I have just received the message below for inclusion in the next issue of the Lace Guild magazine - not sure if anyone else has received a similar e-mail or not. As the next issue isn't due to be published until the end of January I thought I would circulate it now so that anyone who wanted to write to the Mayor had the details, I have asked if there is a deadline to write to the mayor.
Regards Susan --------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Roberts Editor - Lace Guild magazine http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/susanroberts From: Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 8:20 PM To: Subject: message HLN online message To the members of Lace Guild, Last thuesday on the 5th of November the Kantcentrum in Brugge was closed after 40 years of education. In the General meeting the menbers of staff have neen told that there is no future for them. This dicision is based on problems of financial art. The Kantcentre has lookedfor a new financier for several years, after the West Vlaamse management stopped with the subsidies. But they didn´t find anyone. The Kantcentre started in 1970 with education in lace. Many teachers have followed their education there, and can now bring their knowledge to other people who want to learn lacemaking. Every year the Kantcentre organizes the Lacedays and many tourist make acquaintance with the lace and the lacemakers. With the sunnercources it was possible for people all over the world to learn several laces. I followed several years the Binche by Anne Marie Verbeeke. In my class were 6 different countries present. Also the Lace Magazin is no more available. I hope that with my message many lace makers stand up to do an appeal to the Mayor of Brugge to help the Kantcentre and give them a new future. It is a disaster, not only for the kantcentre but also for the city of Brugge. The adress of the Mayor is: Patrick Moenaert, Stadhuis, Burg 12, 8000 Brugge, Belgie. With kind regards, Gerry Fassotte/Impelmans. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
