Tom Farmer to become Patron of Museum Campaign

Sir Tom Farmer has agreed to become the Patron of the campaign for a Leith Museum, the Leith Museum Group has announced.

Sir Tom said: "I am delighted to give my support to the campaign to establish a Museum for Leith. The history of Leith is also central to the history of Edinburgh and of Scotland, and deserves a home where its story can be told. As someone who has benefited from being born and brought up in Leith, I welcome the widespread support for the current campaign. I hope that local and national government will work with the local community to make the dream of a Leith museum a reality.”

Mark Lazarowicz, MP for Edinburgh North & Leith, who chairs the group which has been spearheading the museum campaign, added: "We are delighted to have this support from such a prominent Scottish businessmen and leading Leither. I know that Sir Tom has backed the idea of a Leith museum for some time, and his public support will be a big boost for our campaign. His backing is yet another example of the growing support for a museum for Leith, which makes me confident we will eventually achieve our objective."