Petersfield Open Air Pool

Celebrating 50 years – Gala Afternoon Sat.12th May and 60s-themed evening party.

Liz — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:55:02 +0000

On Saturday 12th May 1962 at 2pm the Open Air Pool was officially opened to the public. To celebrate our golden annniversary we are holding a gala afternoon on Saturday 12th May starting at 2pm exactly 50 years to the hour and day when the pool first opened. Everyone is invited to come along and help us celebrate this special occasion. Entrance is £2 for adults, £1 for children and includes a glossy souvenir programme. During the afternoon there will be a 60s-style synchronised swimming display, a lifesaving demo, water polo and relay races followed by a public swim.

Then in the evening we are hosting a fabulous fundraising 60s-themed party at Herne Farm Leisure Centre with live 60s music from band Retromatic, and a 60s buffet. There will be a prize for best 60s fancy dress but dressing up isn’t obligatory!! The bar will be open and the fun starts at 7.30 pm till 11pm. Tickets cost £15 or £10 for season ticket holders and pool supporter club members and are available at the pool or from 01730 263429. Get a group together and have a fun evening whilst helping us raise funds for the pool.

Swimathon – a big success!

Liz — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:41:15 +0000

Well the Swimathon weekend has finished and all three sessions went well with a total of 41 swimmers taking part. They completed various different distances of individual 1 -mile, team mile, 2.5 km, 5 km and team 5 km for Sport Relief and Marie Curie Cancer care. The pool team which swam in lousy weather on Saturday afternoon expects to have raised over £650 in total. A big congratulations to all who took part. For photos go to our Facebook page – Petersfield Open Air Swimming Pool.

Swimathon weekend

Liz — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:57:54 +0000

The Swimathon weekend is very nearly upon us and unfortunately the weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse. Don’t let that deter you as the water is very warm and feels particularly so when the air temperature is low!

PLEASE NOTE: The pool will be closed for three Swimathon sessions over the weekend. These are from 5pm on Friday (27th ) evening, all afternoon on Saturday 28th April and all afternoon on Sunday 29th April. If you know someone who is swimming or would just like to come along to cheer the participants on you will be very welcome at the pool during these sessions. Participants who are swimming for Sport Relief and Marie Curie Cancer Care can be sponsored by going to the the website www.swimathon.org.

Pool Opens for the 2012 season – Saturday 21st April

Liz — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:50:31 +0000

The pool will open for the 2012 swimming season on Saturday 21st April. The day will start with the adults only session at 9am until 10.30 am. The official opening will be conducted by Mrs Nicky Edwards at 10.30 am and then everyone can jump in and enjoy the lovely warm clear water of the pool and kick off our 50th season.

Pool Open Day Saturday 14th April

Liz — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:47:28 +0000

Today is the pool’s open day when everyone can come into the pool for free to have a look at the new improvements carried out over the winter. Also bookings can be made for swimming and diving lessons and Viv and Sue will be there from 9.30 am to 1pm to advise you which classes to book into and take your bookings. Refreshments will also be served. Come along for a preview before next week’s official opening.

Pool History Exhibition

Liz — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:28:30 +0000

This exhibition is based on original research carried out by Richard Davies from original documents, newspaper cuttings, minutes of management meetings, photos and reminiscences. The Pool Trustees hope to publish this substantial and very interesting work as a book in the Autumn 2012. This exhibition is a chance to see some of the edited highlights of this research so please do go and have a look. Entrance to the Flora Twort Gallery is free and the exhibition runs from Tuesday 3rd April – Saturday 14th April 2012 from 10am – 4pm Tuesday – Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday.

Swimathon Update

Liz — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:12:25 +0000

We now have a pool team swimming the 5km distance challenge for Marie Curie Cancer care. The team is called Petersfield Openair Swimmers and it consists of Rodney Clark, Phil Mackenzie, Nichola Court, Linda Knutsen and Liz Bisset. We are currently in training! and will be swimming on Saturday 28th April in the afternoon. We are still looking for sponsorship and would appreciate any donations. These can be made by logging on to http://my.artezglobal.com/TeamPage.aspx?teamID=47481&langPref=en-CA and following the instructions. Otherwise see any of the team members or go to the pool once it is open in April.

If you would like to take part in the Swimathon weekend as a swimmer go to swimathon.org as we still have places available. If you would like to volunteer to help on the Swimathon weekend please call 01730 263429.

Annual General Meeting

Rodney — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:12:28 +0000

The AGM will be held on Monday, March 5th at 7.30pm in the Rose Room at the back of the Town Hall.

As usual there will be a £10 reduction in the cost of a season ticket bought on the day and refreshments will be served.

Please join us and take the opportunity not only to meet committee members but to support the pool in its fiftieth year.

We will be publicising the events taking place during our golden year and we look forward to you joining us in making this a year to remember.

Note the date now !

Coming up in 2012!

bruce — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:49:56 +0000

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all our supporters and friends, swimmers and non-swimmers alike. 2012 is a big year for the pool as we celebrate our 50th jubilee. The pool was officially opened on May12th 1962.Various events are planned to mark this auspicious year so watch this space for more news.

SWIMATHON Weekend 2012

We are pleased to announce that we have been chosen as a host pool for the 2012 Swimathon weekend which takes place from 27-29th April. Swimathon gives thousands of swimmers in the UK the chance to take on a challenge and raise vital funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care or Sport Relief.

For more information and to enter go to swimathon.org. You can choose your challenge from 5km, 2.5 km or 5km team for Marie Curie or do the Big Splash Mile for Sport Relief. For those less serious swimmers there is Simply Swim.

To accommodate Swimathon the pool will have a new opening date of Saturday 21st April 2012. The Open Day for visiting the pool and booking lessons will be on Saturday 14th April 2012.

2011 swimming + display

bruce — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:17:34 +0000