Opening times SUMMER SEASON Saturday 5 May to Friday 1 June Weekdays: 7am-9am (adults only) Every day: Noon-7pm Saturday 2 June to Sunday 9 September Weekdays: 7am-9am (adults only) Every day: 10am-7pm
Extended opening On hottest days of the year we may open until 8pm unless already booked for private parties. Check Facebook and Twitter for updates
AUTUMN SEASON Monday 10 September to Sunday 14 October 2018 Weekdays: 7am-10am (adults only) & 3pm-6pm Weekends: noon-6pm
Daily admission prices Early morning adult swim £2.20 Early morning swim season ticket Adult £45 Concession £22 DAY ADMISSION FROM 10AM* Adult £4.50 Children and concessions* £2.20 Under 2s Free Family £11 Book of 10 day tickets £40 (adult) £19 (child and concession*) Happy hour (6pm to 7pm) Adult £2.50; child and concession* £1.10
Important Under-8s must be supervised in the water by an accompanying adult at all times. Children under 10 cannot be admitted to the Pells unaccompanied by an adult.
Season tickets SUMMER SEASON (5 MAY TO 9 SEPTEMBER) Adults £80 (plus early morning swim £112) Adult concession* £42 (plus early morning swim £63) Child £42 One adult & one child £100 (plus early morning for adult £133) Two adults & two children £175 (plus early mornings for adults £217.50) Each additional child £25
Please note There will be a cap on the total number of season ticket numbers sold in 2018. This will be 750 – ie one and a half times the pool capacity – since the ticket gives guarantee of access to pool, even when we are busy.
Saturday 5 May to Sunday 14 October 2018
www.pellspool.org.uk Saturday 5 May to Sunday 14 October 2018 Pells Infoline 01273 472334 www.pellspool.org.uk
Find us at Brook Street, Lewes, BN7 2BA Pool manager: Phil Ransley
/pellspoollewes @pellspool
Bus & Train info: 0871 200 2233 travelinesoutheast.org.uk Brook Street and Spring Gardens car parks Mon-Sat 9am-5pm £1.90.
Charity number 1086741
PELLS POOL
AUTUMN SEASON Season ticket: Adult £25 Child £12 Day admission: Adult £3.20 Child £2.20 *Current proof will be required for concessions: full-time education, people with disabilities, unemployment benefit, and over-60s. Children are under 16s.
Brook Street, Lewes BN7 2BA
Season dates
Built by public subscription in
We are open every day for our
2018 Pool improvements
Heatwave policy
1860 and officially opened the
summer season from Saturday
Warm showers: thanks to the
We have decided in 2018
We have considered a wide
We will notify people on the
following year, the Pells Pool
5 May to Sunday 9 September.
Jo Holden Charitable Trust, the
to trial a new approach to
range of options and looked
website, social media and
is Britain’s oldest freshwater
We have added a new autumn
pool-side cold showers will be
managing heatwave days.
at approaches taken by other
on our phone answering
public outdoor pool. It
season with daily opening
upgraded and will have warm
pools. Our approach is to
machine of the operation of
originally consisted of two
from Monday 10 September to
water. Showering before pool
The purpose is:
introduce two sessions in
this policy on the evening
Sunday 14 October.
use will mean our water quality
v To allow everyone to enter
place of the continuous 10am-
of the previous day, based
7pm opening.
on experience and forecast
v The first session will be
weather. We will trial this
pools – a subscription pool and a shallower communal pool for the poorer people of the town. The latter was
2018 even longer hours!
is improved and we need use fewer chemicals to keep the water clean.
at some point in the day. v To maintain quality of the water.
10am-1:30pm.
system in 2018 and it will run
closed in the 1920s and filled
Our early morning swims
Sun Terrace: we will also
in, leaving the main pool
(7am-9am adults only)
extend the area of new paving
the pool environment and
90 mins to allow staff to
On other days, we may of
which has been extensively
now run on weekdays for
to include the terraced area at
all pool users safely.
clean and maintain facility.
course continue to get full
modernised over the years.
the whole of the summer
the deep end.
One of the largest freshwater
season – and the whole of the
New poolside bench: there
pools in the country, it is still
autumn season (7am-10am
will be a new bench dedicated
fed by water from the Pool’s
adults only too)
to the memory of Robin
We will stay open until 8pm if
Charlton who was an important
no evening booking that day.
own aquifer. Our pool is 50 yards long (46 metres) by
Access
25 yards wide (23 metres) –
We have disabled changing
Pool’ campaign that kept the
3 feet deep at the shallow
rooms and a ramp and
pool open in the 1990s.
end (0.9m) and 6 feet (1.8m)
wheelchair available to
Bring your own cup: for
at the deep end. We also have
provide access to the Pool for
coffee or tea and get 20p price
a children’s paddling pool, a
people with mobility needs.
discount. Please bring your own
tree-lined lawn for relaxing, sun-loungers for hire, a sun
Donations
terrace, changing rooms
We rely on your support to
(small lockers on request),
keep the Pells running.
disabled ramp access and
You can donate online
changing room and toilet,
through Local Giving at
plus snacks and hot and cold
www.localgiving.com/
drinks from our kiosk.
charity/pellspool
v To allow staff to manage
v The second session will be 3pm-7pm.
Committee Chairman: Conrad Ryle conradryle@hotmail.com Press and comms: Rob Read thepellspool@yahoo.co.uk
Trustee Landlords: Lewes Town Council Postal address: Pells Pool, c/o Lewes Town Council High Street, Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QS
only on the hottest days.
and will continue on those days to have a 1 in 1 out.
member of the ‘Save The Pells
containers also to fill up from water fountain. And we’re scrapping using plastic straws.
NB We reserve the right however to introduce the new heatwave policy in the morning before 10am opening. Admission prices will be unchanged.
2018 Events First swim Saturday 5 May The pool opens for the season at noon. One week earlier than usual!
Official Opening Event Saturday 26 May Noon, Free entry before 3pm
Aquathlon events PELLS POOL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (PPCA)
v We will then close for
www.pellspool.org.uk
The Pells Pool
Evening (7.30pm) GoTri swim of 350m and a run of 3km all organised by the excellent Brighton Triathlon Club: Wednesday 27th June; Wednesday 18th July; Wednesday 8th August; Wednesday 29th August
Patina party Saturday 16 June Pool party to raise funds for Patina
Midsummer Madness Saturday 23 June 5pm-10.30pm, our fundraiser for local youth charity. Featuring Tongue & Groove, Starfish bands, food/BBQ, bar and a surprise! (NB the pool closes 5pm and re-opens at noon the next day, Sun 24 June)
Last swim of summer season
Macmillan All Out Swim Saturday 15 September Everyone welcome to sign up with Macmillan to swim and raise funds - 2k and 5k both individual and relay for teams. Last year the event raised over £35,000 for Macmillan.
Hold a party at the Pells You can hire the Pool for your
Sunday 9 September
own private party and
Autumn season
use our floats and BBQ area
Monday 10 September to Sunday 14 October
too – contact Phil Ransley thepellspool@yahoo.co.uk