STOP THE SALE OF KING MEADOW SWIMMING BATHS - Let the Community take over the Kings Meadow Swimming Baths to turn it into a cutting edge cultural venue!

Archive http://www.getreading.co.uk/ Cleaning progress in the Baths 4 years before closure - Also do add your comments.

Kings Meadow Campaign

We are a group of campaigners that have been trying to save the baths since 2002 when it was threatened by the bulldozer. We gained Grade II Heritage Listing in 2004. We have stopped the building being knocked down making way for a proposed International high rise hotel and car park. We want to preserve a piece of land that was given to the People of Reading by George Palmer, and maintain a beautiful riverside as well as eventually getting the pool up and running again. To preserve our remaining Heritage for generations past, present and future. To keep this area for the Community.

Funding will help us involve youths who are not in education,employent or training (NEETS) to learn new skills and help tidy, scrub, paint, restore. To learn metal working, woodwork and carpentry under the tuition and supervision of highly skilled trainers, and the opportunity to meet future employers. To help them feel pride and satisfaction contributing to our Heritage.

A REAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITY

We're proud to say that you can now donate to the Kings Meadow Baths through the Local Giving site - and easily gift-aid your donation. Just go to our pages "ways to help" Grow your Tenner.

The Top 10 Beautiful Abandoned Pools in UK Our Baths are included.

Please sign http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/39867 to strengthen our efforts to Save Our Pool

Recently Added Galleries

Gallery (12) - BBC Flog it! chose The Baths

Gallery (13) - Water Feast Unique Gala on behalf of KM Baths

Gallery (14) - VW Club Members come to KM Baths

AIM: Stage by Stage towards the The Ultimate Plans for Reading People (pdf)

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