£200,000 boost for SeaCity museum (From Daily Echo)
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Southampton's SeaCity Museum successfully bids for £200,000 funding
12:40pm Tuesday 24th January 2012 in Southampton
An artist's impression of the Sea City museum interior.
Southampton'S new Sea City museum has been handed a £200,000 funding boost to bring the city’s maritime history to life.
Ministers yesterday announced that the museum, which will open to mark the centenary of the Titanic setting sail from the city on April 10, was one of 36 successful bidders for a new fund.
The cash will go towards the Gateway to the World gallery, which will tell the story of the people of Southampton and the city's historic connection to the sea.
Council leader Cllr Royston Smith said: “This money, alongside other fundraising efforts, will pay for a world class museum that will create jobs and spur on new investment in Southampton.”
Southampton’s award was one of the largest out of a £4m pot announced yesterday by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and the Wolfson Foundation charity.
Comments(15)
Paramjit Bahia
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2:58pm Tue 24 Jan 12
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Where those millions are going to come from? Cuts in our services, increase in Council Tax, and sacrificial slaughter of jobs at the alter of very dark Tory ideology
georgetheseventh
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3:06pm Tue 24 Jan 12
aldermoorboy
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3:19pm Tue 24 Jan 12
loosehead
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3:57pm Tue 24 Jan 12
Lone Ranger.
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7:59pm Tue 24 Jan 12
loosehead wrote:The last report showed that £5m was BORROWED for the taxpayer to pay back.
No mention of the millions the unions say the council are spending on this project? it's because the truth is out yet again the council have built & are now funding this project with monies from other resources not council money so when will the posts on here who have been spinning the unions line come on here & admit to the truth?
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Now where does it say that the Council are paying for it from donations and NOT from council money/funds
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I await your evidence
Big Borlotto
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8:41pm Tue 24 Jan 12
Big Borlotto
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8:42pm Tue 24 Jan 12
Big Borlotto
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8:43pm Tue 24 Jan 12
Lone Ranger. wrote:check the council housing stock, you may find that some individual properties are being sold off across the city. maybe that is where the revenue will come from. if you are on the waiting list for a property, you may have a longer wait.ask the question??
loosehead wrote:The last report showed that £5m was BORROWED for the taxpayer to pay back.
No mention of the millions the unions say the council are spending on this project? it's because the truth is out yet again the council have built & are now funding this project with monies from other resources not council money so when will the posts on here who have been spinning the unions line come on here & admit to the truth?
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Now where does it say that the Council are paying for it from donations and NOT from council money/funds
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I await your evidence
Big Borlotto
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8:44pm Tue 24 Jan 12
Lone Ranger. wrote:check the council housing stock, you may find that some individual properties are being sold off across the city. maybe that is where the revenue will come from. if you are on the waiting list for a property, you may have a longer wait.ask the question??
loosehead wrote:The last report showed that £5m was BORROWED for the taxpayer to pay back.
No mention of the millions the unions say the council are spending on this project? it's because the truth is out yet again the council have built & are now funding this project with monies from other resources not council money so when will the posts on here who have been spinning the unions line come on here & admit to the truth?
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Now where does it say that the Council are paying for it from donations and NOT from council money/funds
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I await your evidence
loosehead
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9:32pm Tue 24 Jan 12
Lone Ranger. wrote:From the above article.
loosehead wrote:The last report showed that £5m was BORROWED for the taxpayer to pay back.
No mention of the millions the unions say the council are spending on this project? it's because the truth is out yet again the council have built & are now funding this project with monies from other resources not council money so when will the posts on here who have been spinning the unions line come on here & admit to the truth?
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Now where does it say that the Council are paying for it from donations and NOT from council money/funds
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I await your evidence
This money, alongside other fundraising efforts.
please tell me where it states council tax payers money? please tell me where it says this money was taken from council workers wages or from anything else to do with the funding of council wages?
John P. Eaton
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11:48pm Tue 24 Jan 12
Lone Ranger.
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9:25am Wed 25 Jan 12
loosehead wrote:So no wvidence then
Lone Ranger. wrote:From the above article.
loosehead wrote:The last report showed that £5m was BORROWED for the taxpayer to pay back.
No mention of the millions the unions say the council are spending on this project? it's because the truth is out yet again the council have built & are now funding this project with monies from other resources not council money so when will the posts on here who have been spinning the unions line come on here & admit to the truth?
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Now where does it say that the Council are paying for it from donations and NOT from council money/funds
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I await your evidence
This money, alongside other fundraising efforts.
please tell me where it states council tax payers money? please tell me where it says this money was taken from council workers wages or from anything else to do with the funding of council wages?
George4th
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12:05pm Wed 25 Jan 12
John P. Eaton wrote:Excellent comment. Thank you for being one of the few to Champion Southampton City!
Southampton should be proud of its contribution to English history that the Gateway to the World will provide. Records of local national events can be preserved and studied in the archives, while public exhibitions will attract visitors from afar. Many visitors will likely be in Southampton for the first time. And the Gateway to the World will become a gateway to the city's parks and historic waterfront as well as its hospitality and charm. Congratulations to the City for acquiring this additional funding that will speed the completion and enhancement of their SeaCity Museum.
loosehead
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12:28pm Wed 25 Jan 12
Lone Ranger. wrote:in the past when I've quoted Labour leader from TV interview I've had you & your ilk telling me to prove it?
loosehead wrote:So no wvidence then
Lone Ranger. wrote:From the above article.
loosehead wrote:The last report showed that £5m was BORROWED for the taxpayer to pay back.
No mention of the millions the unions say the council are spending on this project? it's because the truth is out yet again the council have built & are now funding this project with monies from other resources not council money so when will the posts on here who have been spinning the unions line come on here & admit to the truth?
.
Now where does it say that the Council are paying for it from donations and NOT from council money/funds
.
I await your evidence
This money, alongside other fundraising efforts.
please tell me where it states council tax payers money? please tell me where it says this money was taken from council workers wages or from anything else to do with the funding of council wages?
now I ask you to prove it you come back asking me to prove it?
so you can't truthfully refute the fact that no council workers pay was used for the building of the sea city museum then?
Labour leader has said savings through improved working practices can't you see this means job losses?
I believe scrapping the rebate on pensioners( the few) but why aren't these people ( unions) not putting forward the case of we'll accept pay cuts you scrap the rebate & cut the job losses you know negotiate?
soton-mike80 says...
1:48pm Tue 24 Jan 12