By FoMRB | October 18, 2011
Plans are now well underway for this year’s annual event as part of our ‘Pool of Memories’ project. On Saturday 29th October, noon-4pm, Friends of Moseley Road Baths will be taking over the Moseley School of Art on Moseley Road (opp. the Baths) for the day to celebrate the Baths’ history and beauty through the [...]
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By FoMRB | October 13, 2011
From 15th October until 5th November Moseley Road’s history will be brought to life as never before! The Balsall Health Local History Society are exhibiting a selection of over 200 photos from the area, many of which have never been seen before. In addition there will be dozens of artefacts, a mini school room and [...]
Posted in Arts, Birmingham, Events, Memories and Memorabilia Day, Oral History, Pool of Memories, Project plugs | Also tagged art, Balsall Heath, Balsall Heath Local History Society, BBC Reel History, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, MACE, Make It Zone, Memories and Memorabilia, Moseley Road, Moseley School of Art, Oral History, Pool of Memories, St Pauls Community Development Trust, Swimming |
By FoMRB | October 5, 2011
We’ve had a fantastic response to our appeal for artwork for this year’s Memories and Memorabilia Day; it’s really encouraging to see how much enthusiasm and talent there is out there! As members of Friends of Moseley Road Baths who are curating the exhibition won’t get opportunity to get together and make a decision on [...]
Posted in Arts, Birmingham, Memories and Memorabilia Day, Oral History, Pool of Memories | Also tagged Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, Memories and Memorabilia, Moseley Road, Pool of Memories, Swimming |
By FoMRB | October 3, 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 [...]
Posted in Birmingham, Building, Campaign, Repairs | Also tagged Balsall Heath, Birmingham, closure, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage Lottery Fund, Moseley Road, Mullaney, Swimming |
By FoMRB | September 8, 2011
The Friends of Moseley Road Baths are looking for artists to submit work for an exhibition of art inspired by Moseley Road Baths and swimming in Birmingham for this year’s Memories and Memorabilia Day. This event is part of the Friends’ Heritage Lottery funded “Pool of Memories” oral history project and there is a possibility [...]
Posted in Arts, Birmingham, Events, Memories and Memorabilia Day, Pool of Memories | Also tagged Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, Memories and Memorabilia, Moseley Road, Moseley School of Art, Swimming |
By FoMRB | August 25, 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 [...]
Posted in Birmingham, Building, Campaign, Repairs | Also tagged Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Campaign, closure, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Moseley Road, Mullaney, Swimming |
By FoMRB | August 10, 2011
We’re really excited to hear about this collaboration between the smashing folks over at Balsall Heath Local History Society (who have been really helpful with our research and have supported countless events that we’ve hosted) and MACE‘s (Media Archive for Central England) ‘Full Circle’ Project. There’s a full report of the launch event on MACE’s [...]
Posted in Birmingham, Oral History, Pool of Memories, Project plugs | Also tagged Balsall Heath, Birmingham, FoMRB, Friends of Moseley Road Baths, Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, Oral History, Pool of Memories |
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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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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