14th February 2013, 12:53 AM
Quote:Archives should be the responsibility of the client.arent the developers the owners of the archive and within their rights to put it in a skip. I would suggest that it would be benificial if this ex-council museum got to choose which archives it would like instead of trying to take everything that is put at its door. They dont seem to have much problems raising monies for bits of treasure, water colours and oil paintings, books and bric a brac. In their last accounts they took on [SIZE=3]99 boxes of archaeology archives (finds and reports) excavated and deposited by Chippenham College Archaeology A Level Programme. Transfered from Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre.
This is part of whats going on at this sociaty 2011-12 accounts
Quote:The most notable event of the year was the settlement, after a long period of quietude and then negotiation, of the Societyâs residual remaining pension commitment to Wiltshire Council. The large sum claimed was eventually settled at £21,000 a year to be paid over the next 20 years to Wiltshire Council. At the same time, the Council decided to charge us £4,500 per annum in rates, previously waived. This repayment to the Council of over £25,000 per year is to be contrasted with their total grant to us of £35,000 per year.The pension liability was half what had been calculated. Presumably somebody else is paying that.
[SIZE=3][SIZE=3]This sociaty seems to put its accounts out in march.....
Quote:Major income in the year were £271,000 from the Wiltshire Life Society (held as a designated fund), and £145,000 received from the DCMS/Wolfson for the lift. However, there was a deficit for the year was of £79,000 and due to a fall in the stock market investments had decreased by £38,000, including on the Endowment Fund. Members should be aware, however, that funds are invested on a low to medium risk basis and have therefore suffered less than the all share index.
The ability of the Society to remain a viable entity was continually questioned. The position had now arrived that in a little over two years it would not be possible to operate within our existing establishment. At the last year end the reserves were £570,000, with designated and restricted funds of £426,000 - which could not be used to support the Society. The projected deficit for the year to 31 March 2012, before revaluation of investments, would be in the region of £120,000â¦â¦â¦
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Quote:It is essential that adequate financial provision for long-term storage should be provided through the infrastructure delivery plan and the community infrastructure levy.
Maybe more to the point it might be essential to know how much researchers, are willing to pay to look at the 99 boxes of archaeology archives (finds and reports) excavated and deposited by Chippenham College Archaeology A Level Programme. It might give them a way to judge what other archaeology boxes they should take on. Seems to work for the rest of their collection.
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Reason: your past is my past