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.