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The 2012 AGM will be held at 7.30pm on the 17 May at the Phoenix Centre. Sittingbourne Town Development There's no doubt that big changes are taking place in the town. For us there are a number of areas of concern. Firstly, the fabric of the town is being destroyed and in some cases (look at what happened to the Plough in East Street) this is being done in ignorance of the true value of the building's history. Secondly we should at least try to record what we have before it disappears, preserving the memories for future generations. Thirdly, what provision is likely to be made for a future town heritage centre or museum - we must engage with developers and planners and try to ensure that the culture and heritage of Sittingbourne, Milton and surrounding areas is not relegated to a storage container. |
Your Committee (to serve for 12 months)
Chair: Allen Whitnell Secretary: Paul David Treasurer: Graham Downes
Committee Helen Allinson, Peggy Jackson, Joy Lazzeri, Joyce Whitnell, Shirley Mannouch, Vicky Mayatt, Cliff Cork, Dik Whibley, John Cockrell, Phil Talbot
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Notes & Thoughts from the
Chairman January 2012 We have really started to make good progress in the museum itself. We have more much needed new cabinets arriving soon and behind the scenes, a lot of organisation has taken place. Many thanks to those who have been doing this. Many thanks to the team who have manned the Forum Exhibition. Dana has had great difficulty in securing funds to keep the conservation work itself running, but all credit to our volunteers who have kept the exhibition running four days a week. The lecture programme last year was a very successful one - and there have also been some great outings and events. This all takes a lot of organising - a very good job done. The exec. members all play an important part, even though some of them play it down ! I am grateful to them all - BUT - we do need more active help. There must be some members out there who could come along to some of our sub group meetings and help us to organise the displays, or help us with research or cataloguing ? I look forward to an exciting 2012 ! |
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Winter Programme Although the museum will be closed for the winter until March 2012, members will be busy considering and preparing changes to displays for the next season. This calls for practical work and research. This is the time when we continue to catalogue and index our archive material. We are committed to acquiring more new display cabinets and this means that we will be displaying much more of our collection in 2012. Our History Group continues to study areas of special interest and will publish results whenever practical. In particular, the work on the High Street has been a great success, so much so that we have had to move our publication targets backwards so as to be able to do a thorough job ! Your Museum Needs YOU !
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