Comments on: New local history board at the Lee Green crossroads http://www.brianrobson.org.uk/2009/09/09/new-local-history-board-at-the-lee-green-crossroads/ Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: brian http://www.brianrobson.org.uk/2009/09/09/new-local-history-board-at-the-lee-green-crossroads/comment-page-1/#comment-16392 brian Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:55:33 +0000 http://www.brianrobson.org.uk/?p=845#comment-16392 Hi Anthony. The locality fund is tax-payers money, but I'd argue it's money well spent. We only get £10,000 for the whole ward (6,000 households) each year, and I'd argue we use it to make a real difference. Because the money's usually allocated to local groups, we get real value for money and many of the small grants we give are added to many times over by other fund-raising done by these organisations. On vandalism, only time will tell, but the other boards which went in last year on the trail from Blackheath to the Manor House seem to have survived, and I would hope that because it's a community project, people will have more respect for it and value it. I think people are interested in local history - the turnouts at Boones Chapel and the Ice House when they're open demonstrate this. We don't have a local museum in Lewisham so boards like this are all the more valuable. best, Brian Hi Anthony. The locality fund is tax-payers money, but I’d argue it’s money well spent. We only get £10,000 for the whole ward (6,000 households) each year, and I’d argue we use it to make a real difference. Because the money’s usually allocated to local groups, we get real value for money and many of the small grants we give are added to many times over by other fund-raising done by these organisations.
On vandalism, only time will tell, but the other boards which went in last year on the trail from Blackheath to the Manor House seem to have survived, and I would hope that because it’s a community project, people will have more respect for it and value it. I think people are interested in local history – the turnouts at Boones Chapel and the Ice House when they’re open demonstrate this. We don’t have a local museum in Lewisham so boards like this are all the more valuable.
best,
Brian

]]> By: ANTHONY http://www.brianrobson.org.uk/2009/09/09/new-local-history-board-at-the-lee-green-crossroads/comment-page-1/#comment-15951 ANTHONY Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:03:33 +0000 http://www.brianrobson.org.uk/?p=845#comment-15951 who payed for this the tax payers i have no doubt. It is nice to read about local history but are people that interested these days. Watch my words this will be vandalised just like all other good intentions who payed for this the tax payers i have no doubt.

It is nice to read about local history but are people that interested these days.

Watch my words this will be vandalised just like all other good intentions

]]> By: Suzette Silk http://www.brianrobson.org.uk/2009/09/09/new-local-history-board-at-the-lee-green-crossroads/comment-page-1/#comment-14606 Suzette Silk Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:57:31 +0000 http://www.brianrobson.org.uk/?p=845#comment-14606 Congratulations and well done to you, Sven & Paul. Keep up the good work. Best regards Suzette Congratulations and well done to you, Sven & Paul. Keep up the good work.
Best regards
Suzette

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