aerial view "swimming basin" c.1926

aerial view of Memorial Park & "swimming basin", 1926. Looking north-east from 'Frog Hollow' - C. A. Wadson collection

[scanned 2010 from original 1970s Rotary Blackheath history book, held in collection of Blackheath branch library]

Swimming pools - Shoalhaven City Council

If you're down the South Coast over the holidays you might like to checkout 
Swimming pools - Shoalhaven City Council

Learn to swim this summer

new activities THIS SUMMER

Tai Chi Saturday 10am starts 5th January for 5 weeks (excluding 26th)

Boot Camp Monday & Friday 5.30pm-6.30pm starts 1st February

...and Aquarobics is back  - starts Wednesday 5.15pm 30th January

TO BOOK call The Pool (02) 4787 8018

THREE DAYS to go :)

OPENING DAY 

entry 

FREE of CHARGE

WIN a *Blackheath Pool SEASON PASS*

 

 WIN a *Blackheath Pool SEASON PASS* (Free entry, valid all summer) drawn 01-December-12

Pop an entry form into two competition boxes currently at:
a) BANC reception counter;
b) BOOSH After School & Vacation Care sign-in counter
c) Watsons Hardware
d) Blackheath 5-STAR SUPERMARKET, Govetts Leap Rd

Over the next three weeks we plan to move the boxes around town to allow as many people as possible a chance to enter :)


Others located around town TBA :)

Blackheath Major Snow Fall Event Summary - 12 Oct 2012

Thanx to MasterNASA1's channel

Stronger Families Alliance

Happy, healthy children and families are the backbone of our communities.

The Stronger Families Alliance is a ground-breaking network of government, non-profit and voluntary organisations working together to bring friendship, fun and professional support to families across the Blue Mountains.

http://www.strongerfamilies.co/index.html

For information about the different ways to become involved in the Stronger Families Alliance main group, sub-groups or activities contact the Stronger Families Alliance Collaboration Convener. 

Ward 1 results

NSW Electoral Commission has Robert Stock (Ind) clearly in the lead for the first of three spots representing Ward 1 on the new Blue Mountains City Council.  At this time it looks like Liberal Michael Begg is also elected; and third place will go to either Don McGregor (Lab) or Brent Hoare (Grn) dependent on preferences, pre-poll votes & postal votes.
For a full breakdown of results see the electoral Commission website http://www.votensw.info/blue-mountains-city-council/first-ward

The Pool & BMCC election

Thank you to all involved in this momentous outcome - ALL candidates on public record supporting Blackheath Pool!

contrary to rumour Blackheath Pool is well used

@Tip of the iceberg: a note on Pool patronage - contrary to rumour Blackheath Pool is well used. See our many blog posts on the matter, for example “crowds flock to Pool for OzDay” http://ow.ly/ciS5v and “New Years Day attendance topped 600” http://ow.ly/ciSib
This is text of a comment posted by Friendsof Blackheath Pool & Memorial Park, 18/07/2012 4:53:22 AM, on Blue Mountains Gazette website

water's warmer than you think

It's NOT COLD. 

It's always warmer than Bondi surf in summer.

This is an unexpected consequence of the new smaller half-Olympic lap pool - which replaced the former, much bigger full Olympic – it’s shorter by half & shallower.

Smaller body of water warms faster & retains warmth.

Blackheath Pool: summer swimming since 1931: temps

in the UK press

"My other favourite destination is the Blue Mountains. In colonial times, Sydney’s wealthier citizens flocked to mountains to escape the summer heat. Their grand Edwardian hotels and dinky Home Counties-style cottages can still be seen in Katoomba, Blackheath and Leura." Mark Chipperfield, The Telegraph 4:56PM BST 17 May 2012

Drainage works begin

BMCC has begun work on the very wet lawns above the swimming pool. It will look a mess for a little while, but be worth it in long-run.  

Thanks to Daniel Long, BMCC Program Leader, Operations for organising work. He notes "Whilst doing the works we encountered a phenomenal amount of groundwater and in order to try and drain the water into an open channel have created a series of trenches.  We intend to run drainage lines in these trenches before backfilling with a suitable material."

Final day of the season

Final day of the season

Blackheath Pool Sunday 01-Apr-2012

thanx to both model & phographer

see her online Blipfoto collection at

http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/1872059 

water & air both 20°C++ at 2:30PM :)