In early 2018 Tendring District Council agreed to lease the Lido to Brightlingsea Town Council who then passed ownership to the Trustees to manage a community project as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. If this had not gone ahead, the Lido would have been decommissioned and closed for good.
We set about painting and repairing the structure of the pool and refurbishing the changing rooms adding a disabled changing room too.
The trustees have set up a Fundraising group to assist with raising funds throughout the year.
Prior to the Lido opening in May 2018 many volunteers from the town and the wider community were involved in the process of painting, cleaning, technical maintainence and establishing processes to take the Lido forward.
On a day to day basis the Lido is manned by a paid Manager and Lifeguards, and volunteer staff.run the ticket office. and assist in many other roles.