PICTURES: Dogs make a splash at Saltdean Lido

Saltdean Lido opened its doors to dogs and their owners this weekend, in the last swimming event of the season.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Oct 2017, 15:11 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:36 BST
Dog day at Saltdean Lido (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)Dog day at Saltdean Lido (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)
Dog day at Saltdean Lido (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)

The renovated lido opened to swimmers in August this year, after a £3 million refurbishment and seven years of hard work by volunteers.

On Saturday (October 7) and Sunday (October 8), in a fundraising event to mark the end of the swimming season, hundreds of dogs and their owners made the most of the dog swim, with goodie bags by Dapper Dogs.

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The public pool - which first opened in the 1930s, before falling into disrepair - is being renovated by the Saltdean Lido CIC (community interest company), which has taken on a 60-year lease for the lido site.

Dog day at Saltdean Lido (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)Dog day at Saltdean Lido (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)
Dog day at Saltdean Lido (Photograph: Eddie Mitchell)

Reopening the pool was phase one of the project, funded by government grants, developers’ contributions and fundraising, and the second and final phase will see the estimated £6m refurbishment of the Lido building. The CIC hopes the building will re-open by 2020.

To find out more about Saltdean Lido, visit: saltdeanlido.co.uk

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