If you’ll pardon the pun the layout situation is currently ‘fluid’ and I suspect that it won’t really be sorted out until various aircraft moves have been completed.

Following the recent move of the Ashton fuselage there are several other moves to undertake, including the MiG-27 and Jaguar T2A; there is also have some installation work to be completed for an Anderson shelter in front of Hangar 1. Once these have all been completed a better understanding of the ‘new-spaces’ will assist with the layouts.

I look forward to seeing your progress with the P-63! 🙂

Some quite exciting news is slowly coming together about a Lancaster related project, which seems likely to be based in Hangar 2 – more details will follow as and when they are confirmed! 😉

Throughout the half-term holiday week NAM should be having various cockpits open for visitor to access and details should be available in here each day about what is open – Monday has started off with the Varsity! 🙂

Visitors travelling to the site today please be aware that there is another accident on Drove Lane this time alongside the museum site, immediately behind the Hastings – assistance has been provided by museum staff and volunteers. The vehicle is currently being recovered and the driver has been taken to hospital!

Despite the traffic chaos this morning lots of visitors made it through as did the postman. Amongst the postie’s delivery were a couple of Aeroboot / Aerojumble bookings and it is good to report that all of the tables for the sale next month have now been allocated and an update can be found in here, which contains details of the opening times etc.

A reserve list is being operated to cover any unforeseen cancellations, with any reserve stall allocations being made in the order that they are received at the museum.

There are several new sellers that have taken spaces and earlier today one of the final the final booking forms that that was received came from the same company that caused such a stir on the Sunday morning at Cockpit-Fest last summer! :eagerness:

I still have some flyers available to promote the sales and if anyone is able to circulate these please send me postal address details via PM – copies have been widely circulated but more are still available.

Don’t miss out on some great face to face aviation trading on Saturday 1st March at Newark!

I called in at the museum today and it was good to see another volunteer being trained up to open additional aircraft / cockpits at the museum, ready for the half-term school holiday next week. Details of the open cockpit policy at the museum can be found in here.

The training today was focused around some of the airframes in Hangar 2 – Jetstream, Wessex and Varsity; ideal choices if the weather is wet! 😉

Sadly you’re mistaken – I’m merely expressing an opinion on what I genuinely believe is a worthy project.

As for “a pet project featuring axes and grinding” – rest assured this is not a pet project. Also I try to do as little axe grinding as possible; experience has taught me that it tends to make you opinionated and gives you a jaundiced view on so many things!

Regarding a wider picture I’m proud to be involved in a host of other projects across the whole of the East Midlands, which help to commemorate aviation in its many guises.

That said if anyone disagrees with such commemorative schemes then so be it, after all it’s a free-country!

Addendum: I’ve just been reminded off board by a ‘lurker’ about these parts that the launch event for this Memorial Appeal took place at East Kirkby on Friday 31st May last year.

We shouldn’t lose sight of this aspect of the Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial Project, which starts to tie in with the Cathedral and seems to be appreciated by the veterans http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-24287441