There has been considerable critiscm of the BAPC on this forum.
If you are a member of an organisation that is a member of BAPC then you can go along to their quarterley meeting – the next is this Saturday at RAFM, Cosford. The following has been circulated by BAPC Secretary Brian Dixon…
The Next meeting of the British Aviation Preservation Council will
take place on Saturday 5th August 2006 at RAF Museum Cosford.
Volunteers from all member groups and organisations are welcome to
attend. Ask your Representative for details.
Agenda
10.00 Museum opens to the public.
Delegates opportunity to view the RAF Museum Cosford collection.
11.30 Full council meeting.
13.00 Lunch
14.00 RAF Museum Cosford
A presentation by Bruce James and Al McLean about recent and
future developments
14.45 Tea break
15.00 The Victor – flying and preserving a queen of the skies
A presentation by W/C Barry Neal
15.45 Any other business
16.00 Meeting closes
Delegates final opportunity to view the RAF Museum Cosford
collection.
18.00 Museum closes
Please note that the Visitor Centre closes at 5pm, Hangars 2 & 3 at
5.30pm
So, if you want to find out what the BAPC does or how it works, then go alond and participate (sorry it’s fairly short notice) – see you there.
Roger Smith.
By: RPSmith - 4th August 2006 at 15:59
No, “BAPS” was not intentional – a genuine error on my part. I have tried to edit but, although I could edit the posting itself, the thread title seems unassailable!
Roger Smith.
By: TobyV - 4th August 2006 at 11:50
I think thats to draw people’s attention more 😀
By: JonathanF - 4th August 2006 at 11:42
Just to point out, in case you can edit it, that the subject of the thread title is not BAPC, but in fact “BAPS”.
By: wv838 - 3rd August 2006 at 22:35
Ouch !!
By: TobyV - 3rd August 2006 at 18:50
Touché 😀
By: forester - 3rd August 2006 at 18:01
I’m sure the RAF Museum Cosford will entertain the British Aviation Preservation Council well, Roger.
Events to be enjoyed will include a treasure hunt for the Golden Rivet among the debris of G-ARPH, the long-anticipated gladiatorial combat between a JCB and G-ARVM, and a pin-the-tail-back-on G-APFI competition.
Well done everyone.
By: wv838 - 3rd August 2006 at 12:06
There has been considerable critiscm of the BAPC on this forum.
And you are usually there to defend them, Roger! :p
The BAPC understandably takes some flak, although from friends within the BAPC I hear that things are changing, albeit far too slowly.
The BAPC to many (me included) is considered a waste if for no other reason than they don’t exactly do a particularly good job in their publicity department. I don’t think their web site has changed since I first saw it a few years back. Old news is often worse than no news. These days the web is a crucial point of contact for an organisation such as this and they need to be using it to tell us what they are doing.
And still no way for individuals to sign up other than by invitation? The BAPC are losing a lot (imho) by not embracing the many many people out there who are full of passion and enthusiasm for our aviation heritage. We need an organisation such as the BAPC to co-ordinate and act as a voice but it needs to act for all of us.
Personally, I think the Key Publishing forum is a fine example of how individuals can make a difference (most recently with Mr Rusty, the Shack) and the BAPC could, no SHOULD, learn from this.
I will however, mention the current workshops the BAPC are running. I understand ‘from within’ that these are extremely useful and I applaud that.
Roy.
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