## NEWSFLASH!! POSSIBILITY OF NEW PREMISES!! ##
The search may finally be over, and the possible solution would mean the Bakelite Museum returning to London, where it began. In fact, it would be going to Hackney, where plastics first began before Bakelite was invented. Colvestone Primary School in Dalston has been closed owing to falling pupil numbers and a consortium of arts organisations is proposing to bring this fine Victorian building back into use by opening it as a creative and cultural centre. It will include artists' studios, music training and performance, puppetry, pottery and two fabulous museums. We at the Bakelite Museum are pleased and proud to be working with Pollocks Toy Museum, another wonderful, entertaining and longstanding collection that has also been looking for new premises for some time. Hackney Council have put Strettons Estate Agent in charge of finding the next use for Colvestone Primary School, which has been listed as an Asset of Community Value. The collective submitted an Expression of Interest in October and the Council are still considering the many submissions they received.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Please go to colvestone.org, where you can see information about all the participants and a film about the proposals, and leave a comment at the end of the website. Thank you!
What about the Open Weekends?
The Bakelite Museum is currently in storage on the Somerset Levels. It's partially displayed and every now and then we invite you to come and have a look. Watch this space, and our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/BakeliteMuseum
The search may finally be over, and the possible solution would mean the Bakelite Museum returning to London, where it began. In fact, it would be going to Hackney, where plastics first began before Bakelite was invented. Colvestone Primary School in Dalston has been closed owing to falling pupil numbers and a consortium of arts organisations is proposing to bring this fine Victorian building back into use by opening it as a creative and cultural centre. It will include artists' studios, music training and performance, puppetry, pottery and two fabulous museums. We at the Bakelite Museum are pleased and proud to be working with Pollocks Toy Museum, another wonderful, entertaining and longstanding collection that has also been looking for new premises for some time. Hackney Council have put Strettons Estate Agent in charge of finding the next use for Colvestone Primary School, which has been listed as an Asset of Community Value. The collective submitted an Expression of Interest in October and the Council are still considering the many submissions they received.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Please go to colvestone.org, where you can see information about all the participants and a film about the proposals, and leave a comment at the end of the website. Thank you!
What about the Open Weekends?
The Bakelite Museum is currently in storage on the Somerset Levels. It's partially displayed and every now and then we invite you to come and have a look. Watch this space, and our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/BakeliteMuseum
