Hilsea Lido Pool for the People

05/10/2023

Apologies for being very quiet lately. The levelling up project is being progressed by Portsmouth City Council & we look forward to a regenated Hilsea Lido in 2025. In the meantime, we are very grateful to The Natural Floor Company, Cllr Russell Simpson & Riyadh Haque,Teaching Fellow from the School of Film, Media & Communication at University of Portsmouth for their great efforts in dealing with the recent damage at the Blue Lagoon.
We are a community & we work together 😃

24/03/2023

What goes around comes around! Twelve years ago we were awarded funding from Sport England, this enabled us to complete basic works to the pool, plant room & changing rooms. A huge amount of volunteer effort was required to complete the works as there was no funding for labour but this work enabled us to open Hilsea Lido over the next few years. The photos are a snapshot of the pool being emptied & a reminder of those efforts that took place all those years ago. Now that we have some Levelling-Up funding, the pool is being emptied over the next week & condition surveys will give us a better idea of the simplicity or enormity of the task ahead in restoring & renovating Hilsea Lido. We met with Portsmouth City Council earlier this week and today, along with Penny Mordaunt MP, to discuss progress and share information. Planning is still in the early stage because until we know what we've got to do on the complex bits, we won't know what we've got left to spend on all the nice bits. Wish us luck!

30/09/2022

The Hilsea Lido community engagement process is drawing to a close. If you've yet to "Tell us about Hilsea Lido" now is the time to make your contribution.

26/07/2022

24/05/2022

HIRING NOW!
Hilsea Lido Portsmouth is looking for Lifeguards and Duty Managers for Summer 22. Range of hours available with a minimum of 8 per week. Morning, evening and weekend working essential as is a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification. From £10/hour. Apply by sending your CV to [email protected] as soon as possible. Come and join a great team at Portsmouth's unique outdoor pool! Full job descriptions also available via emailing [email protected]

04/01/2022

Joyful & truly inspirational!

This new year are you kicking off a new swim habit? We talk motivation and challenges of swimming daily for a whole year as well as discussing the benefits o...

01/01/2022

More coverage for Rachel & her amazing 365 days of effort 👌

Rachel Whitfield swam in the sea, lidos or in rivers every day throughout 2021.

01/01/2022

Wishing all Hilsea Lido lovers a very happy New Year. Extra special love goes out to all our amazing supporters & volunteers who have worked so hard to help create a solid future for Hilsea Lido - you are all champions. Huge congratulations go out to our ambassador, Ellidh McIntyre for achieving an MBE in the Queen's NY honours. Our volunteers & Ellidh are brilliant examples that hard work pays off 👏 😍👏 https://instagram.com/mcintyreeilidh?utm_medium=copy_link

30/12/2021

Fantastic to see Rachel getting some well deserved media coverage, highlighting her epic endeavour to support Hilsea Lido. There is still time to show your appreciation for Rachel, just follow the link.
You're a Hilsea Lido hero, Rachel 🏆

A DETERMINED teacher is set to round off 365 days of open water swimming on New Year’s Day in aid of the Hilsea Lido in Portsmouth.

25/12/2021

Happy Christmas to all Hilsea Lido lovers, supporters, volunteers & your families & friends. We hope you manage to come together, stay safe and share special moments 🎅

05/12/2021

If you were inclined to step outside of your front door today you probably made sure you were wrapped up to keep warm, unlike our amazing Rachel. We posted quite a long time ago that she is taking an outdoor dip a day for a whole year, yes, 365 days of outdoor swimming & she's still doing it, even on days like today 🥶 Rachel is going the extra mile in support of Hilsea Lido & you can support her efforts by donating to her page https://www.collectionpot.com/pot/585877/