8 30 1 2011-07-26T10:34:57+01:00 513 HyperlocalSite http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/?p=629 409526 2011-07-26T09:45:36+01:00

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 [...]

2011-07-26T10:34:57+01:00 http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/2011/07/%e2%80%9cwe-want-to-swim%e2%80%9d-demo/ 2011-07-22T10:35:48+01:00 513 HyperlocalSite http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/?p=613 407182 2011-07-22T10:26:29+01:00

A public meeting to detail progress and gauge opinion on the redevelopment of Sparkhill Baths takes place next Tuesday, July 26th (7pm) at Sparkhill Cultural Centre, Stratford Road (next door to the existing baths building). The meeting is organised by the Save Our Swimming campaign group and the panel will include Councillor Martin Mullaney, Birmingham [...]

2011-07-22T10:35:48+01:00 http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/2011/07/public-meeting-on-sparkhill-baths-redevelopment/ 2011-06-28T14:35:06+01:00 513 HyperlocalSite http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/?p=596 390134 2011-06-28T13:04:18+01:00

Tonight a discussion on the rebuilding of Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre will take place at the Hall Green Constituency Committee. We would encourage all regular swimmers and gym users to attend to ensure that their views are taken into account at what could be a very important meeting in deciding who rebuilds, finances and manages the new facility.

2011-06-28T14:35:06+01:00 http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/2011/06/decisions-on-sparkhill-baths-rebuilding/ 2011-06-01T22:33:30+01:00 513 HyperlocalSite http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/?p=590 371963 2011-05-18T11:04:38+01:00

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 [...]

2011-06-01T22:33:30+01:00 http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/2011/05/sparkhill-baths-to-be-rebuilt/ 2011-03-08T10:39:56+00:00 513 HyperlocalSite http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/?p=522 311876 2011-03-08T10:05:40+00:00

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 [...]

2011-03-08T10:39:56+00:00 http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/2011/03/work-commences-at-baths/ 2010-08-30T12:36:51+01:00 513 HyperlocalSite http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/?p=341 175091 2010-05-17T15:56:30+01:00

Further to last week's consultation events, there is now an online survey on facilities at Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre. You can take the online survey here. It's very disappointing that the public seem to have no say in who should manage the facility, especially as this will have an impact on one of the most important assets that local leisure services have: the staff. I spoke with a local council leisure employee only yesterday who doesn't know whether or not they'll be in a job in two months time. If the Council are serious about providing high quality health and fitness facilities they need to put such concerns at the heart of the plans. This narrow-minded approach certainly doesn't bode well for developing other leisure sites around the city...

2010-08-30T12:36:51+01:00 http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/2010/05/online-sparkhill-consultation/ 2010-08-30T12:36:51+01:00 513 HyperlocalSite http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/?p=336 175092 2010-05-17T15:10:31+01:00

The Guardian put out a request for readers' photos on the theme 'derelict' last week. The result was a collection of some of the most heartbreaking pictures of buildings which are a shadow of their former glory. Amongst the pictures was a photo from Emma Jones of the Gala Pool at Moseley Road Baths which you can view on the Guardian's site. I'm not sure how I feel about it: the pool is absolutely gorgeous, even in its present state, and I think that the more publicity the building has the better, but it's absolutely shameful that such a building remains in the ownership of Birmingham City Council in such a state. I feel embarrassed that my local pool should so frequently be on 'most endangered' and 'most neglected' lists, but it seems that our local politicians share no such concern.

2010-08-30T12:36:51+01:00 http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/2010/05/abandoned/ 2010-08-30T12:36:51+01:00 513 HyperlocalSite http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/?p=333 175093 2010-05-10T11:49:26+01:00

As part of the Council’s ongoing plans for replacing Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre they have called a series of consultations for this week.  So far it appears that consultations have not had any mention of how the building should be financed and managed, something which campaigners over in Sparkhill believe is absolutely fundamental to [...]

2010-08-30T12:36:51+01:00 http://www.friendsofmrb.co.uk/2010/05/sparkhill-consultation/