The museum is staying open and the closure plans are officially off the table. I am completely drained after this fight but knowing our history is safe makes the exhaustion worth it. Keep an eye on the council moving forward to ensure they stick to this decision.
March 24, 2014
Final supporters
THANKS TO ALL WHO SIGNED THE PETITION!
Walsall Museum is safe from closure!
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/02/06/walsall-museum-to-stay-as-people-power-wins/
Please sign this petition to save the Walsall Museum.
For the sake of saving £70,000 Walsall Council are proposing to close the Walsall Museum with no guarantees that the museum will be incorporated elsewhere.
Walsall's heritage will be flushed away, the costumes and many items of our history will rot away in a storage depot, the industries and the lives of those people who worked in them lost forever, the cultural, scientific and artistic identity of our past thrown away.
When I was a kid I used to love the school trips to local museums, it sparked my interest in history, being able to get close up to the artifacts of the past, I want the kids of tomorrow to be able to enjoy the experience I had, not to be told Walsall has 'no museum'.
Updates
January 29, 2014
The feedback from the council has been nonexistent despite the messages I keep sending their way. It is exhausting to fight for a place that seems so intent on disappearing but I am not walking away from this yet.
January 29, 2014
The momentum behind this building has been exhausting to chase but seeing how many of you stepped up keeps me going. It is clear that our local history is worth much more than the price they wanted to put on it.
Reached 100 supporters
January 29, 2014
116 Comments
So important that children and adults alike learn about their place in Walsall's history. Museum offers invaluable service for school children visiting the collections, including those not on regular view. Don't lose it now.
Walsall Museum is a hidden gem with passionate and friendly staff who will always go that extra mile. Residents of Walsall, past, present and future have a right to celebrate and learn about their local culture and heritage.
Can a borough with one of the worst educational records in the country - including the constituency with the second lowest proportion of graduates - realy contemplate closing its museum? The £70K only amounts to a few pence per resident.
I understand that Walsall museum holds the most complete collection of early twentieth century working class clothing - this collection is very important - get it out of the stores and on display and get some foot fall!
As usual Walsall Council are prepared to invest in shopping centres instead of promoting and preserving our local history and heritage. This £70K was what has been spent on the new mayoral car.
Save the leather museum in walsall
This is unacceptable. So little money neede in the great scheme of things to keep our heritage alive.
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The museum is staying open and the closure plans are officially off the table. I am completely drained after this fight but knowing our history is safe makes the exhaustion worth it. Keep an eye on the council moving forward to ensure they stick to this decision.
March 24, 2014
Final supporters
THANKS TO ALL WHO SIGNED THE PETITION!
Walsall Museum is safe from closure!
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/02/06/walsall-museum-to-stay-as-people-power-wins/
Please sign this petition to save the Walsall Museum.
For the sake of saving £70,000 Walsall Council are proposing to close the Walsall Museum with no guarantees that the museum will be incorporated elsewhere.
Walsall's heritage will be flushed away, the costumes and many items of our history will rot away in a storage depot, the industries and the lives of those people who worked in them lost forever, the cultural, scientific and artistic identity of our past thrown away.
When I was a kid I used to love the school trips to local museums, it sparked my interest in history, being able to get close up to the artifacts of the past, I want the kids of tomorrow to be able to enjoy the experience I had, not to be told Walsall has 'no museum'.
Updates
January 29, 2014
The feedback from the council has been nonexistent despite the messages I keep sending their way. It is exhausting to fight for a place that seems so intent on disappearing but I am not walking away from this yet.
January 29, 2014
The momentum behind this building has been exhausting to chase but seeing how many of you stepped up keeps me going. It is clear that our local history is worth much more than the price they wanted to put on it.
Reached 100 supporters
January 29, 2014
116 Comments
£70K is a drop in the ocean in terms of overall savings required and a small price to pay to retain a visible heritage of our town.If the building must close, residents need guarantees that the exhibits will be found a new publicly accessible home.
So important that children and adults alike learn about their place in Walsall's history. Museum offers invaluable service for school children visiting the collections, including those not on regular view. Don't lose it now.
Walsall Museum is a hidden gem with passionate and friendly staff who will always go that extra mile. Residents of Walsall, past, present and future have a right to celebrate and learn about their local culture and heritage.
Can a borough with one of the worst educational records in the country - including the constituency with the second lowest proportion of graduates - realy contemplate closing its museum? The £70K only amounts to a few pence per resident.
I understand that Walsall museum holds the most complete collection of early twentieth century working class clothing - this collection is very important - get it out of the stores and on display and get some foot fall!
As usual Walsall Council are prepared to invest in shopping centres instead of promoting and preserving our local history and heritage. This £70K was what has been spent on the new mayoral car.
Save the leather museum in walsall
This is unacceptable. So little money neede in the great scheme of things to keep our heritage alive.
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£70K is a drop in the ocean in terms of overall savings required and a small price to pay to retain a visible heritage of our town.If the building must close, residents need guarantees that the exhibits will be found a new publicly accessible home.