Many people have fond memories of the Millhouses Lido and the Rivelin Valley Park paddling pools were revamped in 2013 but these pictures also show a rarer glimpse of the outdoor pool at Longley Park during the war. That was when staycations were called Holidays at Home, promoted by the Government during another time when a world crisis meant it was hard to travel.
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1. Strike the pose
A picture from a wartime scheme called Holidays at Home, Longley Park swimming pool, 1943. Ref no: s02304 Photo: Picture Sheffield
2. Competitive spirit
A diving competition at Longley Park in the 1930s. Ref no: t00226 Photo: Picture Sheffield
3. Dragon lady!
Boat 2 led by the Lord Mayor, Coun Jackie Drayton, at a Dragon Boat Festival in Crookes Valley Park on May 12, 2007. Ref no: t03805 Photo: Picture Sheffield
4. Wartime staycation
The World War Two Holidays at Home scheme, showing Longley Park Swimming Pool in 1943. Ref no: u07366 Photo: Picture Sheffield