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The changes are part of the Government’s strategy to tackle obesity. Having I swam a few lengths of the long side of the pool and then tried the short side. It
access to accurate calorie information about food and drink ordered will make it was wonderful! The weather was improving as the morning sun began to peak
easier for consumers to make healthier food choices for themselves and their from behind the clouds but I still had the pool to myself.
families when eating out.
As I climbed out of the pool I noticed that there appeared to be crowd gathering
Dorset Council Trading Standards will be working with businesses to help them to on the pavement outside. It turned out that local girl, Helen Glover the Olympic
better understand the changes needed. If you find something you feel is false or gold medallist rower was about to pass by in an open top bus.
misleading please contact Trading Standards by calling the Citizens Advice
Consumer Service on 0808 223 1133. It was great seeing Helen
and joining the locals
cheering her Olympic
success. Immediately after
she passed, the pool as if by
THE JUBILEE POOL magic began to fill up.
There were families, old folk
and youngsters from all
For lido lovers everywhere, I walks of life flooding
guess this is the pool that for through the gates and they
many, will provide the most were all here to enjoy the
evocative thoughts and pool and spend a relaxing
memories. Its design and sunny Sunday afternoon.
location is simply stunning! I have
swum them all, from here in Time to retire the poolside
Penzance to Stonehaven in café run by Rebecca
Scotland. I have met some Farrington who seemed to
wonderful people, all very proud be doing a roaring trade
of their lidos and their own bit of when we were there. I could have sat for hours, drinking my coffee or nibbling on
heritage but if I were pushed to a piece of delicious cake and just people watching. People are just fascinating
pick the most beautiful and when you have time to stop and stare.
aesthetically pleasing pool to Currently the future of the pool looks fairly secure. Who would dare to close it! It
swim in, this has to be it! means so much to so many local people and a great asset to the community. It
The pool was designed in the has gone through periods of great uncertainty. In the early 1990s, after fifty years
1930s by Captain F Latham, the of being a popular local amenity there were moves to close the pool for ever.

borough engineer and was Fortunately, a retired local architect, John Clarke came to its rescue by getting
opened amongst much pomp the pool listed and forming the Jubilee Pool Association. He and the JPA were
and ceremony in May 1935, the instrumental in getting grant funding for restoration with the pool reopening in
year of King George V’s Silver 1994.
Jubilee. It was built at the Battery
Rocks near the harbour in How fortunate that a man with vision was able to direct local feeling to preserve
Penzance cleverly designed to this jewel in the crown of British lidos. We should be grateful to him and all those
withstand the full force of the who came after who have kept this wonderful pool in use to the present day.
Atlantic Ocean.
Bob Holman
The pool is triangular shaped
jutting out into the sea, flanked
by St Michael’s Mount to the east

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