Dear Wayne and others
The National Archives shares concerns about the risk to the archives of sports clubs when those clubs face closure for business and other reasons. With regards to the two specific instances mentioned below, we have notified the Crisis Management Team - https://managingbusinessarchives.co.uk/getting-started/business-archives-risk/crisis-management-team/ and we are liaising with Sporting Heritage UK and archive services in Bolton and Bury.
Kind regards
Caroline
Caroline Sampson | Development Manager: National and Networks | Archives Sector Development
+44 (0)20 3908 3699 / 07966 423736
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
nationalarchives.gov.uk
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From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Wayne Waterfield
Sent: 20 August 2019 19:33
To: JISCMAIL Archives <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Saving the Bolton and Bury archive
Dear All,
Highly likely Bury Football Club will cease to exist this coming Friday. Has there been any attempt to save the club archive, before company assets start to be sold?
Bolton are in a complex mess, even if taken over it is likely they won’t be able to sign players. If they remain uncompetitive, they face expulsion from the league. Has there been any attempt to protect / secure the archive future in case the club does fold?
Despite football riches, ironically many clubs are now facing a bleak financial future. What steps is the archive profession making to ensure the safe storage of sporting clubs archives?
Best wishes
Wayne
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