The Broomhill Pool Trust, Ipswich

Spotlight Suffolk: What change should City of Culture bring to Ipswich?
At last night's event with an audience of 200.

Mike Read MBE, King of the Channel and President of the Broomhill Pool Trust received huge applause for this heartfelt appeal.

Yesterday's IPSWICH STAR: Long lost lido left high and dry as heartwave hits.

Calling on Jack Abbott MP, Neil MacDonald (Leader Ipswich Borough Council), and Ipswich 2029 City of Culture Team. We need an action plan and demonstrable commitment to save our lido. 15 MONTHS TO SAVE BROOMHILL POOL, IPSWICH.

IPSWICH STAR: Frustration over stalled Broomhill Lido progress in Ipswich.

Pool trust 'frustrated' with lack of progress on outdoor lido restoration Mark Ling, the chairman of a neglected outdoor pool trust in Ipswich has said expressed his frustration that progress on restoring it has stalled.

The Guardian: Labour MPs call on water firms to save Britain’s lost lidos

"The Group, whose constituencies have derelict or at-risk pools, are campaigning to make outdoor swimming available for all

" a group of 20 MPs, along with the Fabian Society, are calling for this relief to be made accessible for all by getting water companies to fund the reopening of the country’s lost lidos.

"A new report from the thinktank has called on Andy Burnham, who is expected to become the next prime minister, to use the forthcoming water bill to make water companies responsible for funding places for local people to swim, such as lidos.

full report at:

Labour MPs call on water firms to save Britain’s lost lidos Group, whose constituencies have derelict or at-risk pools, are campaigning to make outdoor swimming available for all

Your chance to make sure that Broomhill Pool is not forgotten in such important discussions. Feel free to attend, and speak up, if there’s a chance to support the pool’s restoration as a flagship of our town's City of Culture bid.

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University of Suffolk is asking: What lasting change should City of Culture bring to Ipswich? 💛

University of Suffolk asks you to join them on Tuesday 7 July for their next Spotlight Suffolk event, "where we’ll explore how the Ipswich City of Culture 2029 bid could help shape the future of our town.

"Chaired by Professor Jenny Higham, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Suffolk, our panel brings together voices from across culture, heritage and the community: Amy Vaughan, Kath Cockshaw, Marcus Harris-Noble and Dr Amanda H..

"Expect an open conversation around how culture can create opportunities for young people, support wellbeing and drive lasting change across Ipswich.

🔗 Book your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spotlight-suffolk-what-change-should-city-of-culture-bring-to-ipswich-tickets-1988092887344

"Read the full news story 👉 https://www.uos.ac.uk/about/news/2026/university-to-host-event-to-discuss-how-city-of-culture-bid-can-change-ipswichs-future/

The Independent: Ipswich is the underappreciated town ideal for a cultural summer staycation.

Lured by a beautiful waterfront, subversive music venues and quirky independent shops, Claire Boobbyer discovered a Suffolk town waiting to be rediscovered...with a mention of Broomhill Pool.

Full article at:
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/ipswich-east-anglia-city-break-guide-b2986064.html

SUNDAY EXPRESS "DIVE IN... TO THE LIDO REVOLUTION".
After a long period of decline and neg­lect, Bri­tain’s glor­i­ous out­door pools are being restored to their former glory by ded­ic­ated com­munit­ies. By KAT HOPPS. Full article at https://www.pressreader.com/uk/sunday-express-1070/20260607/282059103680646

Their sump­tu­ous designs made them pop­u­lar both with the wealthy and less well-off, and they sur­faced in sea­side towns from Black­pool to Scar­bor­ough, becom­ing tour­ist attrac­tions for thou­sands of vis­it­ors.

LIDOS also shif­ted the dial in other ways – mixedgender swim­ming became com­mon for the first time, while the concept of leis­ure time became a real­ity as the intro­duc­tion of paid leave in 1938 improved life for mil­lions.

Always a perfect time at Broomhill Pool!

Who remembers the brilliant sundial and murals painted by the super talented Broomhill Pool Lifeguard, Stu Fitzpatrick?

Stu writes: "Here's a photo of me painting my design of a sundail flowers in pot in the pool's courtyard area just through the main reception. I produced this when I was working there in 1993. The idea was that the sundial user stood on the pot and the sun would cast their shadow up the stem of the flower which displayed the current time. I created this to reduce the amount times I was asked the time by children".

SUNDAY EXPRESS: DROWNING tra­gedies dur­ing last week’s heat­wave are proof that more needs to be done to tackle the UK’S swim­ming crisis, a pro­fessor warns. One in four chil­dren leave primary school unable to swim 25 metres unaided.

Full story at: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/sunday-express-1070/20260531/281642491838460

Pro­fessor Carl Heneghan, dir­ector of Oxford Uni­versity’s Centre of Evid­ence Based Medi­cine, is lob­by­ing for new rules to ensure every child demon­strates basic water safety skills before leav­ing primary school.

His research shows the recent deaths were not isol­ated incid­ents but part of a national swim­ming crisis. The ana­lysis revealed more than one in four chil­dren leave primary school unable to swim 25 metres unaided, des­pite swim­ming being a com­puls­ory part of the national cur­riculum. This means hun­dreds of thou­sands of young­sters are leav­ing school without a basic lifesav­ing skill.

And the num­bers are far higher – 35% – among low-income fam­il­ies. He also found about 14 mil­lion adults can­not swim a 25-metre length.

Ipswich Star: Broomhill Lido safety fears /Broomhill pool Trust: We don't want to see restoration plans unravel)

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26121213.broomhill-lido-urban-explorers-warned-recent-videos/