04/06/2026
🥳 Stroud Lido set to open this summer after unanimous vote to fund outstanding repairs
🤩 Last night, councillors unanimously voted to fund works that should see Stroud’s treasured Lido open this August.
🎉 The extra funding — coming from previous years’ underspend on the Lido — should also help put the outdoor pool on track for opening in 2027 and beyond.
😱 Back in March, councillors had voted to close the outdoor pool.
💪 But after a massive community response — a 4,000-signature petition, hundreds of emails to councillors, flash mobs 🦞, a shop window competition, and support from local voices including Mary Portas Edith Bowman Dale Vince and Tweedy 💙🏊💙
🎉 They thought again.
👷♂️ Instead, they listened — to the community and to engineering experts who showed there was a realistic plan to reopen the pool for a fraction of the originally proposed £5 million cost.
💙 Councillors asked some tough questions — rightly so — but they also recognised the enormous health, wellbeing and community value of getting the pool open again and protecting it for future generations.
💦☀️ We are absolutely delighted by last night’s decision and can’t wait to see families, swimmers and young people enjoying the Lido again this summer.
💦 And now the focus turns to getting the works completed and the gates reopened as quickly as possible.
Because this is more than a pool.
It’s part of Stroud’s identity. A place for fun, friendships, exercise, memories and safe outdoor swimming for generations to come.💙
