Miscellaneous Newark Air Museum News 2014

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Travel advice details for anyone planning on visiting the museum on the weekend of May 10th & 11th 2014 have just been uploaded in here! This relates to the annual County Show over on the Showground – it’s also worth noting the news item has brief details of their BBMF flypast, which take place on both days.

So if you don’t like traffic you could always visit the museum this weekend – open each day of the Bank Holiday weekend 10am until 5pm (last admission at 4pm).

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Details have just been uploaded to the NAM Website about proposals for a TSR2 Anniversary event at Newark Air Museum this September.

More details can be found in here – the museum is looking for people that might be interested in bringing along TSR2 related displays etc.

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The new Wrecks & Relics – Edition 24 is now in stock and pre-ordered copies can now be collected from the NAM Shop.

Please remember that you don’t have to pay a museum admission fee if you just wish to make a purchase from the NAM Shop and you’re also reminded that all proceeds are covenanted to the museum.

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Some details of the new Project Panini Visitor Centre project have been added in here. Plus there’re some basic design visual options in an album in here!

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Don’t let the indifferent weather forecast for this Bank Holiday weekend and next week’s school half-term holiday put you off from getting an aviation-fix – there’s lots to see and do inside at NAM!

You could even grab some cover if you’re planning on visiting the AEC Rally on the Showground!!

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The Avro Ashton fuselage section has been moved to a new location on the museum site to provide easier access for its restoration; there are some pictures in here!

N.B. Please don’t follow the link if you think that cockpits / fuselages are stupid – I’d hate to offend!

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The Behind the Scenes & Restoration album on this page of the NAM website has been updated – features AOP.9; Monospar & Vulcan.

Anyone is attending the Blue Force 1000 tractor event on the Showground this weekend, don’t forget to pay a quick call at the museum.

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A quick reminder that next weekend the museum is on extended opening hours to cater for the Helicopter Shuttle Flights for the Waddington International Airshow – details in here!

Also the Phantom cockpit from XV490 is being taken over to the airshow.

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Could you help promote the museum by displaying one of our new Leaflet Dispensers?

If you could there are more details in here!

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A bit of a long shot I know, but if anyone lives close to Newark and shops in the local Waitrose, could you please consider supporting the museum’s Project Panini campaign (construction of new café & education facility), which has been selected as one of their Community Matters projects for July 2014?

Details can be found in here!

Thanks in advance!

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En route to, or returning from Waddington Airshow over the next few days, and you’re looking for some aviation bargains (books, models etc.) – why not call in to the NAM Shop?

Open: 10am until 5pm (Thursday, Friday & Monday) and 8am until 7pm (Saturday & Sunday).

No need to pay an admission if you just want to shop!

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Having taken on board the news from the RAF Waddington Airshow Office about their event being advanced ticket purchases only, we would like to post a final reminder that the museum has extended opening hours this weekend for the Airshow Helicopter Shuttle service.

Open: 8am until 7pm (Saturday & Sunday)

We also have a Viggen, Draken, Vulcan, MiGs etc.

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Will you only have the shuttle helicopters using the museum?

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We only have the helicopter shuttles due to operate from the Southfield Site as detailed here http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/newsItem.php?id=849 although we sometimes get some over-flights from the wider circuits / holds at the Airshow.

Looking at the planned manifests for both Saturday and Sunday, 4 different helicopters will make a total of 10 flights to and from Waddington.

The museum itself is open as normal.

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Some details about our new World War One displays have been added in here today!

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The museum’s current fund raising campaign to raise money to build a new café / education facility on the Southfield Site has just passed a notable landmark – the 100th Photo Panini being added to our ‘Project Panini’ campaign; more details in here!

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The museum has been getting a few calls from grandparents / parents looking for somewhere to take children to during the teachers strike on Thursday – I can confirm that the museum is open as normal 10am until 5pm (last admission 4pm). Plus if the forecast rain comes through don’t forget there’s lot to see inside!

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Continuing on a theme of younger visitors, during the forthcoming school summer holidays we have a free to enter ‘World War One Trail’ as detailed in here, which is suitable for anyone bringing along their children or grandchildren.

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An updated events list for the museum has been added in here – this lists our main organised events right through until summer 2015!

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Over the last 48 hours the museum has encountered a couple of communication glitches, which are hopefully now behind us, so apologies if you have been affected.

More details in here!

Don’t forget that the World War One trail for the youngsters starts on Monday 28th July!

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An update has gone onto the NAM website today that might be of interest to the modellers!

Plus there are some progress shots on the Monospar restoration in this gallery!

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With lots of eyes focusing on Lancasters this coming week, some news about a redisplay of exhibits in Lancaster Corner at Newark has been added in here this morning!

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The museum has just been advised of some significant road works on the A1, which are due to start in August 26th and a few more details can be found in here – we are still seeking some additional clarification on this potential closure.

This may affect travel times for anyone using the A1 to get across to RAF Coningsby for visits to see the Canadian Lancaster and to events on the Showground.

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New in stock in the NAM Shop is the Mortons Publishing Avro Shackleton ‘bookazine’ that features the museum’s Shackleton WR977; another item mentions some ongoing site maintenance issues for people to be aware of – details in here!