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April 26, 2025
Cool Tips to Make a Splash at Ilkley Lido.
Seven cool tips to make a splash and have a brilliant time in our pool sessions for Hollywood Meets Bollywood at Ilkley Lido this summer.

March 29, 2025
Celebrating Bramley Baths
After Bramley Baths’ recent incredible funding success, we thought we would invite you to listen to the tales we collected about pools, dancing and swimming at Bramley Baths, the people powered pool.

March 21, 2025
Hollywood Meets Bollywood
Hollywood Meets Bollywood: A Splashing Community Dance Fusion Project at Ilkley Lido. Join us July 12 at Ilkley Lido Ever dreamed of gliding through the water like a mermaid? Or dancing to the infectious rhythms of Bollywood? Part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. Sign up now for your this once in a lifetime opportunity.

March 21, 2025
Sign Up for Pool Sessions at Ilkley Lido
Ever dreamed of gliding through the water like a mermaid? Take part in an exciting water dance performance at the internationally renowned Ilkley Lido as part of the Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture Celebrations.

March 21, 2025
Sign up for Bollywood Dance Rehearsals
Ever dreamed of dancing to the infectious rhythms of Bollywood? Well, now’s your chance! Take part in an exciting performance at Ilkley Lido as part of the Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture Celebrations.

February 7, 2025
Join our Board of Directors!
We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about water, mermaids, climate justice or swimming to help us flourish. Get in touch to find out more!

April 6, 2022
Leeds 2023: We are Bramley walk
We’ll wander through snickets, ginnels and cut-throughs, tales will be told, and we hope you’ll share your stories too.

March 21, 2022
Bramley Mermaids: New term dates
Join us for the next term of Bramley Mermaids starting Sunday April 27. £6.50 per class drop in or block book for discounts. Women / femme and girls 12+ New swimmers always welcome.

March 15, 2022
Yorkshire Evening Post Article: We are Bramley
We were interviewed by Leeds 2023 for the Yorkshire Evening Post about our community project ‘We are Bramley – Acts of Defiance’

March 15, 2022
We are Bramley: Acts of Defiance
Part of a Leeds 2023: My World, My City, my Neighbourhood commission and is a co-creation between Yorkshire Life Aquatic and the people of Bramley.

December 7, 2021
We are Bramley: Saturday Social-11th December
Pop in at Bramley Lawn with your ideas – whether it’s yarn bombing, a marching band, or an aqua disco…we want to hear from you!

November 14, 2021
We are Bramley: My World, My City, My Neighbourhood.
Thanks to a commission from Leeds 2023, we are lucky enough to be talking, creating and planning with Bramley people right on their doorsteps!

August 15, 2021
Feva Festival Performance: Million Dollar Mermaids August 14
We performed our ‘Million Dollar Mermaids’ Dry land show in Knaresborough at Feva Festival this weekend. First show since the pandemic lockdown!

August 5, 2021
Celebrating Six Years of Yorkshire Life Aquatic!
From Million Dollar Mermaids to a new human aquarium exhibition in Leeds Yorkshire life Aquatic have a lot to celebrate

August 3, 2021
Update from the Human Aquarium Project: 2021
We finally made it to a tank! After searching for a location since 2019 for the next stage of the Human Aquarium we finally got to do a shoot in TankSpace in Nottingham.

August 3, 2021
Free Summer Festival show: Feva Festival, Knaresborough 14th August 2021
We are back! Our first live festival performance of the year!
Here’s what FEVA have to say:
Yorkshire Life Aquatic – Dry Land Synchronised Swimming

January 20, 2020
Now Available for Bookings 2020 and beyond!
Meet our vintage mermaids that swim on land! “A beautifully choreographed romp of pure joy” – Culture Vulture Publishing CIC Yorkshire

December 11, 2018
Donate to the Mermaids!
After being awarded a Little magic Pot last month, Bramley Mermaids and Yorkshire Life Aquatic are now all signed up and ready for DONATIONS on our Local Giving Page.
November 28, 2018
Cabaret Heaven
Cabaret Heaven is still throwing the very best parties of comedy, music and surprises after 14 years, in West Yorkshire and the North.
November 1, 2017
Mermaids support Leeds 2023 bid
We have been busy recently preparing a new world themed routine in support of Leeds bid for cultural capital of Europe in 2023!
February 8, 2016
Mermaids make the Leeds List!
The Mermaids have made the Leeds List number 1 thing of the 18 things you’ve probably never done in Leeds List! Bramley Mermaids Club is definitely the place to be! You should come and have a go if you haven’t already!
November 30, 2015
WI Cenetenary Synchro Spectacular in Robert’s Park
On Sunday we performed with over 65 WI women from Baildon Belles, Bingley WI and Saltaire WI in Robert’s Park in Saltaire.
November 8, 2015
Bramley Mermaids Club
Thanks to funding from Bramley Community First ,we have partnered with Bramley Baths and have held the first class of our Mermaid Exercise course. This happens durin Ladies only swim on a Monday night at Bramley Baths.
November 8, 2015
Bathing Beauties Festival
After an intensive week of rehearsals working on new materials and tweaking bit of the routine with help from our lovely guest mentor Sally Marie.
October 26, 2015
Bramley Memory Aquarium Arts and Craft Workshops
Leeds College of Art one of our partners on the Mermaids Tale project are running a fantastic free workshop for kids
August 31, 2015
New! Mermaid Cabaret Show
We have just made a new cabaret show with peerformers Helen McCarron Rachel Fullegar Lucy Meredith and Zoe Parker, and with excellent direction from Jason Hird of the Institute for Crazy dancing.
January 16, 2015
Million Dollars Memory
It’s only January but it has already been a busy new year for YLA, We have been in rehearsals developing a piece which is part performance, part participatory for older people.
January 5, 2015
Happy New Year
We would just like to wish you all an absolutely fabulous New Year! It’s been a great year for Yorkshire Life Aquatic.
October 16, 2014
Our new T-shirt fundraising campaign
Today we have have launched a campaign to raise money for our community projects by selling limited edition T-shirts & Hoodies with a special edition design.
August 4, 2014
Bramley Mermaids Club make a Splash at at Summer Open Day!
Bramley Mermaids Club made a fabulous ‘splash’ at Bramley Baths’ Summer Open Day. Ten women braved the pool in their polka dot swimsuits and performed a glitzy aqua routine.
June 11, 2014
Ever wondered how on earth you would ‘dryland’ synchronise swim? Here’s our lovely video that’ll show you how!
We have put together an instructional video with a little help from some lovely friends! Take a look and see what you think!