Swimming pool to close if it gets too wet

An outdoor swimming pool, the London Fields Lido in Hackney, north London, has warned swimmers that the pool might have to be closed - if it gets 'too wet'.

The health and safety rules have apparently been introduced at the lido in Hackney for the protection of the pool's users.



Swimmers at the pool last weekend were warned that they might have to leave the water if the heavy rain increased, but they were allowed to stay when the weather lifted.

But the policy raised fears that health and safety guidelines were being taken too far.