Broomhill Pool, Ipswich opened on April 30th 1938 and closed in the autumn of 2002; a continuous campaign has been fought to see the pool restored and re-opened and the Broomhill Pool Trust have recently submitted a bid for Heritage Lottery Funding. Please come to the:-

OPEN DAY SATURDAY 26TH APRIL

TIME: 10AM - 5PM

ENTRANCE: FREE (but donations welcomed!)

LOCATION: BROOMHILL POOL (entrance to the pool is via Sherrington Road, off Norwich Rd)

EXHIBITION of the lido's history and hopeful future

In the evening there is a barbecue and party at the Emperor Pub in Norwich Road.

See Events Section of www.savebroomhillpool.org for further details. NB The lido is not open for swimming!

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| Broomhill Lido | 23 April 2008; 4:25:38 PM |# | | Discuss |

On 3 April 2007, Ipswich Borough Council's Executive Committee historically endorsed the Broomhill Pool Trust's £67,000 feasibility study into the future of the iconic 1930's lido. The Executive also approved £1,000,000 (subject to a business plan being approved) towards the £3,900,000 required (end 2008 costs) to restore the facility - and agreed to move to the "next stage".

Their homepage URL is listed as http://www.savebroomhillpool.org/ ...more ---> ...

| Broomhill Lido | 5 April 2007; 10:03:05 AM |# | | Discuss |

As part of the BBC's Action Week Polly Billington has been to Ipswich to find out what happens when mainstream politics interacts with grassroots campaigns [LINK].

Save Broomhill Pool have contributed to the BBC's Action Network pages. ...more ---> ...

| Broomhill Lido | 22 February 2006; 12:29:32 PM |# | bbctodayprogrammeinIpswich22.mp3 4.4MB | Discuss |