Photo: Portishead Pool Community Trust
In England, outdoor swimming pools --or 'lidos,' as they are called -- are jubilantly reopening or being restored from Brighton to Manchester. Deborah Aydon, who leads a campaign to open a heated outdoor pool in Liverpool, says lidos are the "perfect post-pandemic project" because they are inclusive community hubs. Hundreds were built for working-class communities in the 1930s but only 100 or so remain. In Bath, the oldest public outdoor pool is set to open in July after getting
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