A crunch meeting has been held between the RNLI and a district council in a last-ditch bid to save a seaside town's famous lifeboat museum from closure.
The lifeboat charity has met with North Norfolk District Council's top brass to try to find a way to keep the RNLI Henry Blogg Museum in Cromer - the museum's home since 1967.
It comes after the RNLI's shock announcement that it has served a break notice to the council to terminate its lease at the Rocket House building, at Cromer's Esplanade, in July.
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The charity is desperate for the museum to stay in the town, but a chronic damp problem on the ground floor of the building is causing costly damage to its heritage collection.
The museum tells the history of saving lives at sea in Cromer, honouring one of Norfolk's greatest ever heroes, Henry Blogg - the most-decorated lifeboatman in the RNLI's history.
Blogg served on Cromer's lifeboats for 53 years, saving 873 lives alongside his crew before retiring in 1947.
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A joint statement from the RNLI and North Norfolk District Council said: “We met to talk about the future of the Henry Blogg Museum and had a productive discussion about our shared ambitions for the RNLI’s heritage collection in Cromer.
“We look forward to working together and delivering on our commitment to showcasing the RNLI’s deep and long-lasting connections with the town.”
Tim Adams, leader of North Norfolk District Council, added: "Discussions were positive and there is nothing for anyone to worry about it.
"We will be making an announcement in due course."
North Norfolk MP Duncan Baker has also pledged to do everything he can to keep the museum - and its historic H.F Bailey lifeboat - in Cromer, raising the issue in parliament recently.
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He said: "It belongs to the people of Cromer and it must stay in Cromer."
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