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March News: BLU Becomes A Charity
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

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Mar 184 min read


January News: AGM Follow-up
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

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Jan 65 min read


BLU News - August 2025
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

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Aug 12, 20254 min read


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

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Dec 13, 20245 min read


Jean Phelps
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...

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Mar 29, 20212 min read


Betty Freddi (1928-2021) - an original Brockwell Icicle
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...

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Mar 29, 20212 min read


The Naked Democracy of the Swimming Pool - actor and activist Jonathan Blake
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...

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Mar 20, 20213 min read


BLU and Brockwell Lido Steering Committee AGM
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...

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Oct 7, 20201 min read


The Naked Democracy of the Swimming Pool - Carole Stagg
Carole Stagg is a force of nature, a pocket dynamo swimming endless lengths in all weathers (particularly cold ones)

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Apr 26, 20203 min read


The Naked Democracy of the Swimming Pool - Francklin Evagle
With his big hair (sometimes protected in a bag) and incredible athleticism, Francklin Evagle is a striking figure at the Lido

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Apr 26, 20203 min read


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

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Apr 24, 20201 min read


CJ Faucher, 1959 – 2019
On the 21st June 2019, CJ Faucher, BLU’s Chairperson, passed away. We lost a dear friend and vital member of our Lido community.

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Jun 21, 20191 min read
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