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Date Created17th March 2023CommentsCharmaine Smith
So many memories there
Sandra Arnott
Yes lots of memories swum there a lot!
Valerie Harrington
We used to swim there sometimes.
Duff Rockett Brent
Spent a lot of time there
Leish Wilson
Duff Rockett Brent good memory's ae bro time flys
Duff Rockett Brent
Leish Wilson sure does.
Leish Wilson
Duff Rockett Brent
I Love You GIF by Tyler Resty
Sharon Trouland
What fun we use to have, memories made right there. Fun times.
Hayley Stevens
Chrystal Lowe the best place to work
Phil Gibson
2nd home just about.
Chrissy Vercoe
Makayla Lemon memories
Cherame Mossley
I spent hours and days here in my youth.. so sad to see it gone
Jason Murly
Well that bottom photo fuckd up thats cobden hill and town side of the hill other wise you be looking at blaketown side you wouldnt see eny hills in the way
Jason Mather
yip your right Jason Murly, the bottom pic is taken from behind where the pools would of been, the top pic is in front of the pools
Debralea Leslie
Most of my childhood spent there
Karen Potter
Great place to go as a kid.
Amber Jane Staton
Jamie Calder good ol swim club days
Jamie Calder
Amber Jane Staton squishy pool!
Jann Crawford
I can remember climbing over the wall to go swimming and jumping off the diving board there in the evening, way way back in early 1960's. Never got caught either.
Dorothy Wills
Are they still used regularly?
Kelly Wright
50c for a great day with friends. So many great memories.
Joshua Kilkelly
Life guard was a grumpy sod in the 90s ... just as fun winding him up .. as it was swimming dollar chips from Santa fe after
Cath Henderson
Where was it please !
Misternmissus Lawrie
50c to swim for the day a bag of lollies and a scoop of chips from santa fe and a sunbathe at dixon park was a regular routine growing up
Kaitlyn Wright
Amber Pattinson mems!
Gillian Rahui
Great memories
Ann-Maree Duncan
Happy summer memories
Ruby Elliott-Moran
Gemma Elliott
Cherish Rose
Best childhood
Helen Joan Forrest
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Grant Gibson
Yea Phil. Lost about 100 towels
Leanda Moka
I bet you little waggers yous know who I'm referring to lol
Rob Coram
It never had a roof when I left in 1985
Alissa Newton-Smallman
Agree
A childhood full of memories and more
Our two children also experienced this pool
Wayne Kemp
And my Dad used to swim/race in this pool when there was no roof
In freezing temperatures early in the morning
Julieanne Rae Eynon
I was there when they put the roof on.
Lois Iacoppi
I remember going to the baths to watch some American/Canadian divers, they were fantastic
Kay Palmer
Thursday evening ..swimming club races..so many people there..Great memories...
Matt Rendel
The dragon was brutal
Kerry Keating
We had our school swim carnivals there. Great times.
Richard Byrne
Lots of good times there
MIcheal Hunt
only now open after a downpour?
Rebekah Fairhurst Geer
Every day in summer, including rainy days, was the place to go, wonderful memories
John Mckenzie
The building still live at arney street
Wendy Buchanan
I did my part of my Padi diving training there
Cath Henderson
Where was it please !
Heather Newby
Cath Henderson opposite Dixon Park.
Gayle Borman
Spent lots of my summers there. Great memories!
Shona Duthie
Best childhood time love the memories
Hiria Apanui
I remember that without the roof... and waiting in line with those tickets...
Lobesy Lobesy
I can remember before the roof was installed, can still taste the smoke from the dump next door when it was burning.
Julie Taylor
We used to live on Turumaha St
Had our swimming lessons in the pool. Lots of happy memories.
Cheryl Callard
Spanners Watson
Many days spent there so many memories .
Lisa O'Brien
Loved that place
Petrea Hibbs
Hours and hours of my life in that pool. Morning and night. Good times and good friends and lots of hard work from committees, parents etc.
Melanie Galbraith
My Foster Mum used to hire it a lot, was really cool, we'd take all our inflatables and the canoe we had.
Stephen Lucas
Biked from cobden loved them swam and then went to the milk bar that had a jukebox that you put your hand in to put the record on the turntable
Jeni Waters
learnt to swim there
Terry-Lee Ross
Brings back memories
Leish Wilson
Marcus Galbraith take us all back to them days ae bro bliss
Chevy Aitken
Oh I forgot about them!
Vanette Hawke
Great memories of the pool
Les Ellis
Swam in many Carnival’s at the pool against, Greymouth and Westport teams. Great pool to swim in.
Justin Peat
Couldn't swim for shit but still had plenty of fun in that place
Aaron Roper
My tooth was in that pool somewhere
Neville Moka
It was always better after hrs.lol
Wendy Perkins
Sheryl Waipouri - I bet u put some hours in there.
Debra Norton
You’d be pretty safe swimming there now!
Tyson Evans
John Cena baths
Helen Harrington
Snow was always at the till. Great days
Brendan Stewart
Peter Boese so many bright memories of you mum dropping us off her man
Linda King
Walked up that path a few times after getting off Harry Lemon’s bus from Westport to swim in West Coast Camps etc. Then out again to make the bus trip home again exhausted Mark Bradford
YEAR THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE BY
THE BRAIN DEAD COUNCIL
Sharmain Fa'Aoso
So many memories swimming here!!
KJ Parkinson remember the school holidays we spent at dads and you couldn't swim because your leg was in a cast
Marlene Jackson Perry
My brothers used to 'dub' me on their bikes from Cobden to these baths before any roof was built for coaching, back about 66yrs ago. Wonderful times & memories.
Ursula Case
I swam 50 lenths of that pool hahaha.
Yuck the singles club bahahahaha
Glenda Bishop
The seats where we used to sunbathe and the "lovely" chlorine smell of the concrete changing rooms
Terry MJ
More like 68-70 yrs ago sis. 66yrs ago we were already in the "big smoke"
Julie Leaf
I remember going there for the inter school swimming sports with the Ross kids
Terry MJ
Won my very first swimming race there about 1950 or 51. Wasnt the Olympics, just a Marist Bros School competition, felt quite "chuffed" with myself even though it was only once across the WIDTH of the pool, maybe 10 or 12 metres, hahaha !!!!
Jill Margaret
Hardly anything left of the old Greymouth now!
So many memories there
Sandra Arnott
Yes lots of memories swum there a lot!
Valerie Harrington
We used to swim there sometimes.
Duff Rockett Brent
Spent a lot of time there
Leish Wilson
Duff Rockett Brent good memory's ae bro time flys
Duff Rockett Brent
Leish Wilson sure does.
Leish Wilson
Duff Rockett Brent
I Love You GIF by Tyler Resty
Sharon Trouland
What fun we use to have, memories made right there. Fun times.
Hayley Stevens
Chrystal Lowe the best place to work
Phil Gibson
2nd home just about.
Chrissy Vercoe
Makayla Lemon memories
Cherame Mossley
I spent hours and days here in my youth.. so sad to see it gone
Jason Murly
Well that bottom photo fuckd up thats cobden hill and town side of the hill other wise you be looking at blaketown side you wouldnt see eny hills in the way
Jason Mather
yip your right Jason Murly, the bottom pic is taken from behind where the pools would of been, the top pic is in front of the pools
Debralea Leslie
Most of my childhood spent there
Karen Potter
Great place to go as a kid.
Amber Jane Staton
Jamie Calder good ol swim club days
Jamie Calder
Amber Jane Staton squishy pool!
Jann Crawford
I can remember climbing over the wall to go swimming and jumping off the diving board there in the evening, way way back in early 1960's. Never got caught either.
Dorothy Wills
Are they still used regularly?
Kelly Wright
50c for a great day with friends. So many great memories.
Joshua Kilkelly
Life guard was a grumpy sod in the 90s ... just as fun winding him up .. as it was swimming dollar chips from Santa fe after
Cath Henderson
Where was it please !
Misternmissus Lawrie
50c to swim for the day a bag of lollies and a scoop of chips from santa fe and a sunbathe at dixon park was a regular routine growing up
Kaitlyn Wright
Amber Pattinson mems!
Gillian Rahui
Great memories
Ann-Maree Duncan
Happy summer memories
Ruby Elliott-Moran
Gemma Elliott
Cherish Rose
Best childhood
Helen Joan Forrest
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Grant Gibson
Yea Phil. Lost about 100 towels
Leanda Moka
I bet you little waggers yous know who I'm referring to lol
Rob Coram
It never had a roof when I left in 1985
Alissa Newton-Smallman
Agree
A childhood full of memories and more
Our two children also experienced this pool
Wayne Kemp
And my Dad used to swim/race in this pool when there was no roof
In freezing temperatures early in the morning
Julieanne Rae Eynon
I was there when they put the roof on.
Lois Iacoppi
I remember going to the baths to watch some American/Canadian divers, they were fantastic
Kay Palmer
Thursday evening ..swimming club races..so many people there..Great memories...
Matt Rendel
The dragon was brutal
Kerry Keating
We had our school swim carnivals there. Great times.
Richard Byrne
Lots of good times there
MIcheal Hunt
only now open after a downpour?
Rebekah Fairhurst Geer
Every day in summer, including rainy days, was the place to go, wonderful memories
John Mckenzie
The building still live at arney street
Wendy Buchanan
I did my part of my Padi diving training there
Cath Henderson
Where was it please !
Heather Newby
Cath Henderson opposite Dixon Park.
Gayle Borman
Spent lots of my summers there. Great memories!
Shona Duthie
Best childhood time love the memories
Hiria Apanui
I remember that without the roof... and waiting in line with those tickets...
Lobesy Lobesy
I can remember before the roof was installed, can still taste the smoke from the dump next door when it was burning.
Julie Taylor
We used to live on Turumaha St
Had our swimming lessons in the pool. Lots of happy memories.
Cheryl Callard
Spanners Watson
Many days spent there so many memories .
Lisa O'Brien
Loved that place
Petrea Hibbs
Hours and hours of my life in that pool. Morning and night. Good times and good friends and lots of hard work from committees, parents etc.
Melanie Galbraith
My Foster Mum used to hire it a lot, was really cool, we'd take all our inflatables and the canoe we had.
Stephen Lucas
Biked from cobden loved them swam and then went to the milk bar that had a jukebox that you put your hand in to put the record on the turntable
Jeni Waters
learnt to swim there
Terry-Lee Ross
Brings back memories
Leish Wilson
Marcus Galbraith take us all back to them days ae bro bliss
Chevy Aitken
Oh I forgot about them!
Vanette Hawke
Great memories of the pool
Les Ellis
Swam in many Carnival’s at the pool against, Greymouth and Westport teams. Great pool to swim in.
Justin Peat
Couldn't swim for shit but still had plenty of fun in that place
Aaron Roper
My tooth was in that pool somewhere
Neville Moka
It was always better after hrs.lol
Wendy Perkins
Sheryl Waipouri - I bet u put some hours in there.
Debra Norton
You’d be pretty safe swimming there now!
Tyson Evans
John Cena baths
Helen Harrington
Snow was always at the till. Great days
Brendan Stewart
Peter Boese so many bright memories of you mum dropping us off her man
Linda King
Walked up that path a few times after getting off Harry Lemon’s bus from Westport to swim in West Coast Camps etc. Then out again to make the bus trip home again exhausted Mark Bradford
YEAR THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE BY
THE BRAIN DEAD COUNCIL
Sharmain Fa'Aoso
So many memories swimming here!!
KJ Parkinson remember the school holidays we spent at dads and you couldn't swim because your leg was in a cast
Marlene Jackson Perry
My brothers used to 'dub' me on their bikes from Cobden to these baths before any roof was built for coaching, back about 66yrs ago. Wonderful times & memories.
Ursula Case
I swam 50 lenths of that pool hahaha.
Yuck the singles club bahahahaha
Glenda Bishop
The seats where we used to sunbathe and the "lovely" chlorine smell of the concrete changing rooms
Terry MJ
More like 68-70 yrs ago sis. 66yrs ago we were already in the "big smoke"
Julie Leaf
I remember going there for the inter school swimming sports with the Ross kids
Terry MJ
Won my very first swimming race there about 1950 or 51. Wasnt the Olympics, just a Marist Bros School competition, felt quite "chuffed" with myself even though it was only once across the WIDTH of the pool, maybe 10 or 12 metres, hahaha !!!!
Jill Margaret
Hardly anything left of the old Greymouth now!
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