Stoke-on-Trent Museums looking for your votes ahead of national awards

The city's four museum are looking for local people to vote for them as they bid to become the nation's favourite family friendly museum.

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Gladstone Pottery Museum, Etruria Industrial Museum and Ford Green Hall are asking people to nominate them for the Kids in Museums award for encouraging and welcoming families through their doors.
In the past two years, the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery has been in the top six of the competition; being praised along the way for its commitment to family learning and making sure children are still seen in museums.

Councillor Mark Meredith, cabinet member for economic development, said:

“We’re very proud of what the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery has achieved in the past two years, as well as what our other three museums have done, but this time we want to go one better and become the nations number one family friendly museum.

“Everybody has worked extremely hard to develop areas of the museums for younger children and continue to promote activities for all the family to enjoy. We hope that visitors recognise the effort put in by staff and take a couple of minutes to send their nominations to the award organisers.”

The competition, sponsored by the Daily Telegraph, is now accepting nominations ahead of next year’s judging. Nominations must be in by Friday December 2, 2011.

To make a nomination, people can email award@kidsinmuseums.org.uk post to Family Friendly Museum Award Kids in Museums, 49-51 East Road, London, N1 6AH.

For more information about the awards visit
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/8827578/Whats-your-favourite-family-fr....