Protesters fighting to save Grange lido plan to meet their MP in their swimming costumes.

Members of the Save Grange Lido group plan to meet Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron tonight to try and gain his support to restore the lido to its former glory.

Grange lido, which closed to the public in 1993, has been highlighted for redevelopment for a number of years, with proposals to fill the space with concrete.

Phil Bradby, co-chair of the group, said: "Surely we owe it to ourselves to fully explore all the real possibilities the lido offers, rather than going for the most basic option available by pouring in concrete in the short-sighted hope that the what the council see as a liability will go away."

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