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Committee meeting notes 19 April 2023

Friends of Jesus Green Lido
Committee Meeting Wednesday 19th April 2023
Brief notes for publication

Attendees: Nicky Blanning, Becky Allen, Annie Morgan-James, Antony Quinn, Rosina, Sian Ryan, Chris Hudson, Nicky Spoor, Colin Campbell, Caroline Lewis, Julie Durrant (City Council), Steve Rayment (GLL), Daryl Emes (GLL)
Apologies:
Jo Lockhart, Richard Folley, Anne Campbell

Lots of Centenary Actions planned:

  • JG Book – going well. New contacts made and interviewed. Funding possibilities being pursued.
  • Music has been written for the celebrations & hopefully, a choir can be persuaded to sing at the lido.
  • Film – a film has been made. Planning to show it on film night August 9th at JG.
  • Flags- designs have been chosen and are with the council manufacturers. Date of hanging to be decided.
  • Crocheted penguins – Work is going well. Dot of Cambridge Yarn Collective has been in touch with Daryl to discuss installation.
  • Bunting – We have been in touch with ‘Sew Positive’.
  • Sign Writing – Buck and Bear have been commissioned to write ‘Jesus Green Lido 1923-2023’ on wall facing pool entrance – Now done.
  • Tile Mural – Information poster up at pool, this will be an ongoing project until August, when complete there will be a curtain opening.
  • Cambridge 105 radio
    In touch with broadcasters.
  • Merchandise – Various items now available – to be ordered &/or sold at the pool.
  • Captain Webb play -Saturday June 10th 7.15 for 8pm performance.
    Promotional video created & to be linked to lido Twitter account & You Tube by Kane.
    Should be able to accommodate 100-150 people.
  • Calendar of events to be created and published
  • Other matters:
  • Planting at JG Volunteers have weeded and manured beds. Request for volunteers from swimmers help has gone out. Nicky thanked Becky on behalf of everyone for her hard work.
  • Hanging Baskets – have been ordered and funded by Friends of JG
  • Litter Pick – Request has gone out for help from Swimmers
  • Facebook – A new Facebook site with group name ‘Jesus Green Swimmers’ will be created plus an Instagram account.
  • Pool Maintenance – Problems with men’s urinals, women’s showers, sauna door and missing locks on cubicles.
    The whole male toilet block needs replacing & GLL (Better) waiting for quotes.
    The boiler needs replacing – waiting for quotes.
  • Funding generally – The council is working on a major proposal for leisure facilities across the city.
  • Friends of JG Charity proposal – paperwork to obtain charity status has been submitted.
  • Memorial Board: Work is nearly complete & board will be hung on back wall in ‘snug.’

Next meeting (17 May) at Chesterton RecMemorial Board

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Lido News

We are sad to report that Michael Heffer, who swam at Jesus Green Lido for many years, died last week. His funeral will be held at 1230pm on Tuesday 16 May in the East Chapel of Cambridge Crematorium. Our thoughts are with his daughter, Lucy.

Note that from Sunday, May 7th the Lido will be open from 7 am to 7 pm 7 days a week.

Jesus Green 100 year

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Pooling memories

To help celebrate Jesus Green Lido’s centenary this year, we are producing a book about the Lido and its wonderful community of swimmers.

Have you got thoughts and memories you’d like to share with us? Did you learn to swim there while you were at school? Did you use the pool with your parents, grandparents, children or grandchildren? Has the lido been important in your friendship groups? And what memories do you have of its part in your Cambridge summers?

We’re looking for a variety of contributions; you can send us 100-word soundbites, and longer pieces or we can arrange to interview you, so please drop us an email.

A short history of the pool is here https://www.jesusgreenpool.org/history-of-the-pool/

Pool construction 1923

Pool construction 1923

 

Annie & Becky
Annie.Morgan-James@aru.ac.uk
becky@beckyallen.org

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Spring time at the lido

Photo: ©Becky Allen

Cherries are flowering, water is above 10C and the lido is open every day. Feels like spring at last.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

AM

7 – 11

7 – 11

7 – 11

7 – 11

7 – 11

7 – 12

 7 – 12

PM

4 – 7 

Closed

4 – 7 

Closed

4 – 7

Closed

Closed

The current pool temperature can be found on this page

 

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Hathersage Pool Trip – Booking

The trip to Hathersage Pool on Saturday 1st April is soon upon us! The pool releases bookings the week before, so you can book for Saturday 1st from this Friday morning at 7 am on their website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hathersage-outdoor-pool

The pool has moved to their summer timetable, so instead of swimming at 2 pm as previously suggested, the lane swimming slot is at 1 pm, so we will meet in the cafe just beforehand. Recent reports say that their pool’s boiler is fixed and the water is a toasty 28 degrees!

On Sunday we are planning to swim at the New Bath Hotel in Matlock Bath at 10am. The pool is geothermally heated to around 15 or 17 degrees. They have lane swimming all day and you can book here:
https://newbathhotelandspa.onejourney.travel/spa/classes

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Now opening every day of the week from 7 am

Great News! The pool will be open every day of the week from 7 am commencing March 27th 2023

The new opening hours for the pool from March 27th will be:
Monday: 0700-1100 & 1600-1900
Tuesday: 0700-1100
Wednesday: 0700-1100 & 1600-1900
Thursday: 0700-1100
Friday: 0700-1100 & 1600-1900
Saturday: 0700-1200
Sunday: 0700-1200

A total of 39 hours per week to swim in the glorious outdoors.

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New Lido Tote Bags

You can now purchase these tote bags from the pool.

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