Because we like all things Birmingham and because we have such a talented group of people involved in our campaign and Pool of Memories project, I wanted to take a second to plug two smashing artists.
Posted in Arts, Birmingham, Project plugs | Tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Moseley Road, Robert Geoghegan, Shout Festival, Shout!, Vivienne Harrison |
On Saturday we had another wonderful Memories and Memorabilia Day, our fourth successive annual event to mark the building’s birthday. In total we took 59 people for tours of the Baths, we had a full room for Neil Bonner’s talk on Manchester’s Victoria Baths and lots of people left details, shared their memories and tucked [...]
Posted in Birmingham, Building, Events, Memories and Memorabilia Day, Oral History, Pool of Memories | Tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, Memories and Memorabilia, Moseley Road, Oral History, Pool of Memories, Swimming |
With only two days to go until our Memories and Memorabilia Day the Friends of Moseley Road Baths and our oral history volunteers are going into overdrive to ensure that all our visitors come away with that warm glow that we’ve managed to achieve in previous years!
Last night we finalised a lot of our displays after hours and hours spent going through our oral history audio recordings. I’ve been putting some of the best snippets together for visitors to have a listen to. Meanwhile I know that others are leafing through memory sheets, laminating stuff, mounting pictures, and in the case of the group from The Victoria Baths in Manchester plotting their trip down to deliver their talk… and you know what? It’s so exciting to be a part of it and to have the chance to share all of these fabulous memories with everyone! There are some real gems, I particularly like this one of local pupils on the campaign trail!
Posted in Birmingham, Building, Events, Memories and Memorabilia Day, Oral History, Pool of Memories | Tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, Memories and Memorabilia, Moseley Road, Oral History, Pool of Memories, Swimming |
To get you warmed up for this year’s Memories and Memorabilia Day on 30th October, we wanted to share with you once again the excellent video that Alex Gamela and colleagues at HashBrum put together of the tour. Don’t forget that you will need to book this year’s tours in advance by e-mailing your preferred time to memories@friendsofmrb.co.uk or ringing us on 07967 093 256.
Posted in Birmingham, Building, Events, Memories and Memorabilia Day, Pool of Memories, Tour | Tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, Memories and Memorabilia, Moseley Road, Pool of Memories, Steve Beauchampé, Swimming |
By Rachel | September 17, 2010
Several members of Friends of Moseley Road Baths recently met with Cllr. Mullaney (Cabinet member responsible for leisure facilities within Birmingham), and Steve Hollingsworth, (Assistant Director for Sport and Events) to discuss the need for urgent repairs and maintenance to the building. Here is the letter we have sent to Cllr. Mullaney, copying in local [...]
Posted in Building, Campaign, Politics | Tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Campaign, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Moseley Road, Mullaney, Swimming |
By Rachel | September 15, 2010
It appears that many councillors and council officers within Birmingham City Council are keen to transfer leisure services within Birmingham, including all swimming pools into a ‘Leisure Trust’. They are expected to vote on this in the coming months.
A Leisure Trust is essentially an independent body which will take the responsibility for providing the services that the council currently has a statutory duty to provide. Many councils currently use this model. Many reasons are cited for this, not least the ability to raise more funds that are currently unavailable to local authorities.
Posted in Campaign, Leisure Trusts, Politics, Sparkhill Baths, Thoughts | Tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Campaign, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Friends of Sparkhill Baths, Heritage, Leisure Trusts, Moseley Road, Mullaney, Swimming, Trusts |
I’m happy to share this article which has been compiled by John Newson from Balsall Heath is Our Planet…. BHIOP is an alliance of organisations and individuals in Balsall Heath, whose aim is to cut the neighbourhood’s carbon dioxide emissions. Our Action Plan identifies Moseley Road Baths as a site of importance for achieving carbon [...]
Posted in Building, Thoughts | Tagged B12, Balsall Heath, BHIOP, Birmingham, Campaign, CHP, Combined Heat and Power, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, John Newson, Moseley Road, Swimming |
You can now sign an online petition to request that Birmingham City Council increase women only provision at Swimming Pools across the city.
Many women across the city come to Moseley Road Baths for the Women Only swimming sessions. The reasons for attending these sessions are as varied as the women who attend – modesty, cultural reasons, self-consciousness, a space to socialise with other women – to name but a few reasons. It is apparent that these sessions are needed, and for many women and girls, it can mean the difference between regularly swimming or not doing any exercise at all. As such, these sessions need to be encouraged throughout the city.
Moseley Road Baths are popular as the pool doors can be closed to the general public, and the cubicles around the side of the pool make the walk from changing to swimming so short. However, the current timetable cannot meet the demand and many sessions are too busy. The sessions are also held in the evening, excluding many women and girls who would prefer to use the pool earlier in the day – particularly important for women with children. Some swimmers also prefer female lifeguards, which cannot always be guaranteed.
Posted in Swimming Groups | Tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Campaign, Female, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Moseley Road, Swimming, Swimming Groups, Women Only |
As a much needed kick up the **** to Birmingham City Council, Editorial Girl has penned an excellent blogpost highlighting the dire state of Moseley Road Baths and the Council’s inaction on even doing the most rudimentary of repairs. Great stuff.
Posted in Building, Campaign | Tagged B12, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Campaign, Editorial Girl, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Gala Pool, Heritage, Moseley Road, Swimming |
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