ePetition - A Permanent Local Archaeology and History Display in Brighton Museum

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A Permanent Local Archaeology and History Display in Brighton Museum

We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to to provide space and resources for a permanent display dedicated to the story of Brighton and Hove for the benefit of local residents and visitors. We believe that such a display of the rich heritage of the Brighton and Hove area should be a core activity of the Brighton & Hove Museum Service. It is particularly pertinent in the light of the inclusion of prehistory and the Romans in the National Curriculum for Key Stages I and II. We therefore call for the provision of suitable space for such a display in Brighton Museum and for resources to be secured to ensure the continuing maintenance, development and staffing for the display.

Brighton Museum has an extensive collection of artefacts, documents and photographs relating to sites of National importance e.g. Whitehawk Camp, Hollingbury Camp, Preston Park Roman Villa and Hove Barrow. These tell the story of Brighton & Hove over thousands of years and are a valuable asset, which we feel should be shared with residents and visitors and not hidden away as they are at present. The recent success of the Whitehawk Camp Community Project and the feedback BHAS receives from our outreach activities in the community and local schools demonstrates a real demand for such a display.

This ePetition ran from 26/03/2015 to 21/10/2015 and has now finished.

236 people signed this ePetition.

Council response

Following a request by the petitioner, it has been agreed that the petition will be presented to the full Counicl meeting on the 22nd OCtober 2015.

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