dips hosted an IWD event at Brockwell Lido to raise funds in aid of CRUK. The community saw over 65 women attend the dip, where everyone got involved with a warm-up led by Pilate

Welcome to the latest BLU newsletter. Firstly, thank you to the lido staff for another hard year of work in what was a hot and busy year at the lido. As always, thank you to the team who came in on Christmas Day to ensure that so many swimmers got to have a Christmas swim. It is always much appreciated. As we write this on a chilly January morning the pool temperature has dipped below 3.0 degrees. Be safe out there: although the lido staff are putting grit down, there can sti

Welcome …. to the Brockwell Lido Users (BLU) newsletter. We aim to issue a newsletter to members every quarter, with updates in between, where necessary. What’s been happening? Over six months have elapsed since our last AGM in November 2024 (draft minutes are here) when members made clear their dissatisfaction about the state of the Lido. In response Mark Rogers, a senior manager with Fusion, having acknowledged that the Lido delivered substantial surpluses for Fusion, promi

The lido on a cold day yesteryear In early February 2020 Brockwell Lido closed for several months for some long overdue repairs, which...

We recently learned of the death of Jean Phelps aged 89. For much of her life she lived in the Brixton/Dulwich area and as a schoolgirl...

Betty Freddi who has died at the age of 93 was a legend. In a world where the word has come to be used all too freely, if anybody could...

I like to be in the pool early, it’s like a meditation - just me and the water. I have a new routine – first a cold shower to prepare my...

It's that time of year when we have the BLU AGM and the BLSC AGM. The AGM meeting is on Sunday 18th October at 6pm. The meeting should...

Carole Stagg is a force of nature, a pocket dynamo swimming endless lengths in all weathers (particularly cold ones)

With his big hair (sometimes protected in a bag) and incredible athleticism, Francklin Evagle is a striking figure at the Lido

In 2001 three regular swimmers decided to set up a Friends of the Brockwell Lido group to discuss how it could be saved.

On the 21st June 2019, CJ Faucher, BLU’s Chairperson, passed away. We lost a dear friend and vital member of our Lido community.