Bad news for any of us wanting to swim in our lovely Lido through September – closing date for the season is the weekend of 5th-6th September.
So far as we are aware, this is the earliest closing for many years – if not ever. Let us know your thoughts by posting a comment here, or by emailing us and we’ll be sure to pass on the views of FOGL members to the Lido management. That’s what we’re here for.
I would love the lido to be open for longer every day but accept that weather and usage may not justify this throughout the season. A good compromise would be to tailor the hours to the time of year. Long opening day for June July and August (and all weekends) with shorter sessions (eg 10am – 4pm) in April May and September. In the 20 years I have swum in the lido the weather has always been idyllic in September.
| August 21, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
Such a shame. The lido is under-valued and also under-publicised. September’s weather is often better than much of July & August, it seems a waste shutting the lido so early in September where there is sure to be business, (and clement weather). Let’s not encourage the summer to finish early!
| August 17, 2009 @ 10:57 pm
How disappointing. Having been out of the country a fair bit the last few weeks, I was looking forward to a blissful return to swimming in my favourite pool well into September as in past years. Bad decision in my view.
| August 12, 2009 @ 8:11 pm