FFHS-NEWS Redbridge's Local Studies and Archive service, based at Ilford Central Library, Essex

[News from the Federation of Family History Societies]

Redbridge's Local Studies and Archive service, based at Ilford Central
Library, is currently home to more than 150,000 items - from back issues of
newspapers to original manuscripts and prints - and deals with between 6,000
and 7,000 recorded enquiries each year.  Cost cutting proposals which would
see the service reduced from six members of staff to one temporary worker
were agreed in principle at a council cabinet meeting on 11 January.
Campaigners opposed to the planned cuts will call on councillors to reject
the plan at Thursday night's budget meeting.  More details can be seen at
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/rbnews/5037277.REDBRIDGE__Campaigners_
set_to_oppose_archive_service_cuts_at_meeting/.

 

Roger Lewry

(FFHS Archives Liaison)

exec.member.rl at ffhs.org.uk

3 March 2010

 

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