There is good news from Shaftesbury Lido, where nude swims are hosted by the town council for the 2025 summer season, says BN member Nigel.
The plan is to have weekly swims every Tuesday evening once the season begins. In 2023 the Lido had a Naked Swim once a month; in 2024 it increased to two sessions a month and in 2025, following many requests from our naturist swimmers, it will be a weekly session.
The season opening, however, depends on vital improvements to the pool being completed in the coming months. Whilst Shaftesbury Council have agreed to the new filtration system and new pool liner being installed to keep the Lido running, they would like some outside funding to help with the huge costs.
The Friends of Shaftesbury Swimming, of which I am a committee member, have organised a Crowdfunding appeal to try and raise £15,000 to match a promised £15,000 from Sport England. We have less than a month to raise that total but got off to a great start yesterday with a fund-raising cold-water swimming event at the Lido.
Details of our Crowdfunding page are here https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/shaftesbury-lido-renovations If any of the Lido's regular naturist swimmers feel they could support the appeal, we would be extremely grateful for their help, either with a contribution or sharing the link to others who might be able to give support.