▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁budget ▁cut s ▁despite ▁the ▁popular ity ▁and ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁Museum . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁campaign ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁Council ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁open , ▁a ▁campaign ▁group ▁which ▁subsequently ▁became ▁a ▁registered ▁char ity , ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Liv ese y ▁Museum ▁for ▁Children , ▁were ▁propos ing ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁trust , ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁and ▁to ▁run ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁South w ark ▁Council ▁has ▁now ▁accepted ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁c oven anted ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁trust ▁not ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁itself . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁Council ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁trust ▁by ▁opening ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁a ▁children ' s ▁museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁closed ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁library ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁although ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁legal ▁distinction ▁between ▁a ▁free ▁museum ▁or ▁a ▁library . ▁This ▁trust ees hip ▁also ▁meant ▁that ▁South w ark ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁two ▁organis ations ▁proposed ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁building ▁including ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁char ity ▁who ▁submitted ▁a ▁proposal ▁under written ▁by ▁Nov as ▁Sc ar man . ▁South w ark ▁Council ▁voted ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁Theatre ▁Pe ck ham . ▁South w ark ▁needed ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Char ity