who’s heard the expression “hand your band in.”?

[The Exile]

Semi-racist joke about the Indian swimming pool attendant?

True. The fella's name was actually Gerupta Singh, which it's impossible to make a joke about.

 

[THE_MAINSTAND_BAND]

It’s only applicable to the swimming baths, not any other example in the OP, please don’t try to get this going as a phrase

 

[ighty seven]

It’s only applicable to the swimming baths, not any other example in the OP, please don’t try to get this going as a phrase

been garn years in my circles

 

[mini-x2]

been garn years in my circles

What a load of shite

 

[cluffy]

Wearing a band at a pool isnt/wasn't exclusive to Crowtree

 

[PTR]

meaning ‘you’re done’.. ‘it’s over’ or ‘go home’ or ‘give over’ etc..
great saying like but just Googled it and Google knows nowt of it.
Is it a saying specific to Sunderland like? After the old ritual of handing your band in at the desk at Crowtree Leisure Centre swimming pool when your colour light flashed up after your hour?

It wasn't just Crowtree. Most swimming pools had a coloured-band system for their sessions.

 

[Deleted member 25315]

Never heard of it, but it's a great idiom.

 

[ighty seven]

Wearing a band at a pool isnt/wasn't exclusive to Crowtree

a knaa.. just never really heard the expression outside of Sunlund.

 

[zwartekat]

Never heard it.

 

[DurhamRedStripe]

It wasn't just Crowtree. Most swimming pools had a coloured-band system for their sessions.

They still do in Spennymoor.

 

[Mackem Tommy]

I would assume that Crowtree, Temple Park etc weren't the only swimming pools operating a band system like