It’s time to start the 2015 Newark Air Museum Briefing thread, through which I will endeavour to keep people advised of the day to day activities at NAM.
Again I would just like to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who visited the Newark Air Museum in 2014 and in so doing helped NAM achieve another increase in visitors. In 2014 the museum recorded the best figures for 20 years and the associated additional income is being used to allow the museum to undertake more restoration and site development projects.
Details will continue to be added to the – News & Information page. If things go according to plan a new format website should be up and running in the coming weeks, which will enable the museum to update all aspects of the site more easily.
The recent Christmas holidays have interrupted progress on Project Panini – The Build, but it is expected that the submission of the Planning Application will be made very soon. As alluded to on another thread fund raising for capital building projects is always a challenge and online donations can still be made via the Just Giving Fund Raising Page – various grant applications are also in progress and NAM is hopeful that these will come to fruition in the next few months.
As ever, details about the other events such as the Indoor Aeroboot / Aerojumble Table Top Sale – 7 March 2015; Tribute to our Training Aircraft – 16 & 17 May 2015; Cockpit-Fest 2015 & Aeroboot / Aerojumble – 13 & 14 June 2015 and Victory Days 2015 – 25 & 26 July 2015 can be found in the news pages here!
Footnote: the two adverts in FlyPast and Aeroplane for the March Indoor Aeroboot Sale have already brought in some stall enquiries from some new sellers – hopefully bookings will follow.
At a convenient time would it be possible for a kindly Mod to lock the 2014 Briefing thread?
Don’t forget that the museum will be open again at 10am on Friday 2nd January 2015!
Plus for any motorcyclists heading to the Carole Nash Classic Winter Bike Show that’s taking place on the Newark Showground on 3rd & 4th January, please don’t forget that NAM’s open both days as well!
Happy New Year to you all! 🙂
By: TwinOtter23 - 29th December 2015 at 19:23
I was over at NAM today helping with stock-take in the museum shop and it’s been a great day for visitors, many of whom benefits from the Vulcan cockpit being open.
Further open cockpit sessions planned for the Vulcan on 30th & 31st December, more information in here!
By: TwinOtter23 - 26th December 2015 at 23:14
Newark Air Museum re-opens at 10am in the morning, Sunday 27th December – the full Christmas Holiday opening times are listed in here! 🙂
By: TwinOtter23 - 23rd December 2015 at 12:52
The NAM website is now advising that the #NAMXmasTease new exhibit is a Tristar cockpit simulator that is being given to the museum by the RAF Museum.
No arrival details are available as yet, but a little bit more information can be found in here!
A great Christmas present. :eagerness:
By: TwinOtter23 - 21st December 2015 at 08:14
A couple of updates have been added to the NAM website including information about opening times over the forthcoming Christmas Holiday period.
By: TwinOtter23 - 18th December 2015 at 16:22
It’s doing the round on other fora and Social Media that Newark’s Vulcan cockpit is open for viewing tomorrow, Saturday 19th December: “If all goes to plan the Vulcan cockpit should be open tomorrow at NAM ..”
Regular open cockpit information can be found in here!
By: TwinOtter23 - 16th December 2015 at 08:24
Another update has been added to the Acquisition Timeline page. This now features the Meteor T7 VZ634 that arrived on 16th December 1985 from RAF Wattisham.
By: TwinOtter23 - 13th December 2015 at 18:42
The ‘Reunion of Giants’ Lancaster DVD is now listed on the NAM website. I purchased a copy yesterday – it seems to be extremely well presented!
Plus the website / emails etc. are all back and working well!!
By: TwinOtter23 - 10th December 2015 at 08:09
As you know John I’m always keen to help publicise types connected to RAF Winthorpe etc. :eagerness:
I saw it in the NAM Shop the other day but I only managed to have a quick flick through; it looks quite interesting and I suspect that it might be on my post-Christmas shopping list!
Just spotted elsewhere: “A quick ‘heads-up’ unfortunately the museum website and associated email addresses are currently down; the hosting company has been notified. Call 01636 707170 if you have an urgent enquiry.”
By: 12jaguar - 8th December 2015 at 18:58
More book information noted on the NAM website, mostly with local connections to RAF Winthorpe – include the new Stirling book by Pino Lombardi. 🙂
Thanks Howard for the plug 🙂
cheers
John
By: TwinOtter23 - 8th December 2015 at 17:01
Today’s NAM Acquisition Timeline page features the Gnat that arrived in 2000 and I believe tomorrow will see this be updated with the Jetstream arrival from 2004! 😉
By: TwinOtter23 - 6th December 2015 at 14:30
More book information noted on the NAM website, mostly with local connections to RAF Winthorpe – include the new Stirling book by Pino Lombardi. 🙂
By: TwinOtter23 - 29th November 2015 at 17:39
I’ve noticed that an update has been added to the NAM website, which details the range of aviation books that is stocked in the NAM Shop – more information in here! 🙂
By: TwinOtter23 - 26th November 2015 at 08:22
I missed the update on the NAM Acquisition Timeline page about Canberra B(I)8, WV787 the other day – arrived 24th November 1985 from RAF Abingdon.
Another Canberra, the PR7 from on the gate at RAF Cottesmore should also follow on the Acquisition Timeline page this Sunday – 29th November.
By: TwinOtter23 - 23rd November 2015 at 10:43
On Saturday 21st November NAM took on loan 3 large scale flying models – Halifax, DC3 and a Vulcan. Details in the usual place, this includes brief details about each model.
By: TwinOtter23 - 20th November 2015 at 12:24
The day after the spring Indoor Aeroboot / Aerojumble Sale NAM is hosting an event to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of attack on the Ransome & Marles bearing factory on 7th March 1941. This one of several being organised in the Newark-on-Trent area and NAM is seeking participants – details in here!
From the website: “The museum will also be remembering 80th anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engines of this iconic fighter used bearings from Ransome & Marles.”
The NAM event takes place on Sunday 6th March and will feature a re-enactment of the rescue efforts in the local factory after the Luftwaffe air raids. It is anticipated that some visiting displays may start arriving on the afternoon of the Indoor Aeroboot / Aerojumble Sale, which may add to the footfall for that event.
By: TwinOtter23 - 17th November 2015 at 13:17
The Sioux helicopter, XT200 is featured in here on the Acquisition Timeline page – exchanged for the nose-section of a Horsa glider!
By: TwinOtter23 - 12th November 2015 at 18:14
The Jet Provost T3A, XM383 is featured in here on the Acquisition Timeline page.
Plus there’s some access advice for this Sunday if you’re planning on visiting NAM – more info in here!
By: TwinOtter23 - 9th November 2015 at 12:46
Yesterday an update was added to the Acquisition Timeline page on the NAM website re the Gannet AEW3 arrival in 1983.
November has always been a busy month for airframe arrivals at NAM so there should be more updates to follow this month including: Jet Provost, Sioux, Canberra B(I)8 & Canberra PR7.
By: TwinOtter23 - 5th November 2015 at 08:55
A quick heads-up for anyone planning to visit NAM this coming weekend; there’s a big vintage tractor event on the Showground – some access information in here!
Also the Museum Work Gallery was updated yesterday with a couple of new pictures in here – Monospar & Harvard.
By: TwinOtter23 - 31st October 2015 at 14:34
NAM’s Acquisition Timeline page has been updated today; fond memories as it features the first museum airframe that I was responsible for organising its dismantling & move; 31 October, 1981 – Meteor NF12 WS692, Cranwell to Newark!
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