Pool

THE POOL IS OPEN!!

Thanks to a Community led crowdfunder and generous fund matching from London Borough of Lambeth the Streatham Common Paddling Pool is open for August 2023 ! 

The amount raised fell far short of full restoration costs but we've worked hard to ensure the Pool is in safe working order. We hope to continue restoration and maintenance over the coming months. Taking this into account and on advice from Pool professionals we have not painted the Pool this year allowing repairs time to fully cure and saving resources for further restoration. Due to this the Pool doesn't look it's best but please rest assured that the water is tested daily and we aim to clean the Pool regularly- normally twice a week on a Thursday and Sunday. 

We aim to have the Pool open daily from 10am to 6pm with a later start on cleaning days but unforeseen circumstances can mean the the need for last minute closures. 

Please remember NO NAPPIES, Glass or Dogs in the Pool area, avoid running, be respectful to other users........and please take your rubbish home with you !

A big thank you for all the community support and interest, especially to our volunteer and Community Payback teams and Kelly's Electrical for their work in achieving opening ! 

Dependant on weather and usage the Pool may remain open for September 2023. 


Official Streatham Common Paddling Pool update 15/06/2023:

Thank you all for the interest and support in getting the Paddling Pool open for the 2023 season.

The original decision not to open the pool this year was made to allow SCCOOP, The Streatham Common Co-operative, who maintain the pool the opportunity to recover from an extended period of significant challenges.

These challenges are not just financial- although funding is a prime factor. There are also concerns around the ability to open safely and sustainably.

Due to the interest and support received since the announcement we are now prepared to work with the Streatham Parents Community in trying to open for the School Summer Holidays.

A crowd funder will be launched in the coming days to receive donations.

In the meantime please avoid donationing small amounts like £1 via the SCCOOP website. This creates significant financial administration and incurs fees that impact a £1 donation more severely than larger donations.

Please also note even if all funds are raised the opening will only go ahead if we can do so safely and sustainably including practical Community support and positive engagement.

We very much value and respect our partnership with Lambeth Council and receive above and beyond practical support and advice from them in addition to contractual payments to maintain the Rookery and areas of the Local Nature Reserve.

Although extra funding is always very welcome and needed we ask that any requests from the public or public figures avoid outright demands or negative insinuations.

The most productive relationships are those built on mutal understanding and respect and the new management at SCCOOP are keen to nurture this.

Sccoop are currently working with a severely stretched staff and volunteer team with London in Bloom competition judging this Friday- making it an extremely busy and stressful time.

After this we will schedule a public Paddling Pool meeting to discuss expectations of use and support as well as funding.

Thank you for your continued understanding and respect of SCCOOP Staff and Volunteers. 


We need to raise over £20,000 to Safely and Sustainably open the pool for Summer 2023. This is to cover repairs, staffing and support SCCOOP in surviving into future to continue to provide services . 

If you can help us raise the funds please contact us!


If you want to help us, you can donate here using PayPal or a Credit Card. A specific Crowdfunder will be ready in the coming days.

 





The Pool will be open every day from 10am to 6pm except Mondays and Fridays when the pool opens at 11am.  This is to allow extra time for cleaning.

Occasionally the pool needs to be closed at short notice for cleaning (glass or water contamination the usual cause), so please accept our apologies if it's not open when you arrive.

Please note the pool is unsupervised, you are responsible for your children and their safety.

2021:  Last season we ran a very successful crowdfunder  which enabled us to get the pool open again.

The fundraiser is now closed.  We have £4,000 to raise in 2022.


We rely on your donations, volunteers and a small staff team to run the pool.  


Please help us open the pool in 2021

From 2021:

Last year we were we were unable to open the paddling pool, as there was too much uncertainty around Coronavirus last March when the decision was needed. This year should be different.  In 2016 Lambeth Council stopped funding Streatham Common's paddling pool and now we rely on your donations, volunteers and a small staff team to run the pool.

This year has unfortunately started in a familiar pattern, however things are looking better now!  With the government roadmap and the experience of last year, we now have a lot more certainty it should be possible to open the pool this year.  This is great news.

In 2016 the popular Paddling Pool would have closed without funding from The John Horseman Trust and your support. Since then we've raised a further £15,000 locally to run the Paddling Pool and keep it open.

We're starting the work now to get the required services and plans in place - these are:

Our costs to open the pool for the season are working out at £9,000 and we've also found out there's a problem with the drainage costing £1000 to investigate.   So, keeping back a small reserve for unexpected repairs, we have around half amount from previous years fundraising that we can carry over (thanks so much for that!), so that gives us £5,000 target to raise this year.

Please donate at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/save-streatham-common-paddling-pool-2021

If you think you could do something to help reopen the paddling pool, can help us source additional funding, or if you have any other questions – please email: comments@sccoop.org.uk 

Thank you

The Streatham Common Co-operative