6th April 2011, 04:58 PM
Returning to the Topic...
I have had this reply from the Councillor
What I find interesting in the (to be honest unexpected ) reply was the element about teh Museums Service. They have it seems made them selves 'more' useful, than archaeology. IF this is the case, one has to take a cold hard look at 'archaeology' and say... what the fck does it do? Museums, yup, I see that, Galleries... ok, artcies, photographers etc...
What does archaeology do that is of any real use?
Answer that one... or vanish.
The other option is to be part of the whole, the Museum, the School, the club, the societies, the social change, the gallery, the rehabilitation... make yerself useful... :face-huh:
I have had this reply from the Councillor
Quote:....this is just one element of many savings in the Council's three year money plan.
Our assessment is that maintaining the City's Historic Environment Record and providing advice in the development process will be possible with one qualified archaeologist with some time still available to support project work, including some community engagement.
It is proposed that this archaeologist post together with the Principal Conservation Officer and the Conservation Projects Officer will be located in the Development Control Service to make further savings through revised management arrangements.
However, please be aware that, in addition to the above resources, the City Council has a separate Museums Service which also has a responsibility for increasing access and awareness of the City's heritage. The City's Museums are currently undergoing a major refurbishment and we are committed to finding new ways to tell the Gloucester story including holding at least one major event each year, with frequently changing exhibitions at the City's Folk Museum. We also intend to make improvements to the interpretation of our monuments and buildings.
I do hope this explains the position clearly but do come back to me if I can help further. I hope you will appreciate that the Council is having to make some difficult choices to cope with the very challenging budget cuts.
What I find interesting in the (to be honest unexpected ) reply was the element about teh Museums Service. They have it seems made them selves 'more' useful, than archaeology. IF this is the case, one has to take a cold hard look at 'archaeology' and say... what the fck does it do? Museums, yup, I see that, Galleries... ok, artcies, photographers etc...
What does archaeology do that is of any real use?
Answer that one... or vanish.
The other option is to be part of the whole, the Museum, the School, the club, the societies, the social change, the gallery, the rehabilitation... make yerself useful... :face-huh: