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Talk Commemorates Re-opening of Historic Woodcock Street Swimming Baths

By FoMRB | Published: 11/10/2011

To mark the re-opening of Woodcock Sports Centre following a £5m refurbishment and renovation, the University of Aston is presenting an illustrated talk on Monday October 17th (6:30-7:30pm) about the centre’s 151-year history. Owned and managed by the University since 1980, when it was purchased from Birmingham City Council for £1, the Grade II listed [...]

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Deadline for artwork submissions extended

By FoMRB | Published: 05/10/2011

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 [...]

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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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Moseley Road Baths Art Exhibition – Call for submissions

By FoMRB | Published: 08/09/2011

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 [...]

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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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Digital Balsall Heath

By FoMRB | Published: 10/08/2011

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 [...]

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Birmingham University To Build 50m Swimming Pool

By FoMRB | Published: 09/08/2011

This article originally appeared in TheBirminghamPress.com on 8th August Birmingham’s long quest for a 50-metre swimming pool appears to have taken a major step forward with the announcement today by the University of Birmingham of plans for a major redevelopment of sports facilities at its main Edgbaston campus. The University will construct a 50-metre pool [...]

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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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