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Mark my words...
7. If financial problems are At around 3pm a PC and
so urgent why did you can- two PCSOs saw a man, be-
cel the decision meeting of lieved to be Mr Nakhuda,
October 23? jumping into the river from
8. Did you consult all a bridge near to Old Tram
trustees before cancelling Road in Avenham.
the meeting? For the next 20 minutes
9. When finances are tight he was seen swimming
and the marketing budget down the river and walking
Save
Chairman of Trustees. Pre- Join the campaign to keep our
vious chief executive of the chris.visser@lep.co.uk
football treasures in Preston.
ur
De Vere Group and current Please sign this form and send
chairman of North West MARK Lawrenson to:
Tourism Skills Network. He Chris Visser,
is also a non-executive di- today insisted he’s fully
Lancashire Evening Post,
rector of Majestic Wine. behind the fight to keep Oliver’s Place, Eastway
● Fayyaz Ahmed Ali – Direc-
tor of Lancashire Youth As-
the National Football
Museum in Preston.
PRESTON
PR2 9ZA
Museum
sociation, senior business
analyst and database ad- The Preston-born televi- I, the undersigned, petition the Prime
ministrator at UCLan. sion football pundit, who is Minister to keep the National Football
● Simon Barker – Head of also a special ambassador Museum in Preston
liaison, Professional Foot- for the museum, spoke out
ballers’ Association. after comments attributed
● Mandy Digby – Head of to him were e-mailed to Name:
human resources, De Vere trustees by museum general
Group.
manager David Pearson.
● Kevin Ellard – Councillor
Last month an ‘official’ Mark Address:
and Labour group deputy
leader at Lancashire Coun- Lawrenson quote sent by Mr
ty Council. Pearson to trustees said: “I
● Alan Farquharson – Retired would like to see the museum
North-West based lawyer. stay in Preston, my home town,
● Catherine Long – Head of but I understand the trustees When asked what he would museum and back it to the hilt.
customer strategy at the have to make a very difficult de- think if the trustees move it to
cision and either way I will con- Manchester, he said: “I’d be “My advice to the trustees is
Premier League. to make the decision on the
● Alasdair McNee – Director tinue to give the museum my very disappointed.”
full support.” The Evening Post sent all 14 basis of the facts before them
of corporate services, and demonstrate some loyalty
Chester Zoo. But when speaking to the museum trustees 10 important
Evening Post yesterday, a dif- questions it wants them to an- back to the city.”
● Clive Memmott – Chief
executive, Business Link ferent tone emerged. swer, but so far none have re- But the museum’s new PR
Lancashire. The former Liverpool star, sponded. agency Communicado did re-
● Sir Howard Newby – Vice- who won the European Cup in Frank McKenna is chairman veal how much has been spent
Chancellor, University of Liv- 1984, said: “It should just be in of the Downtown Preston in on them to answer press ques-
erpool Preston, especially when they Business group, which has tions relating to the museum.
● Ian Penrose – Chief exec- have come up with the funding. joined the Evening Post in cam-
“I understand the Manches- paigning to keep the National A spokesman said: “Com-
utive, Sportech PLC municado has taken on the PR
● Moira Stevenson – Deputy ter argument, but we were the Football Museum in Preston.
ones originally who took the He said: “The trustees have a activity for the Museum on a
director, Manchester City Art pro-bono basis as part of our
Galleries chance with it and nobody else responsibility to be as trans-
was sniffing around. parent as they can. own corporate social responsi-
● Geoff Thompson – FIFA bility programme.
Vice-President, Football As- “I don’t really want to go “They have a responsibility
sociation chairman down the road of he said, she to the community of Preston “This agency is not receiving
● Bill Tyson – Preston coun- said. I want it to remain in Pre- who, as Mark Lawrenson has any payment from the National
cillor ston and I’m sick to death of said, have been the only peo- Football Museum nor any of its
the politics of the whole thing.” ple interested in the football supporters.”