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In pictures: Lido refills ahead of opening

Stephen StaffordSouth of England
News imageMarcin Jedrysiak A wide view of one end of the pool, with a small amount of water in it, with two workmen in orange hi-vis vests walking alongsideMarcin Jedrysiak
News imageMarcin Jedrysiak A wooden fence with a coloured block with the words 'Female showers and toilet' with old pictures and colourful designsMarcin Jedrysiak
The pool has been fully renovated with its base and walls reinforced, old equipment replaced and its original shallow lagoons restored.
The complex will have new showers and toilets, including a Changing Places toilet and a sauna.

Drone images show the continuing work to renovate a 1930s lido that has been shut for four years.

Hilsea Lido in Portsmouth, Hampshire, is coming to the end of a £7.6m revamp and its due to reopen on 2 May.

The freshwater lido closed to swimmers in 2022, with work to transform the outdoor pool starting in May 2024.

The 67m (220ft) long and 13m (43ft) wide lido which first opened in 1935 has been fully renovated with its base and walls reinforced, old pool equipment replaced and its original shallow lagoons restored.

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