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Competition time!
Fancy seeing your artwork on a t-shirt? We’re launching a brand new competition to design a t-shirt for Clevedon Marine Lake! We’re...
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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Join in at our AGM
Clevedon Marine Lake will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 21st at 7pm. In keeping with lockdown, it will take place...
Feb 17, 20216 min read
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Lockdown at the lake
As we enter a second lockdown, it’ll be more important than ever to look after our mental and physical health. That is why Clevedon...
Nov 3, 20201 min read
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10 tips for cold water swimming
An article in The Guardian this week reported a 323% rise in the number of people swimming outdoors. And we’re not surprised having seen...
Oct 31, 20202 min read
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Watch out, thieves about!
Clevedon Marine Lake has long had a trusting community where swimmers think nothing of leaving their bags on the side while they go for a...
Oct 31, 20201 min read
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Why no dogs?
Did you know that Clevedon Marine Lake has a strict no dogs policy? We take a look at the reasons why. With so many great walks around...
Sep 17, 20203 min read
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One day closure: Thursday 20th August
Open 24-7 almost every day of the year, Clevedon Marine Lake will have rare day off tomorrow, Thursday 20th August 2020. The lake will be...
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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Clevedon relay swimmers cover the English Channel distance x4!
Thunderstorms, glow-in-the-dark plankton, eels and night swimming; just some of the features of Clevedon Marine Lake’s epic relay! Over...
Aug 18, 20204 min read
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The challenge is on
An exciting new challenge for swimmers is coming to Clevedon Marine Lake. The Coronavirus pandemic has seen swimming events cancelled...
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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Colourful words
The cement is drying around the new mural today – after work began on installation during last week’s lake drain. The mural adds another...
Jun 8, 20201 min read
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Every cloud…
During this week’s drain down, with the help of Marlens’ volunteers, a wedding ring was successfully retrieved, which had been lost by...
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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What’s Up
Things are hotting up at the lake – quite literally – with the easing of lockdown and some spectacular weather… Stepping up to the mark...
Jun 1, 20203 min read
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The lake will be CLOSED on 3rd and 4th June, reopening on 5th from 9am
Clevedon Marine Lake will be closed all day Wednesday and Thursday this week, as well as early Friday morning, to drain and refresh the...
Jun 1, 20201 min read
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Polar Bears go the distance – once again!
Clevedon Marine Lake is run by Marlens’ charity and its team of volunteers, who work hard year-round to maintain and develop this amazing...
May 20, 20202 min read
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Fishhooks are a hazard to lake users
Fishing tackle especially hooks should not to be left in or around the lake, likewise bait. A fishhook is a curved, sharp instrument...
May 20, 20201 min read
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Stay out of the lake when the tide is over the seawall
A male swimmer was rescued by RNLI helicopter and HM Coastguard this morning after swimming over the seawall into the estuary during the...
May 7, 20202 min read
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What’s Up
Despite currently being a quiet corner of Clevedon, Marine Lake has just officially celebrated its 91st birthday! Why not take a stroll...
Apr 1, 20203 min read
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Lake usage during Covid-19
The lake will remain open as a place for individual exercise. Visitors to the lake are reminded to maintain a distance of at least 2m...
Mar 25, 20201 min read
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More than 91 years of Clevedon Marine Lake
Clevedon Marine Lake was officially opened in 1929, following over a century’s tradition of sea bathing in Clevedon. The original idea...
Mar 20, 20204 min read
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Clevedon’s sea bathing heritage
Clevedon Marine Lake is a piece of aquatics history, born out of a sea swimming heritage pre-dating the first, annual Clevedon Long Swim...
Mar 15, 20203 min read
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