Tag Archives: Tooting Bec Lido

Remembering the asylum: plaque unveiling and book launch

Posted on September 27, 2025 by insidecroydon

There’s an unveiling of a green heritage plaque and a book launch going on in Tooting this afternoon, to commemorate “the thousands of lives lived” at the site of the old Tooting Bec Asylum. There’s hardly a trace of the … Continue reading →

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Council to splash the cash on restoring Tooting Bec Lido

Posted on October 26, 2022 by insidecroydon

The nearest public lido to Croydon is to close next month for a (fingers crossed) nine-month £3million restoration project. Recent summer heatwaves have made open-air swimming pools hugely popular, and with the closure of the Purley Way Lido in 1979, … Continue reading →

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The Common Story book launch, Tooting Bec Lido, May 25

Posted on May 15, 2019 by insidecroydon
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Tooting Triathlon Relay, Tooting Bec Lido, Sep 27

Posted on August 15, 2015 by insidecroydon

Online entry for the 2015 Relay Tri is open!

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Tooting Bec Lido aquathlon race series starts May 27

Posted on May 1, 2015 by insidecroydon
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