There was a packed meeting at Wordsley Green Community Centre. This is the first chance the public have had in 6 months to air their views. Passions were running high at the meeting and it was suggested repeatedly to the council and officers, why close Broadfield House Glass Museum when everyone knows the Red Cone Site is not big enough at the moment.

It was suggested that surely putting a lift at the musuem would solve the accessability issue!

The people in charge of our museums did not even know the floor sizes between Broadfield House Glass Museum and the Red Cone Site.

Here is some of the press coverage of recent days

http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/24/public-pack-meeting-on-fate-of-glass-museum/

http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/search/4505650.Glass_collectors_offer_to_raise_cash_for_museum/

http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/search/4510965.Mayors_speak_out_over_glass_collection/

http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/search/4511572.Empty_Woolies_store_could_house_glass_collection/

A meeting is to be held regarding the future of Broadfield House Glass Museum

Thursday 23rd July 2009 at 7.00pm

At the Wordsley Community Centre
The Green
Wordsley
Stourbridge
DY8 5BN

Your chance to air your views about our local glass heritage.

Save Our Glass Heritage held its second meeting with L & R Consultants on 16th July, at Broadfield House Glass Museum.

The Presentation to L & R was delivered by Dr Graham Cooley and Antique Roadshow experts, Will Farmer and Andy McConnell.

We shared a vision of creating a Centre of Excellence for Stourbridge Glass.

Save Our Glass Heritage - Mission Statement

"We believe that the internationally important collections and archives held at the award winning Broadfield House Glass Museum should remain open to the public until a satisfactory alternative has been funded, built and commissioned. Only then should they be moved to the new venue. If this cannot be achieved the status quo should prevail."

We have been celebrating our glass heritage at the Reflections Weekend at the Ruskin Glass Centre. It was great to see Malcolm Andrews blowing glass and meeting John Luxton.

Today Charles Hajdamach, Allister Malcolm and myself had a positive meeting with L & R Consultants, Andrew Meredith and Rosemary Allen.

The process of the feasability study has now started and we remain hopeful that a there will be a good outcome for the glass collections and archives.

Today Ian Austin MP came to Broadfield House Glass Museum and backed the Save Our Glass Heritage Campaign.

Ian met up with Allister Malcolm in the Hot Glass Studio to see him making glass. Ian is holding a glass vase made by Allister.

Ian Austin is also pictured here with me in the award winning glass pavillion.