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We have reached the target to buy brooch
GRANTS totalling £3,000
were awarded by the V&A / MLA Purchase Grant Fund and the
Headley Trust to buy the Hurleston Brooch but that was only
part of the cost of the artefact and the Museum had to find a further £500 from
its own funds and local sources, including donations.
Now we are pleased to say that we have reached our target and raised
enough
to cover the entire cost of purchasing the brooch.
We received donations totalling £284.75 towards the
purchase, and then a telephone call from David Fishburne of The Rotary
Club of Nantwich confirmed that the
 organisation
would donate £215.25 from their Christmas sleigh collection towards our
fund.
So we
have reached our target and the appeal is closed.
A Museum spokesperson said: "This is great news. Nantwich
Museum is very grateful to the Rotary Club of Nantwich and to everyone
who contributed to the purchase.
"Donations
were received from various individuals and organisations including an
anonymous donation of £100 and £100 from Nantwich Town Council."
The appeal fund got off to a good start when
Nantwich Town Councillor Norma Simpson (left), a member of the Museum
Trust, made a donation of £50. She commented at the time: "Nantwich's history is very important and must be preserved
for the benefit of all. The addition of the Hurleston Brooch to the
collection will help to attract more visitors to the Museum."
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