Well the sun is shining, the pool’s looking great, all we need is the place to open. From 9am Saturday morning season-ticket holders can start enjoying the 2010 Lido season, and from 10am everyone else can join in the swimming, lounging around and general frivolity that marks Lido life. Come & join us to support [...]
Archives for April 2010
New Photos on facebook
New photos showing the Lido at its best – both with and without swimmers – have been added to our facebook page. You don’t need to be a member of facebook to view the photos, just click on the facebook link on the right to be taken to our page.
Season starts in 1 week
Only a week to go for the opening of Guildford Lido. Season ticket-holders can get in early next Saturday to enjoy the totally clear, pristine waters from 9am before it opens to the public at 10am. Plans for the Charity Swim are well underway, we hope to have as many swimmers clocking up the [...]
Stage Two Go-Ahead
At the Exectuive meeting held last night, it was agreed that the Council will now move to stage two of the procurement process and invite tenders for the Leisure Services, including the Lido. Jim Boucher spoke on behalf of FOGL to emphasise that as the process continues, FOGL look forward to having full involvment and are [...]
GBC Executive meeting 22nd April
FOGL have been informed that GBC’s Executive will discuss Stage One of the procurement process and give the go-ahead for the next stage of the process that is ongoing to find the most cost-effective future management for council leisure services, which includes the Lido this Thursday (22nd April).
It is expected that the formal tender process [...]
Who can get the cheapest Lido swims?
It would seem there are all kinds of ways to save money on Lido swimming prices, from the free swimming for those over 60, deals for the over 50s through the Prime Time scheme, concessions for juniors, senior citizens and students, bog-standard season tickets, and savings for season ticket holders on the new early morning sessions, [...]
Charity Swim on Opening Day (1st May)
FOGL are organising a cumulative swim to clock up the Channel distance (35km) during the 1st day of the 2010 Lido season in aid of the Phyllis Tuckwell Charity. As the Lido seems to be a hot-bed of accomplished, aspiring and merely admiring Channel swimmers, we hope that through the cummulative swimming efforts of all [...]
