Tag Archives: Mullaney

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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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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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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Sparkhill Baths to be rebuilt

By FoMRB | Published: 18/05/2011

News has just been released that the bulldozers will soon be going into Sparkhill Pool and Leisure Centre.  The pool will be rebuilt, and the building and running of the new building will be put out to tender to private companies – something that the group formed to save the building expressed concern about over [...]

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Building work progress

By FoMRB | Published: 04/04/2011

Cllr. Mullaney has put an update on the ongoing work on Pool 2 on his blog. Please go to his blog for an update with photos.

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Work commences at Baths

By FoMRB | Published: 08/03/2011

Re-opening of Moseley Road Baths planned for late May Following an extended period of closure caused by structural problems with a wall in Pool 2, repair work was due to commence at Moseley Road Baths on March 21st, with a hoped for re-opening date of no later than May 23rd. The Baths failed to re-open [...]

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Work due to begin on Pool 2

By FoMRB | Published: 22/02/2011

Cllr Mullaney, Cabinet Member for Sports, Leisure and Culture has today put an update on his blog re. the work to Pool 2. The pool closed at the beginning of the year and it has taken until now to identify the extent of the work to be done, prepare a business case and secure funds. However, the money has now been secured and work is due to begin soon. The full text of Cllr Mullaney’s update is below:

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