Save Our Museums at Stamford and Grantham Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/save-our-museums-at-stamford-and-grantham.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:23 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Luke Perry [Signature #435] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9089239?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:02:52 UTC 9089239 Miss Natalie Gore [Signature #434] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9089234?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:01:32 UTC 9089234 mr brian palmer [Signature #433] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8932166?utm_medium=rss The archives and catalogues are vital for local historical research and should be kept in the town to which they relate.

]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:06:25 UTC 8932166 Mrs Anna Wotherspoon [Signature #432] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8855998?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 08:50:13 UTC 8855998 Mr Phillip Rogers [Signature #431] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8837082?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2010 05:44:00 UTC 8837082 Mrs Judith Childs [Signature #430] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8725061?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:15:41 UTC 8725061 dr jolyon hibbins [Signature #429] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8712487?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:03:17 UTC 8712487 Mrs Anne Harrison-Smith [Signature #428] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8702025?utm_medium=rss I think it would be a great loss to our town if the museum was closed. We recently visited Ironbridge where they had placed the museum and the tourist information centre in one building this was a big plus for us as we had limited time and to find both facilities we wished to visit together was great.

]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:23:28 UTC 8702025 mrs Barbara Cheeseman [Signature #427] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8645888?utm_medium=rss It is very important that Stamford has a museum. Many of it's artifacts would have no meaning in any other museum/town. It is essential that local history is available on the doorstep for all in the town, especially young people, and for the many visitors to this unique small town.

]]> Wed, 6 Oct 2010 06:09:00 UTC 8645888 Mrs Jean Winson [Signature #426] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8639791?utm_medium=rss Closing the Museum in the long term would be a costly error

]]> Tue, 5 Oct 2010 02:21:38 UTC 8639791 mr Geoffrey Winson [Signature #425] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8639752?utm_medium=rss More should be done to increase the number of people visiting the Museum, maximrum attedance it would seem was when Broad St was made into a one way street for a short while

]]> Tue, 5 Oct 2010 02:17:28 UTC 8639752 Ms Deborah Procter [Signature #424] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8608788?utm_medium=rss Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:59:47 UTC 8608788 Mr Simon Read [Signature #423] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8605856?utm_medium=rss Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:42:36 UTC 8605856 Ms Jane Cooling [Signature #422] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8557142?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:06:25 UTC 8557142 Mr. Scott Prior [Signature #421] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8532933?utm_medium=rss My parents and much of my family live in Stamford. You must keep the Museums open!!

]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:10:53 UTC 8532933 Miss Maureen Blow [Signature #420] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8532673?utm_medium=rss Recently visited Stamford Museum; choice of exhibits, presentation and signage were excellent; a real asset to the town and to its economy.

]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:30:48 UTC 8532673 Mr Robert Rushby [Signature #419] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8473359?utm_medium=rss Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:40 UTC 8473359 Mr James Stuart-Mogg [Signature #418] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8434861?utm_medium=rss Save the museum

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2010 03:55:37 UTC 8434861 Mr Adrian Parsons [Signature #417] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8424421?utm_medium=rss Stop tinkering with Stamford's assets to save peanuts and tackle the huge inefficiencies elsewhere. When did you last carry out a zero-based budgeting exercise?? It would yield huge savings - if you have the courage to sacrifice sacred cows!!

]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:12:29 UTC 8424421 Mr Derek A G Brown [Signature #416] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8400300?utm_medium=rss It is all too easy to destroy a local amenity, but this shews a woeful lack of imagination. You should think again and find a way that the asset can actually generate a modest amount of money: I remember that when entrance charges were abolished the cash flow increased. Just try some more lateral thinking and you may well be surprised by the result.

]]> Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:55:11 UTC 8400300 Mrs Karen Bird [Signature #415] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8390451?utm_medium=rss The museums of Stamford and Grantham are an irreplaceable source of culture and learning for people of all ages. An individual's knowledge and understanding of the history of their home town is essential to their sense of identity, belonging, civic resonsibility and community. The local museum is an invaluable resource for schools, families, students, the elderly and anyone undertaking research into local history. Physical collections can't be replaced by the internet. Please abandon this plan.

]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:32:42 UTC 8390451 Ms Chloë Somers [Signature #414] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8385270?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:32:17 UTC 8385270 <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8379262?utm_medium=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Stamford, Lincs, United Kingdom]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:11:50 UTC</pubDate> <quid isPermaLink="false">8379262</quid> </item> <item> <title>Mr Seb Somers [Signature #412] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8378968?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:05:08 UTC 8378968 Mr. howard Davis. [Signature #411] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8378862?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:38:00 UTC 8378862 Ms Jenny Rust [Signature #410] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8378114?utm_medium=rss Small local museums present the past of the ordinary people of an area. They are an excellent resource for current citizens and students to understand and explore the continuity and changes in Stamford life and, in turn, to share this information with future generations.

]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:00:56 UTC 8378114 Mr Ian Gleeson [Signature #409] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8373245?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:52:52 UTC 8373245 Miss Olivia Longbone [Signature #408] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8372803?utm_medium=rss I've been coming to the museum since I was little and it has developed my intrest in archyoligy and history, I allso enjoy the exobitiouns and history groupes.

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:05:07 UTC 8372803 Mrs Kathryn Longbone [Signature #407] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8372770?utm_medium=rss Stamford Museum is an invaluable source of information about our rich and fascinating history. Friendly and knowledgable staff provide childrens' workshops and the regular exhibitions are interesting and exciting. The museum also provides artifact boxes for schools and is an important educational asset for local children. In this time of recession, the tourist industry is of vital importance to our community and the museum is essential for visitors to our town.

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:54:57 UTC 8372770 DR Helena Gleeson [Signature #406] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8357359?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:38:18 UTC 8357359 Mrs Jan Campbell [Signature #405] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8353520?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:13:49 UTC 8353520 Mr Tom Cassady [Signature #404] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8353158?utm_medium=rss I feel very strongly that a museum is not in the remit of recessional cost cutting. This museum holds great importance to the fabric of the community and that should be protected. This would be extremely lazy governance and should be avoided.

]]> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:26:12 UTC 8353158 MR IAN CAMPBELL [Signature #403] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8352623?utm_medium=rss STAMFORD'S KEY INDUSTRY IS TOURISM. THE MUSEUM IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF OUR OFFERING. IT IS ALSO VITAL FOR YOUNG AND OLD TO UNDERSTAND OUR HISTORY AND CULTURE.

]]> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:34:23 UTC 8352623 ms Pamela Lowther [Signature #402] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8350536?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:22:51 UTC 8350536 mr Colin Haselgrove [Signature #401] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8350527?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:20:30 UTC 8350527 Mr Luke Heeley [Signature #400] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8348908?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:02:46 UTC 8348908 Mr Martin Lander [Signature #399] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8347901?utm_medium=rss Too important an asset to the town to be lost.

]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:42:12 UTC 8347901 mrs jayne mitchell [Signature #398] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8347423?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:48:23 UTC 8347423 Mrs Jean Jones [Signature #397] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8345002?utm_medium=rss As a frequent visitor to Stamford I consider it vital that the museum is kept open. It provides insights in to the unexpected aspets and history of the town and is a valuable asset that all residents should be proud of and wish to keep.

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:29:41 UTC 8345002 Mr Jonathan Harvey [Signature #396] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8344240?utm_medium=rss My Grandfather John Dolby has contributed many items to the museum to ensure that Stamford History was remembered. My children have benefitted from trips to the museum to learn about history in an interactive way, and this is about Stamford things staying in Stamford. Our town attracts lots of tourists and to not have a museum to show the historical context we would not be able to evidence why Stamford is the greatest Stone Town!

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:57:05 UTC 8344240 Mrs Cheryl Broad [Signature #395] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8343494?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:42:26 UTC 8343494 Mr Neil Broad [Signature #394] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8343476?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:38:06 UTC 8343476 Miss Deborah Bircham [Signature #393] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8339821?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:40:06 UTC 8339821 Mr Gary Harvey [Signature #392] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8339381?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:20:34 UTC 8339381 Mr Anonymous [Signature #391] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8339377?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:19:47 UTC 8339377 Mr Toby Lewis [Signature #390] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8339144?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:26:07 UTC 8339144 Me Eric Bolster [Signature #389] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8338537?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:17:23 UTC 8338537 mrs dorothy broadley [Signature #388] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8336995?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:51:14 UTC 8336995 mr James Watson [Signature #387] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8336972?utm_medium=rss It's a great local attraction, and it would be short sighted to loose it!

]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:46:32 UTC 8336972 Ms Ruth Wright [Signature #386] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8335452?utm_medium=rss I grew up in Stamford, my father (aged 93) still lives there and I regularly visit. I was astounded to hear of the proposal to close the museum - particularly on the day that the government policy briefing is highlighting museum contribution to education (http://www.mla.gov.uk/news_and_views/press_releases/2010/Museums_and_archives_literacy
I sincerely hope that you will reconsider.

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:20:59 UTC 8335452 Ms Rita Foglietta [Signature #385] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8335202?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:49:46 UTC 8335202 Mr David Heeley [Signature #384] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8334912?utm_medium=rss .

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:26:57 UTC 8334912 Mrs Alison Gerrard [Signature #383] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8334514?utm_medium=rss Most towns have museums, and are of great importance for the people of Stamford and visitors to the town, I am sure the council can find the money to keep our museum for the Stamford people and there children.

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:49:31 UTC 8334514 Mr William Wright [Signature #382] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8334272?utm_medium=rss Having been born in Grantham and brought up in Stamford and remaining a regular visitor to see family I am convinced of the need to maintain the towns' museums

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:53:53 UTC 8334272 Mr David Lennie [Signature #381] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8333707?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:18:50 UTC 8333707 Mrs Julie Lennie [Signature #380] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8333705?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:18:24 UTC 8333705 Mr Matthew Lennie [Signature #379] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8333703?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:17:47 UTC 8333703 Dr Rebecca Mitchell [Signature #378] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8333634?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:58:50 UTC 8333634 Mrs Josephine Purr [Signature #377] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8332890?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:45:22 UTC 8332890 Mrs Hilary Clare [Signature #376] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8332636?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:23:49 UTC 8332636 Miss Jenny Mitchell [Signature #375] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8332421?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:19:19 UTC 8332421 Mrs Theodora Wayte [Signature #374] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8330273?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:29:23 UTC 8330273 Mr Max Melvin [Signature #373] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8329374?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:32:20 UTC 8329374 Mr Anonymous [Signature #372] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8329163?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:54:57 UTC 8329163 Lady U Cholmeley [Signature #371] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8328961?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:14:19 UTC 8328961 Mr David Blakeborough [Signature #370] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8328345?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:45:46 UTC 8328345 Mrs Fran Heeley [Signature #369] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8328305?utm_medium=rss The loss of this fantastic resource is unthinkable; years of dedicated work destroyed by a shortsighted, quick-fix decision.

]]> Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:19:20 UTC 8328305 mr Harry Farnsworth [Signature #368] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8326677?utm_medium=rss Its an educational visit and shiws the deep history of stamford.

]]> Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:29:11 UTC 8326677 Mr Chris Lewis [Signature #367] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8326295?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:24:38 UTC 8326295 Mr Nicholas Baverstock [Signature #366] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8326186?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:27:14 UTC 8326186 Mr Alex Howdle [Signature #365] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8326070?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:30:11 UTC 8326070 Miss Alexandra Uszkurat [Signature #364] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8326016?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:12:08 UTC 8326016 Mr Christopher Kaye [Signature #363] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8325984?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:55:42 UTC 8325984 Mr Michael Etheridge [Signature #362] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8325970?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:51:51 UTC 8325970 Mr Reuben Slater [Signature #361] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8325832?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:34:32 UTC 8325832 Mr Greg Marshall [Signature #360] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8325775?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:09:16 UTC 8325775 Mr William Thorpe [Signature #359] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8325739?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:52:29 UTC 8325739 Mr Phil Rowett [Signature #358] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8325463?utm_medium=rss Stamford has so much history and so little room to display it, the Museum should be a major project not something to be discarded.

]]> Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:14:04 UTC 8325463 mr john jackson [Signature #357] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8322997?utm_medium=rss this facilitiy must remain open for all current and future residents to enjoy

]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:28:26 UTC 8322997 Mrs Diana Cassady [Signature #356] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8322940?utm_medium=rss My Uncle Arch Ireson (ex Mayor and long time Alderman, as was his father) and his wife Ethel would be horrifed at this proposal. I allowed the Museum to take any artifacts they were interested in on the death of my aunt in 2007. I would like to be reassured that these would be returned to me, if this proposal goes through.
Uncle's friend Alec Clifton-Taylor, rated Stamford as one of the top towns in the country.(see the TV series) This just cannot be allowed to happen.

]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:12:11 UTC 8322940 Ms Kathleen Commons [Signature #355] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8322204?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:23:57 UTC 8322204 mrs sarah pearce [Signature #354] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8315689?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:52:22 UTC 8315689 Mr Adam Wissen [Signature #353] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8315584?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:19:25 UTC 8315584 Mrs Wendy Hartley [Signature #352] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8315348?utm_medium=rss I think it would be a great shame to close the museum it is a part of stamfords history

]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:21:49 UTC 8315348 Mr John Hartley [Signature #351] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8313386?utm_medium=rss If the collections were to leave Stamford the costs of making them accessible in their entirety at Lincoln could not be justified. Equally the extra cost (financial and environmental) of Stamford people accessing their heritage at Lincoln would be considerable and significant. Currently and historically, Lincoln takes very little notice of Stamford in spite of its importance.

At the museum here there are significant other collections owned by other groups which need to be kept in the town.

]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:31:10 UTC 8313386 Miss Judith Greenwood [Signature #350] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8311082?utm_medium=rss Stamford Museum, which we have visited each year for the last 10 years when on holiday in the town, is an exhilarating place and gives us fresh insight into local and national history every time we call in. The exhibition of local art this summer was so entertaining and it was heart-warming to see all the varied talents on display. These places have an impact on people's imaginations which is unquantifiable. Please try to keep Stamford Museum open - it's a terrific asset for the town. Good luck!

]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:32:44 UTC 8311082 Mr Lewis Clayton [Signature #349] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8310215?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:15:49 UTC 8310215 Mrs Jean Baxter [Signature #348] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8309475?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:16:53 UTC 8309475 Mrs Sheila Lum [Signature #347] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8309345?utm_medium=rss I have really enjoyed the lectures organized by the museum

]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:37:29 UTC 8309345 Mrs Jean Simpson [Signature #346] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8308719?utm_medium=rss For such an historic town to lose this valuable assest would be a dreadful. I lived and taught in Stamford for over 25 years and made much use of the facilities during that time.

]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:54:59 UTC 8308719 mrs Gillian Scaife [Signature #345] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8304805?utm_medium=rss I feel that my heritage is in Stamford and my cousin has made several contributions to the museum. We as a family also attended the lectures on the Martin Family and Stamford in the 1930's. The meaning of the collections will be lost once moved from their source and a wonderful heritage will be lost.

]]> Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:40:06 UTC 8304805 Mr. Christopher Abbott [Signature #344] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8304685?utm_medium=rss All of Stamfords treasures should remain in the town and readily available to all who need histrical information and as an attraction to our many visitors. They must not repeat not be sent away to Lincoln or any other place to enrich another distant area. perhaps it would be pertinent to remind those who seek authority over us the fate of Stamfords priceless documents from the town hall which were removed therefrom onlly to moulder away in some dank cellar in Grantham.

]]> Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:08:32 UTC 8304685 mr roy lemmon [Signature #343] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8303677?utm_medium=rss Completely opposed to this plan. I have deposited objects and information pertaining to Stamford in the museum. I do not want this moved out of Stamford.

]]> Mon, 9 Aug 2010 06:07:38 UTC 8303677 mrs jill lemmon [Signature #342] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8303667?utm_medium=rss Completely opposed to this plan.

]]> Mon, 9 Aug 2010 06:04:28 UTC 8303667 Mr David Ellis [Signature #341] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8303401?utm_medium=rss It would be a tragedy if the museum closed

]]> Mon, 9 Aug 2010 04:51:15 UTC 8303401 Mrs Alexandra Ellis [Signature #340] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8303397?utm_medium=rss It would be a tragedy if the museum closed

]]> Mon, 9 Aug 2010 04:50:07 UTC 8303397 Mr Ben Clapinson [Signature #339] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8302672?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Aug 2010 01:27:56 UTC 8302672 Mr Matt Clapinson [Signature #338] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8302670?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Aug 2010 01:27:06 UTC 8302670 Ms Elly Clapinson [Signature #337] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8302665?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Aug 2010 01:25:47 UTC 8302665 Miss Hannah Clapinson [Signature #336] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8302659?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Aug 2010 01:24:06 UTC 8302659