tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post7191336788375058127..comments2024-02-07T23:23:13.726+00:00Comments on The Fylde and Wyre Antiquarian: An Appeal on behalf of the Fylde Country Life MuseumBrian Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-22183749031450521202008-11-30T07:35:00.000+00:002008-11-30T07:35:00.000+00:00Reuben,There's too much local competition from...e...<B>Reuben,<BR/><BR/>There's too much local competition from...er...no...I've just been advised for legal reasons not to go there. (And medical reasons too, I suspect.)</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-52697184616641382572008-11-30T02:08:00.000+00:002008-11-30T02:08:00.000+00:00Try having an 'underground' brothel there as well....<B>Try having an 'underground' brothel there as well. That'd bring cash. </B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-75893538378494699112008-11-28T09:32:00.000+00:002008-11-28T09:32:00.000+00:00Jayne,That wouldn't work...at least not in Britain...<B>Jayne,<BR/><BR/>That wouldn't work...at least not in Britain. We've had thirty-odd years now of various governments promising/misleading us that 'Training Courses' etc. will make a person's CV look good, and, to be honest, we've all become a bit jaded. As for the eco-friendly angle, it's difficult to believe in dimming the light in your living room when, up the road, Blackpool's got thirty-odd million of 'em blazing away every night during the illuminations. It's all a bit cynical really. No...my recommendation is to advertise the museum as 'a quiet place where you can get a free brew'. At least it's honest.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-63137459363591818092008-11-27T23:48:00.000+00:002008-11-27T23:48:00.000+00:00Snaffle 'em in by re-writing it as "re-discover th...Snaffle 'em in by re-writing it as "re-discover the green and eco-friendly ways of the past" or some such and emphasise how a volunteer job (and experience) looks damn good on anyone's CV.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-43049152269065858642008-11-27T18:39:00.000+00:002008-11-27T18:39:00.000+00:00John,They want to try surveying the top of Bourne ...<B>John,<BR/><BR/>They want to try surveying the top of Bourne Hill at this time of year. History for 'em certainly wouldn't be dry then...</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-38283184346408301782008-11-27T18:22:00.000+00:002008-11-27T18:22:00.000+00:00Brian,That's exactly what I was talking about... I...Brian,<BR/>That's exactly what I was talking about... I hear these things all teh time. PArents drag kids 'out' because it's 'good for them', but then impose their own ideas upon them of what they would be interested in. Parents should really expose their kids to all kinds of things, and let THEM decide what's interesting.<BR/><BR/>Sad... History can be dry, I'll admit, but most people can find something to interest them if they just look around.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, JOHN :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-16683955839322702042008-11-27T17:09:00.000+00:002008-11-27T17:09:00.000+00:00John,If you give John Higginson a ring he might ev...<B>John,<BR/><BR/>If you give John Higginson a ring he might even pay your plane fare over for you. (I wouldn't keep your fingers crossed though.)<BR/><BR/>You're probably right about the petting zoo being more popular. I remember hearing one 'young mother' one day, wandering through the museum with her five year old son who was obviously interested in some of the displays, saying: "Come on Callum!" (They're always called Callum for some reason.) "The animals are this way. This bit's boring."<BR/><BR/>And then they wonder why...</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-39824338220334332402008-11-27T16:53:00.000+00:002008-11-27T16:53:00.000+00:00Brian,AS you've mentioned, it's hard to get the pu...Brian,<BR/><BR/>AS you've mentioned, it's hard to get the public interested enough to support history. Sure, people go to these places, but I'm sure the petting zoo brings in more people than the museum.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you can include an ad in your books, reminding readers where to go to see history with their own eyes?<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I'm a bit too far away to volunteer. Do your best to keep the place going, though... it's sad when these places close, the history gets scattered to the winds, or worse, put in the trash.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, JOHN :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-57843879107673059962008-11-27T10:15:00.000+00:002008-11-27T10:15:00.000+00:00Andrew,The website's a bit out of date now. For 'T...<B>Andrew,<BR/><BR/>The website's a bit out of date now. For 'The museum is entirely run by volunteers' nowadays read: 'The musuem is entirely run by a volunteer (singular)'. There's also been a big extension stuck on the back of the place which doesn't get a mention...and it should, because Wyre Archaeology has a display in there, so it's porbably the best bit.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-84802536047647596412008-11-27T02:03:00.000+00:002008-11-27T02:03:00.000+00:00I don't think the website looks too bad for such a...I don't think the website looks too bad for such an organisation.<BR/><BR/>PS I can do typing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com