More than Just a Swimming Pool Our Journey So Far. Andrew Johnson, Chair GBCT The Princes Regeneration Trust BRICK WORKSHOP 08 21 st January 2015
The First Protest Protest Banner March 2001
14 Year Milestones Pool Closed March, Protests/Campaign begun by Kingston Swimming Club Parents. 2001 Southside Against Closure /Save Our Pool Occupation until August 2001 Campaigns thereafter based in Daisy Street Family Centre Council declare baths surplus to requirements 2004 GBCT and Board of Trustees formed, 6 original campaigners from Save Our Pool, Friends of GBCT formed. 2005 First Draft Business Plan written by Trust for re-opening baths 2006 Charity Shop opens. Art and Regeneration group formed. 2007 Second Business Plan developed ( 12.5M) with EKOS, funded by AHF, for Wellbeing Centre. 2008 Planning Application for Wellbeing Centre accepted. 2009
14 Year Milestones 70K grant from government Enterprise Fund supports opening of office premises and Executive Manager, 2009 Government Equally Well Community Health Fund awards 100,000K for refurbishment of front suite. 2011. Third Business Plan completed by Trust for re-entry to Pool as Wellbeing Centre. Council grants rolling long-term lease 700.0 pa! 2011 Move back into front suite of baths premises February 2012 Secure 1M first round pass for Big Lottery towards 3.8M Phase 1 Scheme, 2013 140K 2 year funding by PCF for Upcycling Centre. Govanhill Theatre Group joins Trust. In principle offer of 400K from Big Lottery. 2012 Appoint PRT as Project Managers for Phase 1 Development, 2014 Develop Business Plan for HLF 1.2M Application, seek further funding variously
Mission and Plans Reopen the Baths and contribute to the social, cultural and built regeneration of Govanhill as a community on the Southside of Glasgow. Our Project to re-open the Baths as a Wellbeing Centre has three phases: Phase 1 (2012-18) which includes the opening and refurbishment of the front suite and working towards the opening of the ladies and toddlers/training pools, an arts/upcycling space, gardening and roof garden spaces, partial development of an event hall (in the original steamie, Turkish suite and sauna, roof garden, gymnasium and healthy eating café. Phase 2 (2015-16) the full development of the Steamie as an events and community space Phase 3 (2017-18) re-opening the main pool
Govanhill Baths circa 1925
Main Pool Circa 1930
The Main Pool Now and then (2001)
Ladies Pool Now
Refurbished Toddler s Pool
Toddler s Pool 1994 and 2004!
Govanhill Baths 2013
Baths Staff circa 1925
Steamie in action circa 1950
THE OLD GOVANHILL POOL SIGNS The Old and the New
Big Lottery Stage 1, 1M Pass, Princes Trust Appointed 2014
The First Protest! Letters to the Editor (Herald) 21/07/1916 The Calder Street Baths Sir,- In common with many more in Govanhill I beg leave, through your columns, to protest against Bailie Drummond s reckless expenditure of the ratepayer s money. Since entering the Town Council, I am sorry to say, economy has not been one of is virtues- on more than one occasion he has given his vote in favour of unnecessary expense. The baths in Govanhill are of his creation, the building of which will cost the ratepayers anything between fifty and sixty thousand pounds; they are quite unnecessary in a district such as Govanhill, the dwelling-houses being all more or less fitted up with modern sanitary arrangements. In addition to the above he now comes forward and gives his vote for another high-paid police official, which saddles the ratepayers with 450 a year. Surely at a time such as this when there are so many of our men engaged in war the City s crime does not justify appointing of another high-paid official, and it might have been left over until this was is finished. Credit is due to Mr R. K. Paterson and the other writers in bringing this matter before Press readers. In Closing, I would suggest that the Govanhill Ward Committee might convene a meeting of the ratepayers at an early date to protest against Bailie Drummond s reckless expenditure of the ratepayers money, - I am, etc., Economy. Cathcart Road, Govanhill.
THE PURPOSE OF THE TRUST (and the The Emporium) Reopen the Baths and contribute to the social, cultural and built regeneration of Govanhill as a community on the Southside.
THE LATEST GUARDIAN HEADLINES!
THE WORK BEGINS! 10.10.11 100K Equally Well Government Funding
Launch of Wellbeing Centre, Feb 2012. Nicola and Peter in close discussion!
Peter Mullan and Nicola Sturgeon (with Cllr Archie Graham) open front suite February 2012
CLOSING THE POOL AUGUST 7 th 2001
They Shall Not Pass!
ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF PRESS AND MEDIA REPORTS 2001-11
The Struggle Continued
MAIN POOL Sonic Soak and Parsonage in Main Pool! 2010
Front Door Doors Open Day 2009
SWIMMING GALA 2011 Royal Academy of Music and Drama (The Conservertoire)
THE GALA
FIFTIES JIVE REHEARSALS DEBASER FILUMS AT THE BATHS 2011
PROMENADING AT THE POOL
FULL SWING IN THE POOL
FILM NIGHT IN THE BATHS 2011
REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATIONS
REFUGEE WEEK 2011 The Pinyata Bashing!!
National Theatre of Scotland Lifeguard Production 2012
Royal College of Surgeons, Citizens Theatre and Strathclyde (Govanhill) Theatre Company
The Steamie in the steamie June 2014
Royal Shakespeare Company at the Baths, May 2014
Hamlet at the Baths
THE FIRST BUSINESS PLAN 2006
THE SECOND BUSINESS PLAN 2008/9
THE THIRD BUSINESS PLAN 2011 Phase 1 (of three to 2015)
Big Lottery Second Stage 1M Princes Trust Appointed 2014
OUR EMPORIUM CHARITY SHOP
THE CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY PRACTICE (CCP) Established 2009 70K Government Funding
IMPACT OF CLOSURE ON BME COMMUNITY 2009/10 15K Government Funded
HISTORY OF CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE BATHS BOOKLET 2008/9
ANNUAL BURNS NIGHT SUPPER AND CEILIDH (Always Sold Out!)
HALLOWEEN AT THE BATHS
We ll Swim Again in Govanhill
We ll Keep Dancin at Govanhill Baths, 2011
Journey (Time) Continues (Original Pool clock, 1917 )