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Broadfield House Glass Museum - the next step...
Frank:
Suggestions do not seem to be discussed. Why not publish a public agenda signed by all glass. museum and other interest groups.
nigel benson:
Frank,
Please think on :)
Because then, DMBC will know exactly was is being organised and it will negate any negotiations that are likely to happen with them. Why would you want to tell DMBC what is going on, either as a campaign, or an agenda, before you might wish to?
Technology can be used in a far more useful way, so lets be a bit more positive. If DMBC have managed to successfully 'spin' an announcement perhaps our job is to ensure everyone knows the truth of the matter? ;) :)
So, just in case, let's all do something small, and make sure we mention this to any and all folks that we know. We know the voice we raised before and it's just there waiting to be asked again. There's more of us than them, so get talking folks.......... ;D ;D
Thanks to all out there, Nigel
Frank:
Working behind closed doors with a carefully spun public campaign may be the deceitful way that these particular council officials work. But if most of the glass world are being informed that the campaign has been successful when it has not, then more airing in public will at least give an opportunity to debunk the spin being put out by a council.
This does not mean that the full details of the campaign need to be made public. Just enough to ensure that all interest groups are properly informed. Further if you can show publicly that there is solidarity in a campaign then you are more likely to achieve a common voice. The very fact that contradictory stories are being published is in itself sufficient for the council to be feeling comfortable that they will achieve whatever they wish too.
Had I not been visiting the gmb I would by now be feeling quite happy that the museum has been saved. The latest Glass Cone makes no mention of the situation, I was disappointed by this!
aa:
Anybody who posts on this subject should be aware that anything they say here will be read by the executive and members of Dudley Council as well as their PR department. This is an open forum.
Frank:
Hopefully it will be read by their website managers too, all the links on this page are broken:
http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums--galleries/glass-museum/reference
In general it is a poor website for the museum. As to the glass cone page:
http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums--galleries/red-house-glass-cone
They proudly announce "Since this time the site has remained virtually unaltered and therefore provides a fascinating insight into the history and tradition of glassmaking" :24: accompanied by a picture where the glass cone is mostly obscured by a dreary shop-like entrance building.
But I guess the protest does not want any public duiscussion, :pb: sorry to have intruded. Why not get the threads deleted. Then we can hear about it in the press http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/7334.aspx
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