The water was freezing but it didn't matter
Lidos across Nottinghamshire used to provide hours of fun and unforgettable memories. Every summer crowds would flock to the outdoor pools where you could swim and dive all day long.
Hayley Johnson said: "On a hot day there was always a huge queue around the block of people with a rolled towel under their arm waiting to get into Highfields Lido. When you felt brave enough you'd slowly try to descend into the icy water... even in a heatwave it was freezing. There was a diving board in the deep end for those brave enough to enter quicker.
Tammi Bere recalled: "I remember the good old days at Calverton Lido. It was always rammed with so many people but we didn't care then. It always seemed a nice hot summer too. The water never got above freezing, but great fun trying to pluck up the courage to jump in. You couldn't do it slowly - all or nothing."
Micheal McCarthy went to Papplewick, Highfields, Carrington and Newark. "All good fun in the sun, outdoor swimming in a space space. Due to cost of maintenance all filled in and disappeared. Most now built on." "At the end of the day it was a mad rush to collect your wire basket with your clothes in, hastily get changed then use the hand-cranked mangle to squeeze the excess water out of your cossie before the walk home with your mates. Sadly the lido is long gone although Spring Water is still going as a restaurant."
Cheryl Lovegrove recounted: "I grew up in Clifton and every Sunday my mates and I would ride down to Lenton Lido with a picnic and spend the whole day there - best summers ever."
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