Redhill Aerojumble Saturday 22nd September

I echo what Alan has stated in his previous thread, I was pleasently surprised to see that there was a half decent turn out of stalls considering it was a first time event. Great location overlooking the airfield.

Some idea’s maybe for next year, I believe that there is a WWII aviation museum at the aerodrome run by the East Surrey Aviation Group? Don’t know if this was open but may have been good for them to have had the museum open on this day, this would been an added attraction for the punters and extra addmission fee’s for the museum (Forgive me if it was open but I didn’t see any signs!) Also I believe that they have a static Dove at the aerodrome, again would be nice (if possible) to see this aircraft towed around to the event and maybe opened for inspection.

The aerodrome has a very good cafe, there didn’t seem to be any easy access to this. Would have murdered a good breakfast and didn’t fancy the breakfast been cooked by the local ATC!

This is not any criticism of the event, I really enjoyed it and will attend next year, only expressing some idea’s to get the event up and running to make it a regular thing. Thankyou to the organisers for having the courage to organise an aerojumble in this current diminishing climate, again long may it continue.

Well here’s my take on it.

A pleasant and relaxed affair, blessed with great weather. Nice vantage point, on the hill overlooking the aerodrome, so the flying could be viewed easily.

Two smallish marquees for those wanting covered space, total floor area less than the one Dick Richardson uses for his Popham events.

About a dozen more outside stalls.

Books, books, more books, some flying clothing and general memorabilia, and just a bit of “hardware” (mostly on my stall), and books.

Mutterings of too few “punters” by some stallholders, mutterings of too few stallholders by the organiser…the old vicious cycle again!

But I thoroughly enjoyed it, had a rewarding day and will continue to support it in the future.

Long live t’aerojumble!

Good luck, Alastair! Hope it goes well. Andy

10am gates open, let’s hope it’s sucessful and well attended.

Just a quick “bump” to remind everyone.

I’m packed and ready to go, so see you tomorrow (I hope!).

🙂

Yes, good luck to Alastair White at AceBell Aviation with this venture. I hope you do well, Alastair. It still seems odd having nothing to do at the end of March and September. Maybe next year???;)

Redhill, normally puts on an airshow in August each year, which judging by the size of the airfield is not bad at all. It normally co incides with the Eastbourne airshow and the organisers normally beg and borrow any aircraft returning from the Eastbourne show to fly over the airfield. Unfortunately this year it was cancelled, hey ho!

The aerojumble is probably the first at this venue although at previous redhill airshows they have had a few stalls selling stuff including aviation memorbilla and instruments but nothing on a large scale.

I will be attending and wish it success!

Good Luck to Redhill

No one laments the decline of the aero jumbles more than me and I have admit I trade on the internet and I think so do allot of the other members of this forum. Its not just airo jumbles that have suffered a steady decline allot of business have gone. It’s the sad face of progress that we can’t have our cake and eat it; one by one traders I have met at airojumbles have turned to the web. Lets face it without the web we wouldn’t have this forum to complain about it. Good luck to Redhill and i hope they do well.

Primarily, the lack of aero stalls was due to one thing; lack of interest from potential stallholders. Well over 300 potential stallholders were canvassed (twice) from my database of traders known to me and who regularly, or sometimes, attend aerojumble events. So, it wasnt down to anything that the organisers did or didnt do that resulted in few stalls. You can’t FORCE people to attend. Obviously e-bay is a BIG factor, and that is a big part of the reason for the abandonment by me of the Shoreham event.

Quoted from Andy S on the Brooklands Aerojumble thread (emphasis mine).

So, no more Shoreham and no autumn Whitwick.

I’m an endangered species! 😮

I take it the “possible” September Shoreham aerojumble is a goner?