News
MLA Yorkshire Closure
MLA’s main site: Grosvenor House, 14 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5RS. Tel: 0121 345 7300. Website: www.mla.gov.uk
Regional Information and Contacts from January–March 2009
Accreditation
For pre-application support contact Robin McDermott (Yorkshire Museum Hub's Regional Accreditation Officer) T: 07810 772293 E:robin.mcdermott@sheffieldgalleries.org.uk
Museum Development
The Yorkshire Regional Museums Hub is co-ordinating the Museum Development Fund through the following contacts:
Michael Turnpenny (Museum Development Manager) E: Michael.turnpenny@ymt.org.uk
Jaane Rowehl (Museum Development Officer for East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire) T: 01482 392775 E: jaane.rowehl@eastriding.gov.uk
Kate Vigurs (Museum Development Officer for West Yorkshire, Harrogate & Craven) T: 07810 772294 E: kate.vigursbroom@googlemail.com
National Year of Reading
The Society for Chief Librarians, through City of York Council, is administering the National Year of Reading 2008 programme. Contact Kathy Cremin at:kathycremin@yahoo.co.uk
Strategic Commissioning Programme
For general information on the Strategic Commissioning Programme and general learning issues, please contact Alison Bodley, T: 07884 444675 E: aabodley@tiscali.co.uk
Strategic Commissioning Project Officers
Jennie Forrester (Grants Programme, Learning and Teaching Outside the Classroom) T: 01422 352897 E: jennifer.forrester@virgin.net
Emma King (General Training Events and Placements) T: 07950 340048 E: emma-king@ntlworld.com
Useful Regional Contacts
Yorkshire Regional Museums Hub: http://www.yorkshirehub.org.uk/
Yorkshire Museum Directors’ Conference: richard.butterfield@kirklees.gov.uk(Museums and Galleries Manager, Kirklees)
Regional Archive Managers Group: martin.taylor@hullcc.gov.uk (Chair of the Northern Region of the Society of Archivists).