Of course, asides from the area closures and awful lighting, it’s worth mentioning that other word that is forever linked to Hendon- ‘food’. Okay, so most of us know about the pubs etc in the surrounding area- I mean, you simply have to, otherwise poisoning or starvation are your only other options- but really, outside contractors or not, the food there is DISGUSTING, in all ways- poor quality, over-priced, etc.

I must say, the last few times I’ve been were the first visits after quite a gap, and I was surprised at the change in the staff; many of them seemed young and it was ‘just a job’; I’ve overheard a lot of inter-staff bitching in the shop more than once, and have even heard someone there seriously mocking the exhibits once. This minded me of the good old days when the shop was staffed by lovely helpful old ladies in cardigans!

The place really just ain’t what it used to be, not even close, and I’d go so far as to say that they no longer deserve to hold some of the very special exhibits that they have.

‘Do you want flies with that?’

‘Flight of The Blenheim’ continues to go down very well here, too.

I remember it well, from the days when I was able to regularly attend shows; it was just one of the regualr staples, with the BBMF, Vulcan, Vintage pair, Shackelton…those were the days!

She was always a lovely mover around the sky.

Yup; watched it again this afternoon, too!