Last night I went to Moseley Road Baths for the first time. The swimming pool complex, opened on October 30, 1907, is the only Grade II-listed baths in England and an extraordinary example of Edwardian public architecture. I’ll be going back there again on Saturday, for the Memories and Memorabilia day, where I hope to [...]
All posts for the month October, 2009
Moseley Road Baths
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 30, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/birmingham-swimming-pools/moseley-road-baths/
Wyndley Leisure Centre
I’ve not had a chance to swim at Wyndley Leisure Centre, but regular swimmer Dominic Riordan was kind enough to send me his thoughts on the bath. I’ve included them below: “Wyndley’s pretty good: it’s recently been refurbished , although it doesn’t seem like much has been done. The lanes are quite tight, and it’s [...]
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 30, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/birmingham-swimming-pools/wyndley-leisure-centre/
Harborne pool
This morning I swam at Harborne Baths. It took a bit more than 40 minutes from my home close to Five Ways shopping centre, in Ladywood. The swim was a very pleasant experience, as my short video, below, records. It only took about 10 minutes to go back on the bus and I didn’t have [...]
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 29, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/birmingham/harborne-pool/
Newtown baths to reopen ‘early next year’
Newtown baths will reopen ‘early next year’ after the discovery of asbestos in its ceiling forced it to close in May. Birmingham City Council announced that the £140,000 required to remove the dangerous substance and build new structural supports had now been secured. Councillor Martin Mullaney, cabinet member for leisure, sport and culture, welcomed the [...]
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 28, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/birmingham/newtown-baths-to-reopen-early-next-year/
The state of Birmingham’s swimming pools
On Saturday, supporters of the Moseley Road Baths will gather at the Grade II-listed buildings for a special event celebrating Birmingham’s most well-known, but at-risk swimming pool. Moseley Road Baths, Memories and Memorabilia – which hopes to offer all comers an insight into this unique building – couldn’t come at a more crucial time for [...]
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 26, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/birmingham/swimming-pools-in-birmingham/
A list: WordPress alternatives for news
This morning we’ve been learning a lot about CMS. Paul Bradshaw, with the help of a few friends, came up with a list of alternatives to WordPress that might be of interest to people thinking of running a news-based site. Quickly, then, here’s the list:- Drupal, with Open Publish Epression engine Django Ellington CMS Thanks [...]
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 15, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/online-journalism/alternative-list-wordpress-cms-news-specific/
Why ‘User Generated Content’ is stupid
About three years ago I attended a very interesting conference. Nominally at least its purpose was to provide a group of journalists and editors from one of Britain’s largest local newspaper publishing groups with the tools and ideas required to grapple with the new digital age. Each editor and journalist attending the conference was facing [...]
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on October 8, 2009
http://andrewbrightwell.com/blog/online-journalism/why-user-generated-content-is-stupid/