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Suffolk Money Podcast (film): Broomhill Pool Restoration.

Anyone who has fond memories of the iconic Broomhill Pool in Ipswich should love this! Closed since 2002 and sadly neglected, the open-air pool is about to get a £10 million makeover, once the final planning hurdles are cleared.

And on Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15, it’ll be open to the public for Heritage Open Days (10am – 4pm), so that people can take one final look at how it is today, and how it could look by 2026.

In this film on Youtube – link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbYnbVF4gGA – Kevin Burch talks to those who’ve battled to see it re-opened and discuss their hopes for the future.

A beautiful couple of hours at Broomhill Pool today, recording for Suffolk Money Podcast (https://suffolkmoney.co.uk/) with (former BBC East Reporter) Kevin Burch, Will Ludkin (Project lead at KLH Architects Ltd, Mark Ling (Trust Chairman) and Mike Read MBE (Trust President).

By JAN DISLEY
PUBLISHED: 13:19, 14 July 2024 | UPDATED: 13:20, 14 July 2024

Britain’s divers look set to return to one of the country’s finest Lidos – thanks to a £10million restoration project.

See full article at:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13632721/grade-ii-lido-broomhill-ipswich-restoration-project.html

Broomhill Pool’s restoration and latest CGI images are covered in today’s Sun travel section.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/29089910/lido-broomhill-ipswich-reopen-swimming-pool/

Come and see the final design & plans for your restored Broomhill Pool and meet with Fusion Lifestyle’s design and community team.

Due to poor weather the event will now be hosted inside the library.
Free entry: with community stalls, arts & crafts, food & drink, etc.

Fete will be opened by the Mayor Of Ipswich, Cllr Elango Elavalakan.
Event hosted by The Friends of Broomhill Library & The Broomhill Pool Trust.

Saturday 14 September: 10am to 4pm
Sunday 15 September: 10am to 4pm

Broomhill Pool will be part of Ipswich’s outstanding HOD offer, with seventeen venues in Suffolk’s County Town open for public viewing.

One of just 17 listed lidos in Britain. This “Art Moderne” pool building is one of the most attractive Lido style open-air pools in Britain and has an unrivalled position on the edge of Broomhill Park in Ipswich.

Come and see plans for the restored Broomhill Pool and meet with Fusion Lifestyle’s design and community team.

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/broomhill-pool-ipswich.html

Note: Restoration works may be in progress by September 2024. Should the pool site be inaccessible or unsafe for viewing, the Broomhill Pool Trust and Fusion Lifestyle will provide an exhibition/display of the proposed scheme, at neighbouring Broomhill Library.

Come and see plans for the restored Broomhill Pool and meet with Fusion Lifestyle’s design and community team.

Broomhill Library, on Saturday 6th July 2024 from 12pm to 4pm.

The fete will be opened by the Mayor Of Ipswich, Cllr Elango Elavalakan.

Mark Rogers (Community and Partnerships Director of Fusion Lifestyle said:

“we are delighted to have the opportunity to deliver this exciting project and reinstate the Broomhill Pool to the heart of the community.

“We look forward to meeting members of the local community and showcase the presentation boards at the Broomhill Summer fete and will be there from 12-4pm.

” Our community approach is to have a positive impact on the local communities living around the facilities we operate with our objective to deliver high quality sport, health and wellbeing services that are inclusive and accessible to all and look forward to starting our engagement.

Event hosted by The Friends of Broomhill Library & The Broomhill Pool Trust.