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Baths currently on target to reopen within the month

By FoMRB | Published: 29/03/2012

This is our latest update from Cllr Mullaney: Moseley Road baths on target to re-open mid-April. I attended a contractors meeting today to get an update on work to get Moseley Road baths re-opened. We are on target to re-open the pool to the public in mid-April. The repainting of the interior of Pool 2 [...]

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Matters arising

By FoMRB | Published: 27/03/2012

Last Tuesday we presented around 130 letters and posters to Hall Green Constituency Councillors.  Despite attempts to get clarification on some key issues about the Baths we received no concrete responses.  Last Thursday (21st March) we sent this letter to Cllr Kennedy who is the Chair of the Committee.  As yet we are awaiting a [...]

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Letters from pupils

By FoMRB | Published: 21/03/2012

We’ve been completely inundated with letters and posters from the public calling for the reopening of the pool.  These were presented to Cllr Tony Kennedy as Chair of Hall Green Constituency at last night’s Constituency Committee.  We are continuing to put pressure on for an April reopening.  We also want to see our local councillors [...]

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Notice of AGM

By FoMRB | Published: 14/03/2012

The Friends of Moseley Road Baths have their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 12th April at 7:30pm at Anderton Park Children’s Centre on Dennis Road, Balsall Heath. With the Baths currently closed, local elections looming, a large Heritage Lottery Bid on the horizon and exciting things happening with our Pool of Memories Project, we want [...]

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£3million match-funding approved for HLF bid

By FoMRB | Published: 06/03/2012

Cllr Mullaney has sent us this update on progress with the HLF bid.  Let’s push to make sure that this £3m of match funding doesn’t suddenly disappear when needed… £3million now set aside by the Council for Moseley Road baths At todays Cabinet meeting it was agreed to set aside £3million in the future capital [...]

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Our campaign is on a roll!

By FoMRB | Published: 02/03/2012

HUGE thanks to everyone who has sent their letters to Cllr Kennedy and copied them to us as part of our latest campaign!  Councillors in the Hall Green Constituency of all political colours should be in no doubt that the public are passionate about reopening Moseley Road Baths for swimming and securing its future as [...]

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Heritage Lottery Fund Bid details from Cllr Mullaney

By FoMRB | Published: 29/02/2012

As promised, here is Cllr Mullaney’s update on the Council’s bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund.  As always we would welcome your thoughts on this. …I’m hoping to have the report signed off to release the money to fund a heritage specialist to pull together the Heritage Lottery Bid for phase one of the works [...]

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Baths on track for April reopening?

By FoMRB | Published: 28/02/2012

This is the latest update we have from Cllr Mullaney about work to the building and the prospects for reopening this Spring.  A further update will go out soon about a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund. Update on Moseley Road baths – 26th February 2012. Work on the final phase to get Moseley Road [...]

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Our response to Labour Party Statement

By FoMRB | Published: 20/02/2012

Thank you all for your response to our campaign so far.  We’ve had an impressive response which really highlights how passionately the public feel about the building as a swimming facility! The Labour Party has now contacted to us as a result of our most recent campaign, clarifying their position on Moseley Road Baths (full [...]

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Labour Party statement on Moseley Road Baths

By FoMRB | Published: 20/02/2012

We have received the following statement from Labour Party candidate for Moseley and Kings Heath ward Lisa Trickett in response to your e-mails and letters. Dear Friends Like many of you, and as a once regular user of Moseley Road Baths I share your frustration at the continued closure of our local swimming pool. Along [...]

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