Evening Post

LANCASHIRE

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SMASHED
GOAL! The new bid has punched a hole through Manchester’s defences. Moving to the Urbis centre, above, would involve £8m launch costs

Lancashire deals a shattering blow to Manchester’s

ill-conceived plot to steal our National Football Museum
Save
A MULTI-MILLION by David Coates
to work alongside chester City Coun-
the 14-strong board cil reveals it would
pound rescue package to david.coates@lep.co.uk

keep the National Football
Museum in Preston is
today revealed by the Lan-
cashire Evening Post.
Lancashire County Council,
Preston City Council and the
University of Central Lancashire
have put together a package to
carry out a £3m refurbishment at
the Deepdale museum.
They have also pledged £400,000
ur
of trustees providing have to spend £8m
administrative sup- simply to make the
a year to keep the museum running
for the forseeable future.
port Urbis centre suit-
● A commitment to able to house the
The proposal, seen by the Evening work with other mu- museum’s priceless
Post, also reveals Virgin Trains has
seums – including artefacts.
backed Preston’s bid with a promise to Today, a
Museum
advertise the museum at 17 stations National Museums
Liverpool. spokesman for the
between London and Edinburgh and trustees insisted a
in its on-board magazine. The firm ● A promise of ac-
cess to UCLan’s decision would not
will also provide free transport to the be reached until the panel meets in
museum for players and VIPs. 100,000-strong army of students,
the next month.
Details of the package include: staff and relatives.
● Setting up a new governing body The Preston bid comes as Man- ● Special report – Page 4

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