Abandoned Leisure Centre Forest Glades Kidderminster (Power Still On )
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- A visit to a former swimming baths local to myself , opened in 1986 by Lady Di .
In the 1980s this was the place to visit for modern swimming with a wave machine this was the best in the area before the crystal Centre opened a bit later on in Stourbridge , completely smashed and stripped but weird the power still on with big lights burning .I would have liked to have made a better job of filming but was a bit rushed and wasn't feeling the best .
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Remember the day that the whole town turned out for the opening ? Lady Diana opened the Glades, it's a town memory, now rubble..
I remember that as well
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.
thanks for taking the time to comment , I have some great memories too late 80s
This just proves how far away my childhood is now
So many memories of this place, now i can only visually see what everything looked like on this video. Thanks for completing the recording
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 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.
yes disgrace to society , and I get letters for the police saying I'm a nuisance laugh laugh
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 ☹️
thank you for stopping by the channel, best wishes
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.
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 remember waiting years to be tall enough for that purple/red slide
me too
Ik
same😢
I see the sirens went off in this building it scared your mates off. lol great stuff. :) 👍
it scared the shit out of me
Rainbowlevelcrossing everything audio related was taken out but the alarms are still there lol
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
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.
Most likely the air conditioning used to drip 💧 rusty water too
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.
thank you for taking the time to watch Rich
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
Agree was the best place in the area x yes it’s completely gone now just a memory in our heads
Damn... Such a hit of nostalgia from my childhood. Thanks for making this video!
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
Was such an exciting place in its day x
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 ;(
The new Kidderminster pool is hard to get to
Great comment , yeah part of councils agenda feather there own nests
thanks I've pinned your comment
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
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.
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.
Was the place to be in the happy 80s god I miss those days
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.
thanks for the sub , I've subbed ya back :d yes kiddie council are a disgrace just like the rest of them
That Chrissy Girl Same :,(
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 remember going here as a kid in the late 2000’s, made me a little bit emotional 😅
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
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
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
Have so many memories here.. It's so sad seeing it abandoned.. I had my 10th birthday party here too..
the place has been wiped of the planet now , thanks for sharing your thoughts
pot noodles I was at that party with the Death Star cake
This game me so many memories of when I was a kid and went here with school for swimming lessons
I’m pleased yeah was the place to be in the 80s
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.
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!! 😀
Thanks for watching, I sometimes explore alone but since meeting Fiona exploring with her is awesome 👍🎥💙
@@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!! 👍😀📹
sooooooo many memories here, thanks for the video :)
Thank you I wish I'd have done a better job but its a memory I will never forget and hold close to me
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.
Hi Chris x that’s nice of you to say thanks for watching the video and sharing your thoughts
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.
That’s an amazing act of human kindness x
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.
Thanks for sharing your memories
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.
lol, I was such a rebel back then
Well done chaps for filming it, I only noticed it was being knocked down yesterday so soon
I was thinking of filming it
thanks man , you should before gone
Was an awesome place, kinda miss it :(
I went there the summer before they closed it... i actually really liked it there, simple but also fun for everyone
Great vid. Wish they would have upgraded the place. Miss it. Knocking it down was a terrible decision 😔😒
indeed it was Thank you for stopping by the channel
This is s microcosm of today's Britain, a shadow of its past.
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
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!!
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.
Wow I’d have loved to have seen or met her x
So nistolgic i remember coming here with my dad when i was 5
Me as well x was such a cool place when we were young many happy memories
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?! :'(
The council are the owners x terrible decision to close it
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
Staff had brightly coloured polo shirts n all, the new place sucks ass
Had many enjoyable Saturday afternoon there in the 90s used to get the train from Worcester every Saturday just to go there, loved it!
Thank you for watching Lewis x
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.
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
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
I went to the glades every week when i was a kid, it's tragic it got shut down.
I agree replaced with a small box pool miles away apparently
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
Are you local where do you live ?
I used to come here every week when I was little I miss it
me too x loved it
Excellent video my dear friend.
thank you :D
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. :(
There is a new one near Stourport
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!
Same with other council idiots too.Scarborough to name but one.
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!
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
I remember going there and seeing it now and I prefer the old one to the new one.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
@@XhristinaMacey You're welcome. :)
This brings back so many memories. I miss this place so much :'(
Same :'(
Nice to see a fellow local creator in the midst 👍 I've subscribed good luck on your journey
thank you , ive subbed back
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.
Cool find,
thanks for watching .
I absolutely loved going here as a kid
Me too man
ahhh my childhood :((
Mine too ❤️ so many memories wish I’d have done a better job filming
Nice explore, good to see something a bit different 👍
Thank you Dan
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?
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.
let me be honest, i did not see that coming. lol: the sirens
The memories of that place. The new one is rubbish in comparison.
indeed, the council took all the fun away
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?
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
Beautiful find, Keep the Urbex coming guys!
Legend says the sirens are still on to this day
OG Dank Duck no there not as the alarms stopped during the video
What a shame i thought this place was modern and cool
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 😊
Fantastic video!
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
yeah the council are taking the fun away from pools , I remember this place in the late 80s was the place to go !
Never knew this place exisited, great video, looks very simlar to crystal lesiure centre must of been made by same people
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
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
I wished id have made a better job of this one, cheers for the kind words Michael
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.
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
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.
ive bean there when the pool was open it was shit xD
History Rambler Mark it was great 😄
it was amazing
I loved it
History Rambler Mark it was. A great place!
Remember going there I think a month before it closed. Remember it very well. Quite sad it's closed :(
yes replaced with something more crap which nobody can get to . thats the occultist council/goverment for you
I went here before. It was so much fun!
I agree, have a good one
@@XhristinaMacey i don't understand why they shut it down 😒
I remember that place so well
Me too
Hasn't it been knocked down now though??
I'm only asking because i havent been past there since i moved away.
I’m going to Kidderminster tomorrow wonder if I’ll see it
It’s no there anymore unfortunately x
I used to love this place!
looks like would have been amazing
Wow, what treasure this place so derelict left them it is!!!
yeah , gone into the history books now
i jumped out my fucking skin when that alarm went off lol i swear my heart stopped hahhaha
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 .
Brilliant! I've explored a couple of places in Kidder but thought this was impossible. Thanks for sharing this!
I used to go here with my grandparents all the time
Me too x happy memories wish I’d have done a better job filming but you can only move forward .>
Cool vidios mate
Biffer Bacon *videos
Why was it abandoned it was really gud and the new one is crap
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
*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.
Shame this place closed especially since they're not even doing anything with the land its just an empty overgrown field
indeed, it harps back to a better time in the 80s when the glades was built, fcuking shit now, cheers man
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.
Thank you for the info William
Every time I go to the dentist next door to it I think that WHY CLOSE
Agree
Nooooo. Wow I remember going here mid 80s
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
@@XhristinaMacey I loved the slides and I’m sure it had waves there. 1988 - 1990
What ever happend to this place did it get reopned or demolished
Demolished. Within less than a year of this vid I believe. On Google Earth there’s just dirt where it was.
thanks for answering Stephen, cheers for sharing your thoughts guys
is there only one way in? great video by the way planning on going here soon
I remember doing a refurb on this place in 2008, possible last one before it closed
It was a great place
looks like it would have been a great place back in the day.
looks like alot of your followers were locals.
yes you're right , thanks for stopping by the channel
Replaced by a facility that people can't get to without a car and can't afford to use.
yes thats the councils occult agenda for you
Do these leisure centres really only have a life of 30-40 years ??
Seems so
@@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.
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.
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
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
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!
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
I Macey the new IS is soooooo capy
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.
LettyK sadly now it's been knocked down.
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
Does it still smell like chlorine even though there's no water in there ? I often wonder if places like this still smell the same thanks for the video guys
Yes and the gym still had a strong smell, cheers Firey
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.
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
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 :)
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*.
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!
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 remember going there at Ashley Burf it is such a shame when they closed it down.
Yes the place should have been improved or replaced