Remember the day that the whole town turned out for the opening ? Lady Diana opened the Glades, it's a town memory, now rubble..

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

I remember that as well

This just proves how far away my childhood is now

Blast from the past. I used to go there all the time as a kid. Maybe 12 to 14 years since I was last there. Sad to see it has become this. But thank you for taking the time and risk to film it. Got some great childhood memories of the place.

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for taking the time to comment , I have some great memories too late 80s

Wow this is so strange to see the glades all abandoned. I used to come here with my dad as a kid, this evokes a lot of memories. The only real reason for closure was to save money.

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

yes disgrace to society , and I get letters for the police saying I'm a nuisance laugh laugh

I remember the Glades so well! went every Saturday, even showed up on the last day it was open. First time I went was around about 2010, I learned to swim in this place! Seeing this brings all them amazing memories back, I was and still am so devastated they demolished such a happy place to be and have done nothing good with it since. I miss the good old glades, love how it kept its cool 80s character up until the very end too.

@XhristinaMacey

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your memories

So many memories of this place, now i can only visually see what everything looked like on this video. Thanks for completing the recording

@XhristinaMacey

5 күн бұрын

I wish I’d have made a better job of filming but alas like a train zooming through time I can’t go back x thanks for reaching out x

Wow I used to go here a lot as a kid, I'm sad it's closed the way it was done out kinda like a beach with the shallow and going deep, I used to love the wave machine, it makes me sad that I can't take my children to it ☹️

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

thank you for stopping by the channel, best wishes

The staircase up to the slides used to give me anxiety waiting up there on a busy day because they would never feel safe😂 felt like it was wobbling side to side on occasion🤣 first time I went was in 2013 and last time in 2016 so towards the closure so that’s probably why.

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Most likely the air conditioning used to drip 💧 rusty water too

Thanks for posting this vid, I had no idea it had closed much less been removed from existence. Seeing it empty and still like that is nostalgic and melancholy. I have loads of memories of being taken there with my sister in the early to mid 90’s. We’d go every Sunday and then go to the Maccies in town afterwards. It’s a pity it’s gone now.

@XhristinaMacey

3 жыл бұрын

yes I have great memories too, wished id have made a better job of the video. was a great place, thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts.

I grew up in Kiddy, and remember this place being built in 1984-5 and then getting the day off school to see Princess Di open it around Easter '86. It was on Central News! Later it would be a big part of my childhood - walking into town with mates in the early 90s to go swimming there on a Saturday afternoon, and the roller disco (which I believe was still going right until the end and was the place to be during high school, before we were old enough to get into Mirage!) Then later on, renting out the sports hall on a Sunday evening for a kickabout. All these leisure pools are closing now. They were very much an 80s thing and were great for getting kids used to the water, but apparently now people want to pound up and down doing lengths because since the stupid obesity thing got the govt involved, sport isn't meant to be fun anymore, but something to be taken deadly seriously. The glades cost millions to build, was a nice modern building with all the exposed brick (compared to the soulless glass boxes they throw up now) but wasn't even open 30 years. This is the sort of criminal waste that Tory councils love, but Wyre Forest does seem to be amongst the worst for it. As other have said, why not refurb it instead of building a brand new one in a place you have to drive? Why not refurb Crown House as council offices? That's the history of Kiddy from the 1950s on, short sighted decisions and half-arsed plans that line powerful pockets at the expense of the town, it's heritage and facilities. I left 20 years ago and have never regretted it.

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

thank you for taking the time to watch Rich

It's heart breaking watching this, this was so many our of childhoods :( Used to go every Saturday afternoon then to maccies (where Poundland is now) anyone else? :( Also all the birthday parties that were up in the ballpit area up stairs. Man, miss those days so much! It feels like this was the last part of my childhood and now even that's gone. RIP Kiddy, you'll never be the same.

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the sub , I've subbed ya back :d yes kiddie council are a disgrace just like the rest of them

@kindelowmsp4347

6 жыл бұрын

That Chrissy Girl Same :,(

@frankienamosaki7547

5 жыл бұрын

We even had a. Laser tag... A laser tag! I'm in my thirties (just) I'd still go nail a few rounds of laser quest!

I see the sirens went off in this building it scared your mates off. lol great stuff. :) 👍

@tired-p762

6 жыл бұрын

it scared the shit out of me

@elhancho1255

6 жыл бұрын

Rainbowlevelcrossing everything audio related was taken out but the alarms are still there lol

@connormeechan5784

6 жыл бұрын

Knew it was going too happen a leisure centre outside glasgow called the playdrome now closed and awaiting demo had the squash court pool partys wave machine flume and inflatable ring flume used too have the same alarm on the door really easy too set off great video tho these places could go on with a facelift as great leisure centres but the council just spent millions on new building with out these great features

It doesn't feel like it's been six years since it closed, pretty sure it's knocked down now. I miss it, it was my favourite childhood place

@XhristinaMacey

Жыл бұрын

Agree was the best place in the area x yes it’s completely gone now just a memory in our heads

Took my daughter to the Mr men club (ball pit room) & swimming there every week in 1989, chips sat on those very tables, happy memories.

@XhristinaMacey

11 ай бұрын

Was the place to be in the happy 80s god I miss those days

Damn... Such a hit of nostalgia from my childhood. Thanks for making this video!

I remember waiting years to be tall enough for that purple/red slide

@joshuaprescott2930

4 жыл бұрын

me too

@ajwoolgar

4 жыл бұрын

Ik

@shadedjetpack4884

3 жыл бұрын

same😢

Wow brought back some memories seeing this i used to swim here in the 90s when i was a kid to .. used to love this place . Thanks for the nostalgia

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Was such an exciting place in its day x

Have so many memories here.. It's so sad seeing it abandoned.. I had my 10th birthday party here too..

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

the place has been wiped of the planet now , thanks for sharing your thoughts

@alexjones1927

5 жыл бұрын

pot noodles I was at that party with the Death Star cake

So so sad I feel like I'm gonna shiver! I only went there back in July before it closed, it was so good I went to my friends party there back in 2013 and it was a great place. I wonder whether you were allowed in there because it looks to me like a few people have proven in since it's closed and also the squash court there lol! It almost made me cry. Shame Crystal leisure centre and Dudley are going to be shut down and one built in Lye. No accessible swimming pools with flumes in the West Midlands now. Shame ;(

@officialflopsyhop7258

7 жыл бұрын

The new Kidderminster pool is hard to get to

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

Great comment , yeah part of councils agenda feather there own nests

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

thanks I've pinned your comment

@sammulkerrin

7 жыл бұрын

OFFICIAL FlopsyHop I used to go to a club there when I was a kid and watching this bring those memories back. it made me cry

@BORGELEE

7 жыл бұрын

OFFICIAL FlopsyHop thanks for going there i couldnt find other videos so thanks,the pool was so nice and its a shame they closed it down.

What a waste my children used to love going there they are now in their late 30s and early 40s.Thanks for the video bought back some happier times.It reminded me of seeing the Titanic after it had sunk.

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sue x was such an excellent place in the 80s and 90s x thanks for watching

I'm glad people explore in groups and not alone, amazing place!! 😀

@XhristinaMacey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I sometimes explore alone but since meeting Fiona exploring with her is awesome 👍🎥💙

@angelasmithson5291

3 жыл бұрын

@@XhristinaMacey Thanks for replying mate, I get concerned about people's safety when alone, you don't know who's about and I remember the Crystal Leisure Centre in Stourbridge - used to go there as a teenager with my friends, it's still running to this day but customers say it needs decorating!! I also liked the music at the end of this video - looking forward to watching more of your work, thanks!! 👍😀📹

It’s so shit that the builders knocked it down. I remember last time I came here I was about 9 it’s a shame they knocked down because I would have went there just to see it again one more time. I do miss the place I really do

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Who is definitely the place to be in the 80s I have many happy memories too I just wish I made a better job of filming but we can only move forward in life

I remember going here as a kid in the late 2000’s, made me a little bit emotional 😅

@XhristinaMacey

7 ай бұрын

It’s so sad, this really used to be the place to go when I was a kid. I think Lady Diana opened it in the 80s

This reminds me of cascades swimming pool in Gravesend Kent England where I used to go as a kid in the early to mid or even late 2000s. It was open in the 70s and had palm trees, huge tubes and a wave machine. It's still open. Love how you are filming while drinking beer and still filmed the place after the alarm went off. Prue dedication.

@XhristinaMacey

3 жыл бұрын

lol, I was such a rebel back then

This game me so many memories of when I was a kid and went here with school for swimming lessons

@XhristinaMacey

Жыл бұрын

I’m pleased yeah was the place to be in the 80s

Well done chaps for filming it, I only noticed it was being knocked down yesterday so soon I was thinking of filming it

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

thanks man , you should before gone

Great video, At the deepest end of the pool was a wave machine, I don't know if she remembers but I saved a young girl from drowning, Unfortunately the life guard hadn't noticed, she was in a bad way after I had dragged her out, But was a ok after coughing up the excess water 10 mins later, Good job I was watching, Also was a regular at the gym there, Good Times.

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

That’s an amazing act of human kindness x

I've never even heard of this place before your video but I suppose bring from Stoke that's hardly surprising! Fascinating videos of places like this, as far as I'm concerned you're providing a public archiving service! I was sad to hear it's now gone but at least you provide the means to revisit something well loved for the people who knew it when it was a going concern. I hope Water World never ends up like this, our one premier water park and hopefully it won't get wrecked by some money grabbing council types.

@XhristinaMacey

7 ай бұрын

Hi Chris x that’s nice of you to say thanks for watching the video and sharing your thoughts

I went there the summer before they closed it... i actually really liked it there, simple but also fun for everyone

Had many enjoyable Saturday afternoon there in the 90s used to get the train from Worcester every Saturday just to go there, loved it!

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Lewis x

Good place for a rave? I would certainly like to hear how accoustic guitar sounds in many areas in that location Another great video thanks

@XhristinaMacey

Жыл бұрын

Are you local where do you live ?

It's not just sad, can we have a statement from Wyre Forest Council as to why a perfectly good leisure centre has been allowed to deteriorate like this? Local Authorities are the first to say how tight money is yet they can waste taxpayers money in so many ways. Top marks to the people who have exposed this scandal, thank you for posting it. For me it is particularly sad, as we used to go here with our beautiful daughter, who died many years ago.

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

Colin the police tried to make out I was being anti social posting this video with a BS letter through the post , nothing more than council agenda with big fat brown envelopes being the order of the day with these occultist shit heads . thanks for stopping by the channel

@Sarge92

Жыл бұрын

its one thing to not operate it anymore but why is the building not doing anything? what i see is ALOT of space dry space with shelter from the elements can anyone think of a group of people who might find a dry place with access to toilets and showers usefull? homeless shelter organisations would volunteer in a heart beat to use this place for there programs as well as all the other operating leisure centers cause they all close post 10pm and dont open till like 9am so the spaces can easily be used in the meantime for getting people warm meals and a place to sleep

sooooooo many memories here, thanks for the video :)

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I wish I'd have done a better job but its a memory I will never forget and hold close to me

That place reminds me of the that comedy from the 90's the brittas empire, with its colour scheme and the little round Windows. Good vid mate

@frankienamosaki7547

5 жыл бұрын

Staff had brightly coloured polo shirts n all, the new place sucks ass

Great vid. Wish they would have upgraded the place. Miss it. Knocking it down was a terrible decision 😔😒

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

indeed it was Thank you for stopping by the channel

I enjoyed this video. Nice explore!. This looks like it was a lovely facility in its day! Ashamed it's closed and will probably never re-open. :(

@phoebetaylor8536

7 жыл бұрын

There is a new one near Stourport

Don't worry, speculators and developers will convert it into flats that ordinary people like us won't be able to afford just like everywhere else. What's not to like? Yay!!

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

that's how the council works, the council work in the interests of big business, ..

Good days having fun in there back in 86 etc. I saw Princess Diana at Harry Cheshire School.

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Wow I’d have loved to have seen or met her x

This is s microcosm of today's Britain, a shadow of its past.

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

indeed it is, I remember Lady Di opening these baths in the 80s was a proud day for the area, we used to travel there on the train from Stourbridge before the crystal

Nice to see a fellow local creator in the midst 👍 I've subscribed good luck on your journey

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

thank you , ive subbed back

Was an awesome place, kinda miss it :(

I used to come here every week when I was little I miss it

@XhristinaMacey

3 жыл бұрын

me too x loved it

This brings back so many memories. I miss this place so much :'(

@ThatChrissyGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Same :'(

So sad they closed this place down. I have fond memories of Forest Glades as a kid and also took my own kids there until a few years ago. The council should be ashamed of themselves for shutting this place down. Pure greed just to sell the land!

@MrIrfan12345

6 жыл бұрын

Same with other council idiots too.Scarborough to name but one.

@SoloRox

3 жыл бұрын

here we are 4 years later. nothing at all has happened to it. its just blocked off still with nothing behind

What a shame to close such a nice place! Really enjoyed this video, we have a place just like this (still open) around Lancaster, that place would take a couple of weeks to get back up and running, what a waste!

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

councils up and down the country making themselves rich with forced public tax while the rest suffer, we need to send them to the gallows and watch while there necks are stretched, thanks for stopping by the channel

Turns out the reason why this shut down is because it moved to (I think Stourport) but now that one is actually going bad so the owner of Glades made a big mistake. Why did this have to happen, Glades is one of my favourite childhood places and I miss it?! :'(

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

The council are the owners x terrible decision to close it

The memories of that place. The new one is rubbish in comparison.

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

indeed, the council took all the fun away

I went to the glades every week when i was a kid, it's tragic it got shut down.

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

I agree replaced with a small box pool miles away apparently

Brilliant! I've explored a couple of places in Kidder but thought this was impossible. Thanks for sharing this!

So nistolgic i remember coming here with my dad when i was 5

@XhristinaMacey

Жыл бұрын

Me as well x was such a cool place when we were young many happy memories

ahhh my childhood :((

@XhristinaMacey

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too ❤️ so many memories wish I’d have done a better job filming

Beautiful find, Keep the Urbex coming guys!

What a massive place to just get abandoned, and all those floodlights still burning in the pool area was crazy! I'm guessing all the handrails in the building were brass?

I absolutely loved going here as a kid

@XhristinaMacey

5 жыл бұрын

Me too man

Excellent video my dear friend.

@XhristinaMacey

8 жыл бұрын

thank you :D

We prefer this one as its perfect for my toddler to be splashing around in the shallow waters. They said its all about saving money, but then again where all those money going to anyway? What a waste closing down such a great facility for kids and adults.

I remember going there and seeing it now and I prefer the old one to the new one.

@XhristinaMacey

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

@ryanstephenkristoferkearns1319

3 жыл бұрын

@@XhristinaMacey You're welcome. :)

Nice explore, good to see something a bit different 👍

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dan

Legend says the sirens are still on to this day

@anonymousgamer8333

7 жыл бұрын

OG Dank Duck no there not as the alarms stopped during the video

What a shame i thought this place was modern and cool

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

I did too x thanks for sharing your thoughts 💭👍

So sad to see this... Why do they have to move so far away from Kiddy (as in walking distance) so many memories in here... I went swimming when I was small here and the gym before it closed 😭 I still haven't been to the new one, I'll have to try it soon 😊

Why knock something down just because you can't be bothered to make it better? What's the betting the new 'Glades' will suffer the same fate in a few years time, when all that's wanted is the land its on & how much money can be made from selling it? It was a community resource which could have still served this community in some form or another (with a bit of thought...but who seems to have that amongst planners nowadays?) And don't get me started on Crown House... why move the Council offices out of town when, with some TLC (and consideration for local people) it could be used so well.

let me be honest, i did not see that coming. lol: the sirens

Cool find,

@XhristinaMacey

8 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching .

Never knew this place exisited, great video, looks very simlar to crystal lesiure centre must of been made by same people

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

Glades was built just before the crystal in the 80s fun pools were amazing , instead of building on this the councils have closed them all and replaced them with tiny box pools

This place had a really cool set of flumes. Real shame that they shut down this place because when I went here just before they shut it down, I had a blast :D

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

yeah the council are taking the fun away from pools , I remember this place in the late 80s was the place to go !

Remember going there I think a month before it closed. Remember it very well. Quite sad it's closed :(

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

yes replaced with something more crap which nobody can get to . thats the occultist council/goverment for you

I went here a few times when I lived in Kiddy for a short while. Anyone remember the oval shaped rapids section? And the tidal waves that would activate now and then? I almost drowned here by walking into a deep section, but magically learned to swim. Good memories at this place. Sad it’s been closed.

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

yes the pool in stourbridge is very similar i remember getting sucked into the wave machine bars which used to scare me. Than k you for sharing your thoughts with me best wishes

@spikey420

7 ай бұрын

I had weird dreams about this place over the years ngl. like some where normal, some nightmares with this place as the scenery

Nice video! Looks like it was a cool place back in the day.

@worldlygames2173

7 жыл бұрын

ive bean there when the pool was open it was shit xD

@henrylowe1300

7 жыл бұрын

History Rambler Mark it was great 😄

@doritiozplayzgt3065

7 жыл бұрын

it was amazing

@phoebetaylor8536

7 жыл бұрын

I loved it

@matty6848

7 жыл бұрын

History Rambler Mark it was. A great place!

Fantastic video!

Great vid, thanks for sharing. That was ballsy hanging around after the alarm went off but I'm glad you did! You mentioned the Police contacted you about the video. Did they threaten you with charges for trespassing?

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

lol yeah it was all a bit embarrassing for them really the local council and the police both wrote me telling me to take the video down and told me I had broken in, my reply was arrest me then to which they didn't as no crime had taken place. was a good one but my camera work and edit was poor with this one. cheers Leighton

Really sad, why has it been closed it was a great sports centre ...used to come here quite often a few years ago.

This is an excellent video I Macey x

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

I wished id have made a better job of this one, cheers for the kind words Michael

Wow, what treasure this place so derelict left them it is!!!

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

yeah , gone into the history books now

I went here before. It was so much fun!

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, have a good one

@lilyd375

4 жыл бұрын

@@XhristinaMacey i don't understand why they shut it down 😒

I remember that place so well

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

Me too

@amymegan9851

6 жыл бұрын

Hasn't it been knocked down now though?? I'm only asking because i havent been past there since i moved away.

I used to love this place!

@XhristinaMacey

3 жыл бұрын

looks like would have been amazing

I used to go here with my grandparents all the time

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Me too x happy memories wish I’d have done a better job filming but you can only move forward .>

i jumped out my fucking skin when that alarm went off lol i swear my heart stopped hahhaha

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

yes I did scare my mates off , I put an extra sounding alarm over the top of the vid which makes people think the vids fake . thanks for stopping by the channel .

Why was it abandoned it was really gud and the new one is crap

@Mythiqoeatsbreadladdd

7 жыл бұрын

Twenty Øne Jensens it was abandoned because they built a new one somewhere else, it was a great leisure centre, went there tons as a kid

@ObsoleteMule

7 жыл бұрын

*thumbs up* Great job council, the new one really took off didn't it? *sarcastically* What is there to do in Kidderminster as a kid? I'm just curious... before anyone assumes the worst from me, I'm not one of those people, I'm curious to know as a kid, is there any point in getting out of bed in the school holidays now? Town's dead, entertainment opportunities gone, no change, no hope of something fun to take your bored kids for a few hours to somehow lighten up their day. Nope not in Kidderminster, if you want that, you're going to have drive an hour at most to Dudley or Merry Hill where there's tons of stuff to do when previously it was on your doorstep, congratulations council, top notch decision there.

It's a crying shame that this was closed. It was a fantastic pool for taking kids for a relatively inexpensive trip out, and perfect for toddlers due to it's 'beach effect' which allowed little ones to paddle and get used to the pool. The new pool (Stourport Road) is just a standard swimming pool and caters only to those who wish to swim up and down - nice for them, VERY boring for children. And frankly, there was no need for it - there is at least one gymn in Kidderminster that has a swimming pool to cater for the 'only want to swim lengths' crowd. I tend to ignore the new Kidderminster pool and take my little one to the Crystal in Stourbridge instead.

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you , you know The Crystal is condemned and is just a matter of time before it too becomes like the Glades . thanks for stopping by

@Andyjb6

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't realise that the Crystal had been condemned too! What a disgrace; no fun pool in the area to take a child for a little splash. I have very little interest in taking my little one to a bog-standard swimming pool. Anyhow - thanks for the video :)

@ObsoleteMule

7 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, but watching clips from when Kidderminster was thriving puts me in a bad way mentally, mainly because ... I just feel so bad for the next generation of children because there's nothing for them to do, everyone bangs on about the new gen will be more ignorant and worse, this is why? Play centres, playgrounds abandoned because of fear of child predators. Parents are scared to take their kids to the park because something might happen to them, it's kinda sad in a way. Also they have to do it because the trust in people is gone. The parents think their kids have things to do, this is one example of that statement being false and they're wondering why they're on social media or browsing on their phones. There is one thing that troubles me is why did it shut? The last I saw of this was, it was being refurbished, but now you're implying it's abandoned... so sad. I went here for a swim in 2007 maybe with my school and quite honestly, it was the best trip I ever went on. Now it's gone *sigh*.

@matty6848

7 жыл бұрын

Andyjb6 I agree they should never of shut this place down. I used to go there as a kid and used to take my kids until recently. It's a crying shame!

@TomPatelGaming

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I went to Crystal since 2012, The place was good, The slides were good and there was waves there too. I ♥ THAT PLACE SO MUCH THOUGH.

I’m going to Kidderminster tomorrow wonder if I’ll see it

@XhristinaMacey

16 күн бұрын

It’s no there anymore unfortunately x

Cool vidios mate

@anonymousgamer8333

7 жыл бұрын

Biffer Bacon *videos

Leisure Centre Forest Glades in Kidderminster but for right now was closing down in 2016 and then has moved to Silver wood Way has opened.

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info William

Shame this place closed especially since they're not even doing anything with the land its just an empty overgrown field

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

indeed, it harps back to a better time in the 80s when the glades was built, fcuking shit now, cheers man

wow haunting video .. I stole the speakers off the wall years ago, I took them home and rigged them up to my stereo

@Tyler-qv2jv

6 жыл бұрын

Ohok

@pyeltd.5457

5 жыл бұрын

There mine. Give them back

@pyeltd.5457

5 жыл бұрын

I wanna do this to all abandoned places.

Shame this place no more as it was a nice pool. Before my time but heard some good bands used to play there. Should have kept it open and put bands on again

@XhristinaMacey

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed they should have what a terrible waste, they didnt like this vid and tried to get YT to pull it down because it shows all the power on in the building lol glad YT sided with me, its deffo not one of the best vids I have ever done but its maybe the best subject matter x

I went there today, they've been knocking the place down over the past few weeks, but I managed to film a video there today before it fully closed down, video out Tuesday

I remember doing a refurb on this place in 2008, possible last one before it closed

@XhristinaMacey

3 жыл бұрын

It was a great place

Nooooo. Wow I remember going here mid 80s

@XhristinaMacey

6 ай бұрын

Me too it was such a vibrant and happening place I’ve got lots of happy memories there x I wish I’ve done a better job of the video but I can’t go back and change it now

@bullyinspace

6 ай бұрын

@@XhristinaMacey I loved the slides and I’m sure it had waves there. 1988 - 1990

looks like it would have been a great place back in the day. looks like alot of your followers were locals.

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

yes you're right , thanks for stopping by the channel

is there only one way in? great video by the way planning on going here soon

I remember going there at Ashley Burf it is such a shame when they closed it down.

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

Yes the place should have been improved or replaced

Every time I go to the dentist next door to it I think that WHY CLOSE

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

Replaced by a facility that people can't get to without a car and can't afford to use.

@XhristinaMacey

7 жыл бұрын

yes thats the councils occult agenda for you

the alarms shook me

@XhristinaMacey

6 жыл бұрын

didn't bother me but my friends soon bolted secca caught them outside took them off the grounds they didn't know I was still inside lol

Such a waste.... do you know if they're going to do anything with the site? Btw: I got here via looking at the Flying Scotsman on SVR.... been there today.... great stuff. But didn't know there's a host of people visiting abandoned sites..... interesting hobby!

@XhristinaMacey

8 жыл бұрын

thank you , a new place with a pool has opened a few miles away i believe , yes I've been exploring abandoned places for decades , only now cameras have become easy accessible and are the size of a match box , if you check some of my playlists you will find a plethora of forgotten abandonments , and with modern building being bland and soul less , its like a document of history , of places once loved and hated, i do not vandalise or take anything other than photos and thus do not commit any crime , if the place is sealed i move on and wait and watch . again thank you and best wishes

@doritiozplayzgt3065

7 жыл бұрын

I Macey the new IS is soooooo capy

@LettyK

7 жыл бұрын

Hello Mr Pedant... ..... anyway, here's hoping the site is well checked-out and no-one is in one of the slide tubes when the place is eventually demolished.

@dudes2kewlrocketleaguerobl412

7 жыл бұрын

LettyK sadly now it's been knocked down.

if any one catch you in there say your claiming squaters rights its a comercial property they will have to take you to court to get you out.

Do these leisure centres really only have a life of 30-40 years ??

@XhristinaMacey

2 жыл бұрын

Seems so

@lewis72

2 жыл бұрын

@@XhristinaMacey That's ridiculous, isn't it ? but then, these super cruise liners are usually scrap after 40 years or so but then, they've probably earnt far more than that with cruise trips.