Category Archives: Campaign

Baths to reopen in January?

By FoMRB | Published: 02/11/2011

Update from Cllr Martin Mullaney – it seems that the Baths may be due to reopen in January after all, despite a letter from Cllr Mullaney dated 18th October where the date for reopening was put at the end of February 2012!  Images of the work being done on the Baths plus notes can be [...]

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Baths reopening put back AGAIN

By FoMRB | Published: 27/10/2011

We have received an update on the work currently being done at Moseley Road Baths from Cllr Martin Mullaney. His letter addressed to our group puts the new date for completing work to remove asbestos in the basement, environmentally clean the area and erect new scaffolding at the end of February 2012. Work to remove [...]

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Baths reopening now scheduled for mid-Jan

By FoMRB | Published: 03/10/2011

Here is Cllr Mullaney’s latest update on work to the Baths, dated 29th September. I attended a meeting this afternoon with the contractors who will shortly start working on re-opening Moseley Road baths. The good news is that we are still on target to re-open the swimming baths in mid-January 2012. My last blog update [...]

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Baths to reopen after Christmas

By FoMRB | Published: 25/08/2011

Update on Moseley Road baths –25th August 2011 – just in from Cllr Mullaney The date for the re-opening of Moseley Road baths has been put back to the New Year, following the discovery of large amounts of loose asbestos in the basement area. My last blog update was on 25th July and can be [...]

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“We Want To Swim” Demo

By FoMRB | Published: 26/07/2011

As the six-week school summer holidays got underway a group of frustrated parents and children descended on Moseley Road Baths in Balsall Heath to complain about the ongoing closure of their favourite pool. The Baths shut for essential repairs at Christmas for what Birmingham City Council initially claimed would be just six weeks, but more [...]

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Join us for a ‘swim’

By FoMRB | Published: 22/07/2011

Dear MRB Supporter, With Moseley Road Baths set to remain closed for the whole of the school holidays we’re inviting you (and if possible, your children) to join us outside the baths at noon this coming Monday, July 25th – the first day of the school holidays – to express disappointment and unhappiness at the [...]

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Baths reopening delayed (again!)

By Rachel | Published: 07/07/2011

We are sorry to have to tell you but we have now been informed that the pool will not be re-opening on July 15th as had been hoped. Following enquiries made by our Secretary, Rachel Gillies on Tuesday (later followed up with a ‘phone call to Councillor Martin Mullaney, BCC Cabinet member for Leisure, Sport and Culture), we understand that it will be a minimum of seven weeks (possibly longer), before the Baths re-opens.

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Baths to reopen in July

By FoMRB | Published: 09/06/2011

We received this update from Cllr Mullaney last night: Update on Moseley Road baths -8th June 2011 First of all we have a new date for the re-opening of Pool 2 of Moseley Road baths – 15th July (plus or minus a day or two). The stainless steel lintel above the fire exit door to [...]

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Response from Andrew Hardie

By FoMRB | Published: 11/05/2011

Just as an update to our request for candidates in the local elections to send responses, we did in fact receive a handwritten letter from Andrew Hardie, the Conservative Candidate, a day after the election. As with some of the other responses, it was supportive of the facility, he has memories of swimming at the Baths, and he would like to ‘preserve, and indeed, widen its use after discussion with the Council, local GPs and schools.’ Unfortunately he fails to answer several of the questions we put to him.

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Response from Cllr Ishtiaq

By Rachel | Published: 05/05/2011

Just as an update to the previous post where we published letters from two of the five candidates standing in today’s election… I spoke with Cllr. Ishtiaq (the retiring Cllr, standing for re-election today) and Cllr Shokat Ali, (both Respect Party) this morning.  They inform me that a response was sent out to our letter [...]

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