Email sent.
A couple of years ago I help orchestrate a similar campaign to help stop a major road development scheme from closing a Scouting Site in Nottinghamshire – in that campaign I found it very effective to target the councillors on the Borough Council Planning Committee and also the County Councillors responsible roads and transportation.
Have you done something like that? You should be able to identify their responsibilities off the Council website.
Don’t back off the publicity with the local media in advance of the meeting – it’s easier to influence the process before the decision is taken.
Also I would especially urge any forumites in the Charlwood / Gatwick area to ensure that they make contact with the council as your input could carry greater weight than those of us that are located away from the area.
From what bit’s of information I’ve seen from GAM they’ve already covered a lot of the bases with their application and seem to have a good set of advisors on board – go for it GAM, don’t let them win!
Are there any specific councillors supporting the application?
If so they need letters and / or emails of encouragement – also are the contacts for the original ‘support letters’ still valid?
Also where does the local MP stand in this?
Another thought!
Having recently fought and ‘partially lost’ a Planning Appeal against a soil storage scheme on land adjacent to Newark Air Museum; as a minimum I would suggest that you appeal any decision – in the soil storage case it was originally refused permission by the District Council but granted (conditionally) by the Planning Inspector on Appeal.
What help is needed?
Very sorry to hear the news – is there any further lobbying or letter writing that can be done from the ‘pro-museum’ side?
Also I thought from PV’s last ‘email circular’ that there was some hope after the ‘off-record comments’ noted from some of the councillors – again anyone in particular that needs to be sent letters etc?
I’ve arranged for 3 photos of the cockpit of Valiant XD875 to be added to this gallery – photographs taken by NAM’s original Archivist the late Dave Collins during the cockpit’s brief stay at Newark!!
More info in here http://www.flypast.com/contact.asp or check in the front of the magazine for spcific email addresses etc!
Is it a news item or a feature article?
Yes good news indeed for what is an impressive piece of kit and popular with the public! 🙂
The picture in the post above was taken at Newark Air Museum – Cockpit-Fest 2002 (NAM cafe and Valiant cockpit after it left Bruntingthorpe and before it went north) – and the Hunter won the Cockpiteers Cockpit award!
Phantom cockpit XV490 now noted for a slightly extended stay at Winthorpe more details here! 🙂
Oh for visitor numbers like that for an event – will there be a report appearing anywhere?
The request has been added onto the appropriate ‘job-sheet’ at the museum – it may get delayed by Meteor movements this week!! 😉
Another oversight!
Evening Cockpiteers – I’ve just had an email from the Cockpit-Fest organiser advising that I made another ‘boo boo’ at last weekend’s event – Cockpiteer Passes were not issued – another oversight on my part (too many fresh things to do and not enough time).
If anyone still wants to receive their Pass and the benefits that it confers please email Bill or drop me a PM with a postal address and I’ll rectify my mistake – sorry everyone!! 😮
P.S. Indoor Aeroboot booking forms have just been emailed out to previous participants for the October event!
Aircraft recognition aid
An unusual wartime ‘aircraft recognition aid’ has been posted as object of the week on here, has anyone ever seen anything similar before?
Plugmeister strikes again 😉
That’s the one – all related to this gathering in 2012!! 😀
Further details and photos at this site as well http://www.vforcereunion.co.uk/ 🙂