As there have been no responses to the item on the NAM website about the event on Saturday I will make some feedback on here. This is not intended to be defensive or confrontational but merely a way of getting over a few answers to the points being raised.

The event on Saturday was moved forward at the suggestion of stallholders at previous events, to try and seen whether an earlier date might be beneficial.

Feedback from various stallholders and buyers to both me directly and other museum people; shows a mixed picture with some really happy with their takings, whilst others are not.

Visitors to the museum (I acknowledge they may not be enthusiast / buyers) were interesting to note:

Visitor count @ 12.30pm (as first sellers started to pack up) was 19 down on the 2012 autumn sale total visitor figure for the day.

Visitor count @ 1.30pm (as most sellers had packed up) was 10 up on the 2012 autumn sale total visitor figure for the day.

Visitor count @ 16.00pm (when I left site) was 36 up on the 2012 autumn sale total visitor figure for the day.

Admittedly the 2012 date was later in the month and much colder.

The advertising (levy) suggestion detailed on the NAM website was made by a group of stallholders and perhaps poorly explained by me on the NAM website after around 12 or more hours on Aeroboot matters. (I guess they were saying they’d be willing to pay more if it went on adverts).

The topic of advertising will be put before the trustees by me and I will endeavour to get approval to do more specific event adverts.

Early admissions have been allowed in the past, but these were stopped at the request of stallholders – following a previous debate like this.

Admission cost for buyers is another interesting topic – as the £4.00 fee seems to concern some people, as does the helper pass system. The museum does not have a problem with sellers sharing stalls to help spread the costs and passes have been provided accordingly. However I was told on Saturday by at least two sellers that they had been contacted by people asking them to request helper passes so they could get in either early or without paying!

We do listen to feedback and try to develop accordingly but as I type this I’m personally beginning to question whether I have got the enthusiasm to continue helping to organise them.

Steve I’ve not come across the Notts incident in my local research, but could I suggest that the village might be spelt – Calverton.

John,

I’m glad that yesterday’s ‘soiree’ at Newark yielded some parts for the Stirling Project – another little aspect that makes you feel that the effort and standing in the rain for a couple of hours was worth it!! 🙂

Hi Scott it was good to meet you and your family again last Saturday and thank you for taking the time to support this event and for striving for authenticity with the ‘flight gear’ – some nice additional photographs added here.

Just one minor correction on the MiGs, it is my understanding that these loaned airframes both came from Latvia originally. I hope that you fulfil your aim to be photographed with the Polish Iskra at MAM.