Vandals target Botanic Gardens Museum
The Botanic Gardens Museum in Churchtown was last night the victim of mindless vandalism.
Staff arrived this morning to discover that the window of the front door of the museum had been attacked by a single brick.
Anyone with information is asked to call Merseyside Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The Botanic Gardens Museum was closed as part of a cost-cutting exercise by Sefton Council on 24 April 2011. At present there are no plans to reopen it. The exhibits have to some extent been dispersed. The Pennington taxidermy collection was permanently transferred to the British Historical Taxidermy Society Trust (BHTST), based in Essex, in controversial circumstances. This was despite significant interest from National Museums Liverpool, who wanted to take on part of the collection and keep it in Merseyside. The Martin Mere canoe is now displayed in the Atkinson Library, next to Southport Town Hall on Lord St. At the same time, horticultural activities at the gardens were significantly reduced.
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