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Moseley Road Baths CIO is a registered charity now running swimming at Moseley Road Baths

25/08/2026

Great progress is being made on Slipper Bath 1.

The decoration of the ceiling steels and timber frames is coming along nicely, with the newly painted steels matching those in the Gala Pool and others throughout the building.

We're also delighted to share that the stained-glass windows have been expertly restored in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter and are now back in place.

Step by step, Moseley Road Baths is being brought back to life.

12/08/2026

Birmingham Heritage Week is coming to Moseley Road Baths

Our popular walking site tours are back — offering you the chance to go behind the scenes of one of Birmingham’s most exciting heritage restoration projects.

Join us for a guided hard-hat tour of the construction site, hear stories from the Baths’ fascinating past, and discover more about the restoration project and plans for the future.

📅 Friday 11 & Friday 18 September

⏰ 11am–12pm or 2pm–3pm

🎟️ Tickets are available from Saturday 15 August at 10am

Places are free but limited, and booking is essential.

🔗 Book your place: https://birminghamheritageweek.co.uk/all-events/

BehindTheScenes

22/07/2026

Just look at this. 😍

Now the scaffolding has come down, you can really appreciate how beautiful the library ceiling is.

A huge amount of work has taken place in the library so far. A new lift shaft has been installed, paint carefully stripped back, terracotta arches cleaned, decorative plasterwork restored and new patent glazing added to bring natural light flooding back in ☀️

And now we can really start to see the transformation including a sneak peak at the beginnings of the new mezzanine level!

Birmingham City Council (UK) National Trust World Monuments Fund Historic England Donald Insall Associates Mace Galliford Try

08/07/2026

Wow… our walking tours have been incredibly popular! 👏

All tours are now fully booked and we’re so grateful for the amazing response.

It’s great to see so much interest in MRB and we love welcoming people behind the scenes to see the restoration work up close.

Missed out this time? Don’t worry because more tours will be coming in September, so keep an eye on our channels for dates. 👀

26/06/2026

The restoration of the roof lanterns is continuing to take shape.

Timber upstands have now been built on the flat roof and felt added at the base to keep the building watertight. Next, the frames will be constructed before the beautiful stained-glass panes are reinstalled.

It's exciting to see these distinctive features gradually coming back together. We can't wait to see the lanterns back in place.✨

Birmingham City Council (UK) National Trust World Monuments Fund Historic England Donald Insall Associates Mace

16/06/2026

Fancy a look inside Moseley Road Baths? 👀

This is your chance to go behind the scenes of one of Birmingham's most exciting heritage restoration projects!

Join us for a guided hard hat tour and have a nose around the construction site. You'll see live restoration work in action, hear stories from the Baths' past and find out what's planned for the future. From the iconic Gala Pool to Balsall Heath Library, it's a fascinating opportunity to learn more about the project and ask questions along the way. Whether you're interested in history, architecture or just curious about what's happening at MRB, we'd love to welcome you along.

📅 Thursday 9 July
⏰ 11am-12pm or 2pm-3pm

Places are FREE but limited. Booking is essential.

Book your place:

11am tour: https://MRBWalkingTourBHCF11am.eventbrite.com
2pm tour: https://MRBWalkingTourBHCF2pm.eventbrite.com

11/06/2026

We are so so so proud to say that Moseley Road Baths CIO's Chair Lucy has won Birmingham’s Jane Jacobs award. Jane Jacobs was an incredible journalist, activist and advocate for the built environment. In response to Jacobs’ work, this award recognises local women for their outstanding achievements in raising public awareness, empathy and understanding of urban change.

We at MRB know that Lucy has (seemingly!) endless energy, passion and knowledge when advocating for Birmingham and more specifically for Balsall Heath and Moseley Road Baths and so this award is very well deserved.

The award is organised by the members of Save Smallbrook, a consortium of Brutiful Birmingham, Birmingham Modernist Society, C20 Society, Zero Carbon House, and Birmingham Fair Housing, supported by Birmingham City University Department of Architecture and the Built Environment. We wanted to share with you the reason that Lucy was chosen as the winner:

“The panel were in agreement that Lucy has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of the repurposing of heritage buildings. At both a strategic and practical level the influence of her work will be long lasting. Previously working for the National Trust Lucy developed the National Trust’s first city strategy for activating historic buildings and green spaces. But it is more for her work at a local level that this award is granted. Lucy has shown leadership and commitment over many years to the rescue and redevelopment of Moseley Road Baths and Library. The panel commended Lucy for her persistence against challenging odds in the very lengthy campaign for Moseley Road baths.

The success is in no small part due to her ability to work with a range of Stakeholders and at the same time ensure that the voices of local residents were central to plans for the future of the building. The Panel recognised Lucy as a first-class networker, always alert to what is happening at the local and wider level.”

Lucy, in true MRB style we will toast you with some Elton John zero-secco!!!!

10/06/2026

We're hiring!

Fancy being the first ever Chief Executive of the best local pool in the world?!

We're a Grade II* listed Edwardian swimming baths in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. The only pre-WW1 baths in the country to have continuously hosted public swimming since opening. We are in the middle of a fully-funded £35.7m transformation, and looking for the person who'll lead us across the finish line, and into our next hundred years - a new era of swimming, wellbeing, heritage and community life.

This is a once-in-a-career opportunity. You'll join as co-client of the capital project, build an operational team from scratch, and lead us as we open our doors again in late 2028 and beyond. The fully restored Baths will be transformed to host an inclusive swimming operation in the Gala Pool, a myriad of events and gatherings in Pool 2, a Community Gym and Wellbeing Hub (with baths!) in the Slipper Baths. We’ll be physically connected to Balsall Heath Library for the first time, and will be transforming the yard behind the Baths into a community garden.

You could be from any sector. You might already be a CEO - or a senior leader ready to step up.

If you're brilliant with people, genuinely committed to community-led approaches, and excited by the prospect of bringing (swimming) joy back to Balsall Heath - we'd love to hear from you.

More information available at our website https://moseleyroadbaths.org.uk/2026/06/09/were-hiring-chief-executive-officer/

or via the application portal https://roles.saxbam.com/advert-details/?id=eb030b1f-2264-f111-ab0d-7c1e5203f73a [Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Moseley Road Baths.]

05/06/2026

Years of leaks have taken their toll on the ceilings at MRB, leaving cracks, holes and damaged plasterwork behind.

The team is now carefully repairing these areas, ready for the next stage of restoration. Once the repairs are complete, the ceilings will be replastered, helping to bring them back to their former glory.

26/05/2026

💙 Thank you all! 💙 We have been so overwhelmed by the response to our funding announcement. We love the amazing community that surrounds Moseley Road Baths, and we're so grateful for everyone who commented/liked/shared.

We're just taking a breath to enjoy this moment, but soon we'll share next steps and exciting plans! If you have anything you'd like to know, leave a comment as we'll be putting together some FAQs.

Address

Moseley Road
Birmingham
B129BX

Telephone

+441214390320

Website

http://moseleyroadbaths.org.uk/

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