Newark Air Museum News 2019

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As with previous years I thought I’d create a new Newark Air Museum News thread to use for short updates and news snippets from eastern Nottinghamshire.

As the year progresses I will provide updated details of museum activities in here!

This could include such things as the Indoor Aeroboot / Aerojumble Table Top Sale – 13 April 2019; etc., other event news, new arrivals etc. which can also be found in here!

Many thanks to those people who have visited the museum in 2018 and we hope to see you again this year and a Happy New Year to you all.

Could a Moderator please lock the 2018 Newark Air Museum News thread?

Whilst the museum has been closed today (1 January) we’re back open at 10am tomorrow, Wednesday 2 January 2019.
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Quick heads-up to advise that the Day/Night Photo Shoot event on 9th March has now sold out & a waiting list system is operating!
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If anyone is planning to visit the museum this weekend you’d best approach from the A17 direction as the Carole Nash Classic Bike Winter Show is being held on the Showground; the usual access advice applies!

Also be aware that from next week, for about six months there is a rolling set of overnight road works that will be in place around the Newark bypass & the A1/A46/A17 roundabout complex; typically these could be in place between 8pm and 5.30am!
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thanks for the road works info Howard, we now come off at the next junction at Coddington and come in from the other end, so much easier that negotiating the roundabout :biggrin:
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My pleasure, always keen to assist if I can. The route that you described is one of the best that you can take if there's an event on the Showground, it cuts out lots of queues and driving 'challenges' on the other roundabout complex! These road works are supposed to try and ease some of those problems/issues. :up:
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A quick reminder that the half-term open cockpit sessions start tomorrow at the museum, Sat 16th Feb and run right through until Sun 24th Feb – more details on the museum website, including updates as and when the aircraft that are being opened is updated!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Half_Term_Open_Cockpits-
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A quick reminder that today marks our move to spring opening hours (10am until 5pm daily - last admission 4pm) full details etc. in here! http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Opening-Times
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Various museum event updates have been added to our website this week and further details can be found in this section of the website http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Museum-Events
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We've added a page to our website with feedback that's been received from last Saturday's Day/Night Photo Shoot!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Photo_Shoot_Feedback_19

Fingers crossed that the weather clears for those heading to Northolt tomorrow! :up:
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NAM Updater wrote:A quick reminder that today marks our move to spring opening hours (10am until 5pm daily - last admission 4pm) full details etc. in here! http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Opening-Times

that's good news, weather allowing i may pop in on Friday on my way back from leeds

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That sounds good, allow plenty of time for traffic around Newark on a Friday as it can be a bit congested!
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A fresh list of participants for our Harrier 50th Anniversary event on Sunday 14th April, 2019 has just been added to the website and we’ve also added a Quick Guide listing for the event – not long now!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Museum-Events

Indoor Aeroboot / Aerojumble details for 13th April can also be found on that page of the website.
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NAM Updater wrote:That sounds good, allow plenty of time for traffic around Newark on a Friday as it can be a bit congested!


That's why we now come off the A1 at the next junction (Coddington)....... :biggrin:
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That's always a good plan, it's a pity that the museum is not signed from that direction as it might save people a lot of hassle!
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Final preparations are now almost complete for tomorrow's Aeroboot / Aerojumble & please don't forget the Quick Guide to the event can be found here http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Aeroboot ... Guide_2019 :up:
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Please don't forget our Harrier 50th Anniversary event tomorrow!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Museum-Events
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This year the museum is once again participating in the BBC Big Day Out campaign, which provides free admission to a host of tourist attractions in Nottinghamshire: Further information in this BBC PDF file N.B. you’ll need the print-out if you want to use the free admission offer with us.

On Sunday we will have several aircraft / cockpits open – small donation is requested to access each one; all proceeds going towards the restoration of museum aircraft; – open cockpit details in here!
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We’re seeking input/suggestions for a possible new Exhibition Hall that we are looking to build at the museum, details about how you can provide feedback can be found on this page of our website!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/New_Exhib_Hall_19
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Details added to the museum website about some major restoration work that's going to start on the Vulcan in early June; info in here:

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Vulcan_Work_19
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Sad to have to report the theft of several items of avionics from Canberra T17 cockpit WH863 that’s currently on loan to the museum – further details can be found in this weblink: http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Theft_from_Canberra_T17

We hope that the wider aviation community will help us track down these stolen items.
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I checked the volunteer log as we closed tonight the Open Cockpits offer tomorrow (Sunday 9th June) looks good:
Jetstream, Varsity, Shackleton, Vulcan & Puma - some restrictions may apply!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/NAM_open_cockpits
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We’ve just added a piece on the Puma XW208 rebuild project to the museum website & it details our current search for parts; information in here!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Puma_Assistance_2019
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New virtual tour available for the museum: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=zKWExQPSSgV
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Pleased to report that our Copter-Fest 19 event (17 & 18 August, 2019) is now listed on the World Helicopter Day website:

http://worldhelicopterday.com/2019uknewarkairmuseum/
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A quick heads-up that work will commence tomorrow, Wednesday 28the August, to dismantle the MiG-23 & MiG-27 aircraft ready for their temporary departure from the museum.

Both aircraft are on long-term loan at Newark and the owner has requested their temporary return, we anticipate they will be off site for all of September!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/latest-news
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