Taunabad

Taunabad opening party on 4th July

July 3, 2015 By Graham Tappenden Leave a Comment

Saturday, 4th July, 2015 sees the official opening of the new TaunaBad take place in Oberursel with a big party in the grounds outside.

Hit Radio FFH’s presenter Julia Nestle will be be bringing the radio tour to the pool and there will be outdoor activities on offer between 2pm and 6pm. If the weather turns bad then the party will move indoors).

To speed up and simplify entry to the pool there will not be any “Kurzzeittickets” (tickets for a limited number of hours) on sale. Day tickets and family tickets can be purchased in advanced in the foyer of the pool building.

As a large number of visitors are expected, the car park will probably fill up quickly. Visitors can also use the car park belonging to Fresenius round the corner in the Borkenberg free of charge.

Due to another event taking place in the morning, the outdoor pool will not be open on Saturday until 12.30pm, but will stay open until 8pm. The indoor pool will be open between 2pm and 9pm. It will be possible to enter the grounds through the main building and via the entrance at the other end of the car park.

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Easter Egg Hunts

April 3, 2015 By Graham Tappenden Leave a Comment

Hunting for Easter Eggs at home on Sunday is part of the German tradition at Easter. But there are two public hunts taking place over the weekend in the town as well:

The TaunaBad will be opening up their lawns between 9.30am and 12 noon on Sunday (5th April, 2015) for children to hunt for eggs which they can exchange for sweets, the pool itself does not open until 10am but there will be coffee available in the foyer.

The local branch of the SPD will be organising a hunt at Camp King on Monday (6th April, 2015) for children up to the age of 10. To take part be at the rondell next to the Waldorf School at 11am. The areas to search in are divided up into three age groups, and in addition to the chocolate goodies each area contains a wooden egg which can be exchanged for a prize.

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TaunaBad Opening Times at Easter

April 3, 2015 By Graham Tappenden Leave a Comment

The TaunaBad will be closed on Good Friday.

On Saturday, 4th April, 2015 it will be open between 10am and 9pm.

On Easter Sunday and Easter Monday the pool will be open from 10am until 6pm.

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No public swimmming on Saturday

February 16, 2015 By Graham Tappenden Leave a Comment

Oberursel’s swimming club will be hosting a local competition in the new TaunaBad on Saturday, 21st February, 2015. As a result the indoor swimming pool will not be available for public swimming on that day.

Spectators are welcome to come along and watch, with the doors opening at 8am for a 9.30am start.

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Swim for free at the TaunaBad this weekend

December 19, 2014 By Graham Tappenden Leave a Comment

A long-awaited moment in Oberursel will finally arrive on Saturday morning when the new indoor swimming pool opens its doors to the public for the first time at 10am.

To give everyone a chance to try the new pool out, visitors can swim for free for two hours on Saturday, 20th December and Sunday 21st December, 2014, between 10am and 9pm. [Read more…]

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Oberursel’s outdoor swimming pool re-opens

June 5, 2014 By Graham Tappenden 3 Comments

Oberursel’s outdoor swimming pool (Freibad) re-opened on Wednesday morning (4th June, 2014) after a break of almost two years. With the indoor pool still not completed, some compromises have had to be made, such as temporary toilets and food stalls. But the outdoor changing rooms are a permanent feature and will supplement the indoor ones once they open. [Read more…]

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From the town council: Swimming, Sewage, the Station, and the Saga of the Bärenkreuzung

November 12, 2013 By Graham Tappenden Leave a Comment

The last meeting of the town council in Oberursel was a long, drawn out affair, which even prompted Mayor Hans-Georg Brum to refer to part of the debate as a “Gebetsmühle” – literally a “prayer wheel”, ie. a discussion that was taking a long time and going round in circles.

It was also the point in the council year for treasurer Thorsten Schorr to make his annual budget speech, the debate on which was deferred to a later date after the Bürgerversammlung about the proposed savings.

Part of that budget may have played a role in the OBG asking what the pre-requisites are for town employees taking on committee roles in charities such as the Förderverein Taunabad during their work time and whether this was not something that the town was doing voluntarily and hence should possibly be reduced or stopped altogether under the budget constraints. [Read more…]

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Richtfest – topping out the new swimming pool

August 26, 2013 By Graham Tappenden Leave a Comment

Work stopped on the new swimming pool for a few hours last Wednesday afternoon (21st August, 2013) when the “Richtfest” – the topping-out ceremony – took place in the shell of the building.

Those present included representatives from the town’s political parties, even those who had opposed the way the building is being financed, as well as the architect Dipl.-Ing. Detlef Sacker, the head of the company that will run the pool, Jürgen Funke, and Dr. Werner Freitag, president of the swimmers’ association in Hessen. Hans Leimeister represented the local district council.

Mayor Hans-Georg Brum commented that it the building was not only the largest project that the town had ever undertaken, but it was also the one that had been discussed the most. [Read more…]

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Introducing the Taunabad and its supporters

August 16, 2013 By Graham Tappenden Leave a Comment

Yesterday (Thursday, 15th August, 2013) the brand name for the new swimming pool in Oberursel was revealed: Taunabad.

How intentional the release was may well be unknown, or perhaps some of those from Oberursel’s town hall attending the press conference were just surprised at the fact that the name had not leaked out.

The real news of the day was the announcement of the Förderverein Taunabad – a charity that has been founded to support the swimming pool. [Read more…]

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