An ambition to create a unique outdoor swimming experience on South Pennine Moors.

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Future Lidos need to raise £10000 to keep this vital network going
Future Lidos supports over 170 lidos and campaigns across the UK and Ireland, to bring the joy of outdoor pool swimming to more people in more communities. Now we need your help to continue and grow this vital work - gofund.me/994aa9e9
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Excellent news. Swimming, especially outdoors, has huge health benefits .
Delighted to see we have a swimmer as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. And a brave one at that! Welcome, @lisanandy! 🏊🏼‍♀️
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Proud to announce a brand new location for Yorkshire Swim Works - the abandoned Kettlewell Reservoir on St.Ives Estate, Bingley Thanks to @future_lidos @bradfordmdc @bradford2025 and more for support, enthusiasm and guidance Let us know what you think yorkshireswimworks.com/
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Delighted to learn about this, Scott is a advocate of safe outdoor swimming, we wish him the best of luck!
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Sets to be a really wonderful event, good luck everyone
We’re looking forward to this evening’s event, where we’ll be speaking about the people-powered lido revolution that’s saved so many historic pools and will save many more.
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Great news for @Pboro_Lido - shows how important lidos are for communities
Lido reopens early to swimmers' delight bbc.in/4cz91cW
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Do get involved!
We are running an NHS research study to find out if getting into cold water helps people with symptoms of depression and improve mood and wellbeing If you are interested and want to find out more about the study, follow this link to the study website: outside2.co.uk
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We are running an NHS research study to find out if getting into cold water helps people with symptoms of depression and improve mood and wellbeing If you are interested and want to find out more about the study, follow this link to the study website: outside2.co.uk
Stressed? Depressed? Anxious? Would you like to try a novel way to help manage your mental wellbeing and be part of a national study? Are you curious about whether getting into cold water outdoors can really help your mental health? Take part in our study: outside2.co.uk
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This is a monumental piece of work by some very clever and truly passionate people. Thrilled to have been in the steering group and thrilled to know so many will benefit.
We are thilled to introduce The Lido Toolkit – the product of a major year-long collaboration supported by @HeritageFundUK. The Toolkit is the centrepiece of our new website, at futurelidos.org/.   #futurelidos
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Great news - we got a £10k grant, made possible through @impacthubBD and @LeedsCommFound . Read more - 😃tinyurl.com/ydeuseec
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Really excited to watch the Plus journey
Just look at what the lucky people of New York could be swimming in soon 😍 If the water filtration pilot is successful, the pool could open to the public as soon as 2025. Here's to hoping we'll see one this side of the Atlantic too...
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Access to natural water — whether in a sea, tidal pool, river, or lake — is a right we should all be able to enjoy without fear of pollution. That isn't the reality today. Thank you @sascampaigns, @feargal_sharkey, @michaelastracha and others who are fighting for us all.
Tonight @channel5_tv 7pm. ‘Swimming In Sewage. Britain’s Water Scandal’. And yes, you should be outraged because this was lake Windermere, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is being polluted by sewage! @MattStaniek @Feargal_Sharkey @PutneyFleur @bunce_sally @UnderwaterMedia 💩💩
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Great news, more safe outdoor swimming in West Yorkshire to come (fingers crossed)
It's great to see the campaign pushing ahead at Otley Lido, with plans to create a facility that can be used by the local community all year round. Plans include a 25m heated lido, a poolside terrace, play areas, and a home for the community bowling club. #FutureLidos
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💩 Our water is some of the worst in Europe. 🌊 How much of the water management in countries with over 90% 'excellent' water is publicly owned? ✅ Austria, 100% ✅ Cyprus, 100% ✅ Malta, 100% ✅ Greece, most ✅ Croatia, most ✅ Germany, most ✅ Portugal, 85%
Without serious intervention by 2027, just 6% of England’s river will be in good ecological status. @Feargal_Sharkey is on the frontline of the struggle to save Britain's rivers. Join Feargal Sharkey at this year's New Scientist Live @newscievents live.newscientist.com/welcom…
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Excellent & packed parlimentry reception for @Swim_England Value of Swimming report (thread). Strong messages: (1) social prescribing and partnerships with leisure to address long term heath… “collaboration with leisure…speed of positive impact”
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Our crowdfund this time is asking for support in a critical stage of our mission to find and assess a new site. crowdfunder.co.uk/p/a-new-si…
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The council plans to introduce an outdoor lido to the borough! 🏊🏼‍♀️ @_petermason and @PKnewstub visited a popular lido in the neighbouring borough of Hillingdon earlier this week to see what it offered its residents. orlo.uk/tDxxw
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Hello Community, we're Crowdfunding again to find and assess a new site. It's awkward asking, but at the same time we know this stage of work is a crucial catalyst to deliver what will be an amazing and safe community swimming experience for our region. 🙏 bit.ly/3Pvueed

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Sadly, we did not manage to save the site. It was sold at auction for £202k. We are eternally grateful for every single penny, and every single drop of positivity, generosity, support, guidance, effort and enthusiasm. As a community you delivered this in bucket-loads. Respect x
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10 more supporters to take us to the 1000 supporters mark. £1,400 to take us up to £65,000 target.
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