Southwark Council has issued a report calling for new proposals for the future use of the Livesey Museum for Children building. These proposals must be in keeping with the original bequest, i.e. a free public library or any other purpose of an inclusive educational or cultural nature. They must also be financially sustainable, including enough funding to carry out capital works to the building.
Councillor Veronica Ward writes in the foreword: “I believe now is the right time to review the decision taken in 2008 to close the Livesey Museum for Children. The museum provided a stimulating educational experience for all children in Southwark. Unfortunately Theatre Peckham was unable to take up use of the building when offered in 2008. Since May 2010 we have sought to find organisations that may be interested in re-creating a community based educational centre and have kept in touch with the Friends of the Livesey Museum for Children, who wish to see continued community education and cultural use for this building. We believe that enough interest has now been raised to re-open the search for an alternative user for this building which can work within the terms of the Trust.”
You can read the full report here: http://moderngov.southwarksites.com/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=20061
If you have any thoughts, please comment below this post. We’ll be issuing a newsletter soon, to include our responses to this report.
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