Comments on: Broomhill Pool – Ipswich

By: judith usherwood

judith usherwood — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:05:49 +0000

yes it was a wonderful place to go in the summer months and after a swim we would sit on the terraces and drink hot bovril.

By: tasha copland

tasha copland — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:39:25 +0000

thanks god there finally doing something about it , i mean it now taking them a good 6/7 years to start doing something about the pool but yet Beccles Lido opened today after 2 years of being closed so it goes to show other concils do something about it but are so called concil spend the money on stupid ponitless things like doing up Crown pools and like Mr Waverly perviosly said wouldnt ever set foot into that pool ever again , if im that bothered to swim im going to Feilxstowe pool because its much cleaner and safer there and plus they have a side finger crossed they get a right bid that finally gets this pool finally opened

By: Sally Wainman

Sally Wainman — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:26:34 +0000

A national newspaper has already named one of the bidders as Fusion Lifestyle and the Council won’t get a better bid than that. Fusion run a number of leisure facilities including Brockwell Park Lido and the newly restored Uxbridge Lido.

By: Mr Waverly

Mr Waverly — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:04:46 +0000

I read in the Ipswich Evening Star [26/07/10], that several different parties were bidding to buy the pool. This is good news, surely? There was also a fair bit of bumph about IBC trying to save the place. What a Crock, as the Americans say. I also noticed that the sale was a ‘Closed Tender’. This seems a bit sinister, but maybe I’m reading too much into this, but I’m fond of the odd conspiracy! Here’s hoping that someone sensible purchases the pool and gets it back to it’s former glory. It’s an odd place in town, but one that has great memories of my long-vanished childhood.

By: Sally Wainman

Sally Wainman — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:52:40 +0000

The development agency, Choose Suffolk, has launched a new website on Suffolk Icons.
Currently, Broomhill Pool is the top icon so please log on to view the entry for the lido and to vote for it.

http://www.suffolkicons.com

By: Mr Waverly

Mr Waverly — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:22:15 +0000

I noticed in an earlier entry that the magic figure of four million pounds was mentioned, and that the fear was it would possibly be utilised for a project in Holywells Park. Didn’t get there, did it? No. Crown Pools has recently had a refurb. Cost? Guess. Yup. Four million pounds. Strange, eh? I wouldn’t swim in Crown Pools if you bloody paid me. We have always seem to have got a council in Ipswich that ALWAYS ignores the wants of it’s citizens. ALWAYS. They think they know best, but they DO NOT. EVER. Just think of the closure of the airport that was ‘never used’, instigated by Cllr. Ball, who hated aircraft, which is not a good reason. But the council know best, nanny, nanny, nanny,
Don’t give up the fight! These people need smacking down, big time.

By: Mr Waverly

Mr Waverly — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:22:01 +0000

By: Sally Wainman

Sally Wainman — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:09:27 +0000

To Tasha and anyone else who would like to see Broomhill Pool open again:-

The full text of my election leaflet is on-line; this site won’t allow links but just google Broomhill Pool

By: tasha copland

tasha copland — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:07:03 +0000

while ive been reading these comments on the site ive been outraged that they can afford to buy for it to be refilled but yet not to open it , i mean who in there right mind has the choice to say “oh lets fill it up , no one wants to use this shithole again.” i used to love the pool with a passion , i used to go there with my family and by myslef and i went there the day it closed in 2002 , it was heartbreaking to see it close .

another thing that really pissed me off is that they can finally pay money out to get crown pools and fore street to be done up but yet not broomhill , broomhill made this town a great place to live, being allowed to swim in the summer sun with no cares ..

this needs to be sorted out .. i want broomhill to be open again

By: Sally Wainman

Sally Wainman — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:40:27 +0000

I am now definitely standing in the General Election in Ipswich as an Independent Candidate, with Broomhill Pool as the single issue.

Please make sure you are on the Electoral Register if you would like to vote to support the pool.