Robert McGuin- Almondbury Ward Cllr Candidate & Bernard McGuin - Tolson Museum Update

Tolson Museum sit's in the Almondbury Ward. You may have heard a  Councillor for Almondbury Ward resigned less than 2 months into the role causing a By Election costing you the taxpayer £25,000  and an Election will take place on Thursday August 13th. In my opinion £25,000 would have been better spent towards saving Tolson Museum from closure.

You may have seen our Save Tolson Museum clip. Please share on social media to highlight the campaign. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1074111025048265

As a Friend of Tolson & Ravensknowle Museum member I have campaigned with my Father EX Almondbury Ward Cllr Bernard McGuin for years to stop Tolson Museum from closure. The Election gives an opportunity for local residents to Elect a Councillor to represent Almondbury Ward who will champion in the local community and at Huddersfield Town Hall to stop the current plan of Tolson closing for good. We need someone who will be vocal for Almondbury Ward, Huddersfield, work with  local residents and the wider community to campaign to save Tolson Museum.

That is why I announced after careful consideration that I will be putting myself forward as a Candidate for the Almondbury Ward By Election. Working with Bernard McGuin and local residents over the years I have the knowledge and experience to continue the fight to the very end to Save Tolson Museum.

Thank you to 3,933 local residents who have signed this petition to save Tolson Museum from closure. Over 500 local residents have signed the petition in the last few days. Please continue to share this petition with friends and family on social media  www.change.org/p/save-tolson-museum-huddersfield .

We are against Kirklees Council plans to close Tolson Museum. The Council after 10 years of Tolson Museum being earmarked for closure still have no future plans for the building and for the local community. Currently it seems under their plans when the building closes they will leave the building to wrack and ruin.  Kirklees Council closed Huddersfield Library and there idea is to have a Museum in the former Huddersfield Library.

Leigh Tolson gifted Ravensknowle Hall to Huddersfield over 100 years ago in memory of his 2 nephews, brothers Robert Tolson & James Tolson, who were killed in First World War.

You may have also noticed the state of Huddersfield's historic Clock Tower in the video clip in Ravensknowle Park. The Grade II building is part of Huddersfield history having previously been on Cloth Hall and is there to remind local residents of our past textile industry. However it has  sadly been neglected for years and  is in a deteriorating condition. The clock tower which the time is not working on has been surrounded by fencing for a while and, more recently, by scaffolding with a settee inside. However there is some good news essential safety work is being carried out, a specialist assessment has been carried out and the Clock Tower should open up soon.

Please support Friends of Tolson and Ravensknowle where you can. In the Memorial Garden at 2pm, Sundown Swing will be performing on Sunday August 16th.

P.S Time is running out to save Tolson Museum from closure, please continue to share this petition to show that Tolson Museum should be saved from closure.

Thank You

Robert McGuin - Almondbury Ward Cllr Candidate & Bernard McGuin

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