Back in March, FOGL were asked to help a British film maker produce a film at the Lido which will feature Olympic swimmer Mark Foster. We’re delighted to confirm that the film is going ahead and FOGLs will have the chance to get more involved as extras and get a peek behind-the-scenes. The film is an original, [...]
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Finding the Lido again after all these years
Newly recruited FOGL, Hugh Thacker tells us how he’s got involved again with the Lido after 25 years away and how it’s playing a key part in his training for a solo attempt at swimming the Channel this September in aid of 2 charities.
On the 1st May I headed off to Guildford for an early morning [...]
Lido connoiseur’s view of ours
For those who watched Robson Green’s Wild Swimming TV programme earlier this year, you may recall he swam in Plymouth’s Tinside Lido with Bob Holman and Dave Pratten. Bob & Dave love Lidos so much that a couple of years ago they swam a mile in 100 of Britain’s finest in aid of Save the [...]
Composer needed for film
A slightly unusual request for help here, loosely related to the Lido as it’s from Nicola Houghton, the producer of the film featuring Olympian Mark Foster, that is potentially being shot at the Lido at the end of the season….
We need a composer for a short film we have in post-production. It’s a comedy and is [...]
2010 AGM Agenda
The first FOGL Annual General Meeting is to be held on Tuesday 25th May at 8pm. All FOGL members are very welcome to attend, the agenda can be downloaded and printed:
AGM Agenda 2010
So what’s new this season?
As you probably know, FOGL re-formed last season when it was thought (incorrectly) that the Lido might be imminently closed. Since the initial frenetic activity to get FOGL up and running, we were then faced with all the challenges posed by getting a proactive comittee together and then establishing ways of working together both as [...]
Lido Opening Day Channel Relay Charity Swim
It wasn’t easy to guess what the weather had in store for us, nor indeed who would turn up and when, to add to the confirmed list of willing Lido supporters in pursuit of the 35,000 metres. As it was, the weather was kind and we had sunny spells most of the day. The swimming started [...]
FOGL AGM
FOGL 2010 Annual General Meeting – 25th May
All FOGL members are warmly invited to the 2010 AGM to be held on Tuesday 25th May. The meeting will start at 8pm in the Ice Box 3 on level 2 at the Spectrum. Despite the somewhat amusing name of the rooms we’ll use, Spectrum assure us that they [...]
Corporate Improvement Scrutiny Committee Meeting
Following the meeting of the GBC Executive which gave the go-ahead for Stage Two of the outsourcing procurement process, at the Scrutiny Committee meeting held the following week on 29 April, FOGL Jim Boucher requested that greater involvement of bodies such as the FOGL should be part of the Tendering Process. Recognising that the process required a high degree [...]
Less than 24 hours to go
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 [...]
