Skegness Town Council Must Support Church Farm Museum

As you all know Church Farm Museum is under threat. Thanks to the efforts of many, there is now a very good chance that it can be saved and go on to become a real tourist attraction in it's own right. This has been done by forming a brand new local organisation to run the Museum.

The County Council have promised £35,000 to the venture and will continue to provide suppot to it. East Lindsey District have agreed to continue to allow the use of their land and the Friends of Church Farm Museum have agreed to provide financial support. One of the final pieces to the jigsaw is for Skegness Town Council to match the funding provided by the County Council and it will be full-steam ahead. The Town Council has approximately £125,000 in it's reserves and so there is no real fiscal reason why they cannot provide the much required funding.
The Council have agreed a special meeting at the Town Hall on the evening of 19th January to discuss this matter and make a decision on it.
They really need to take into account the importance of this Museum in preserving the heritage of the area, the standing it has not only as a Museum, for which it holds prestigious awards, but also as a tourist attraction in it's own right. They also need to take into account the strength of feeling amongst the local population as displayed when the possible closure was announced in the autumn of last year.

Come on Town Council. Show the right commitment to the town and provide the funding for this. I urge a yes vote from all councillors when the time comes.Not to do so would be a travesty.

DO IT FOR THE TOWN.