Big news out of Newark museum

Co-operative Building Project Being Investigated
The trustees of the Newark Air Museum [NAM] and the Lincolnshire’s Lancaster Association [LLA] have agreed to cooperate on a project to investigate the possibility of constructing a third aircraft display hall at the museum’s site in eastern Nottinghamshire close to the Lincolnshire border.

The aim of the new Avro Project is to provide under cover accommodation for the Avro Shackleton MR.3 Phase 3 WR977 and Avro Vulcan B.2 XM594 aircraft that are owned by the LLA and that are currently displayed at NAM. Hopefully the building will also provide sufficient space for a third large aircraft like the Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG517 to be displayed under cover.

Work is currently underway to prepare a Project Planning Grant [PPG] application to the Heritage Lottery Fund [HLF], which will evaluate various aspects of the proposed project. This will include: Audience Development; Sustainability; Building Design; and evaluation of the potential aircraft movement routes into any new building.

Prior to commencement of the current evaluation project the Charity Commission reviewed the Articles of Association for both charities, and gave its approval for a cooperative project of the type being proposed. Further details of the PPG application will be released when they become available