Tinside Lido
April 2026,  EXTRA,  FEATURES

Sea of change

Rowan Clarke hears from the city lido connecting young people with the water

There’s a contradiction between cities and water. On the one hand, our cities are built around life-supporting water sources and characterised by their rivers and seas, on the other, we fear, avoid and cut ourselves off from those waterways.

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