I agree with all you say! We are “fixed” on March and september. Period. Redhill is also being considered and we have been talking to Alistair White at Acebell Aviation about this. Headcorn and Lydd are probably too remote. Good and direct road links are essential. Brooklands, Redhill and Rochester all meet the criteria, here. Andy Saunders
I’m saddened by the possible demise of Shoreham as it was getting to the point where it was the only aerojumble still worth attending regularly! For what they’re worth, I would offer the following observations.
– Headcorn, Lydd, in fact anywhere in Kent are way, way too remote. I would also suggest that Rochester is also not ideal being the ‘wrong’ side of London for large sections of the country. Frankly, Shoreham was pushing it geographically for many people but at least the routes there from many directions are generally free of M25-style horrors.
– Brooklands, I believe, would be an excellent location and, hopefully, the fact that an aerojumble was held there earlier this year will ‘oil the wheels’. I know a couple of people at Brooklands and will get in touch to see if they can apply any influence.
– As has already been said, it should be made very clear that this ‘new’ jumble is the ‘old’ Shoreham so people know it’s not a new jumble which are notoriously difficult to get going.
– Current dates are perfect as, in general, they don’t clash with anything.
– Yes, eBay can be very useful. I have obtained a number of items for my projects that way that I have never seen anywhere else. Having said that, eBay can never replace the ability to rummage through boxes of bits and bobs, for example, that a jumble offers. It can never replace the ‘community’ that exists amongst like-minded people and the ability to meet, exchange information and ideas and to generally ‘network’ with others.
I do hope something can be sorted out. Although I’ve grumbled about what’s become of some jumbles in the past, I still look forward to attending them all.
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