Do you have any memories of using Charlton Lido – legitimately or otherwise? Were you one of the youngsters who used to scale the walls and have a dip when it was closed in the Nineties, or did you use it for skateboarding in the Seventies or Eighties? NORMAN LEACH would like to hear from […]
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Junior Parkrun comes to Hornfair Park in Charlton
Charlton’s Parkrun has gained a little sibling with the arrival of a two-kilometre junior parkrun in nearby Hornfair Park. The first volunteer-run event last Sunday attracted 28 children, with organisers hoping that more youngsters will come to run or walk two laps around the park’s rear field, next to the BMX track. They also hope […]
Charlton Lido cock-up cost Greenwich Council £125,000
A blunder by Greenwich Council means it’s had to pay £125,000 to buy back the lease to Charlton Lido after the original scheme to revamp the open-air pool collapsed, it has emerged. Contractors are now on site working to have the Hornfair Park lido back in business for the summer after an earlier plan to […]
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