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In which case... deal me in! :yum:
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That's good to hear, from the various bits of feedback we've been receiving everything looks set for a good sale!
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An update has been added to the NAM website with further details about the Autumn Aeroboot / Aerojumble that takes place on our Southfield Site on Saturday 26th September, 2020!

http://newarkairmuseum.org/Museum-Events
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A couple of eagerly awaited new titles in the Warpaint aviation book series have just landed in the Museum Shop:
125 - Bristol Britannia - copies £16 each
126 - F-14 Tomcat - copies £25 each

Pre-ordered copies can be collected from the shop after 10am Friday 31st July!

http://newarkairmuseum.org/Museum-Shop
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Details of NAM's new fund raising campaign for various restoration and spruce-up projects can now be found in here!

https://justgiving.com/campaign/Newark- ... storations

We hope that some of you might consider supporting us!
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An update about the status of the cabin of Puma XW225 & its impending departure from the museum has just been added to the website.

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/latest-news
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Yesterday NAM took delivery of a Rolls-Royce Conway engine & full details about its acquisition can be found on the museum website.

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

A big thank you is sent out to those who helped to make this possible! :grinning:
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Great to see some updates and the collection growing still.

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It was nice for NAM to be asked to take on this exhibit and I was pleased to be actively engaged in the arrangements for the move. This included being on site yesterday when it arrived.

Everyone at NAM is now planning for the move through Hangar 2 that's going to be required to get the Conway into it's final display location - some speculation yesterday that this may include a short-term move outside for the Saab Viggen to allow the last part of the 'journey' to be completed.

That said a few things need to happen first, including delayed departure of the Puma cabin!

Watch this space for any future Saab photo opportunity!! :wink: :innocent:
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I was going to come up this Saturday but King's Cross is closed and the East Coast trains are all messed up but maybe for the SAAB photo shoot now.

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Sorry to hear about the trains Brian, it would have been good to catch up with you again!

The Viggen temporary move outside is just something that might help us get round a minor logistical issue; the engine sits slightly higher on its transport frame than we worked out, so it won't move under the Viggen as was anticipated!

Any details will be announced if they get finalised.
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Earlier today we took the sad decision to cancel the Aeroboot that was scheduled for 26th September.

The email notifications about the Aeroboot / Aerojumble cancellation have now been sent out to those sellers who had booked spaces – sorry!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Aeroboot_Cancelled
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Inevitable after this week's announcement I guess.

Keep well all at NAM, see you next year... I hope!
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Thank you for the feedback and comments.

The Covid-Secure RAs were proving to be a bit of a challenge, based on previous observations of buyer habits at outdoor events we thought that we could 'manage' the situation; but incorporating the revisions to the legal obligations around Track & Trace were a step too far and as such became the deal breaker.

The museum itself is coping OK, with steady visitor numbers and good sales in both the shop and through the restricted offering in the cafe - long may it continue in a Covid-Secure manner.
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There's currently lots of chatter on Twitter about the decision from earlier this week that the in-depth Harvard restoration project will eventually see the aircraft returned to the original RCAF markings it wore as FE930.

This will be in honour of the Canadian personnel who trained with 1661HCU at wartime RAF Winthorpe.

The museum is now trying to firm up the details of those wartime markings in Canada.
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A quick reminder that the museum is open 10am until 4pm everyday; last admission 3pm & it operates under Covid-Secure guidelines with a one way system operating around the display hangars and some parts of the site!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Visiting_Us_In_2020
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News update just added to the museum website about a significant delivery of Puma spares that arrived at the museum this morning!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/latest-news
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Just in case anyone was wondering we're still open 10am to 4pm - last admission 3pm & we've just had a low-level Chinook pass to the west of us!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/2020_Re-Opening
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Partial restock of Revell kits in the Museum Shop today! http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/latest-news
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Look out for the museum on the The Gadget Show this evening; Channel 5 @ 7pm; it was used as a location for an item about Vlogging Tech.

We're not 100% certain of the content but there might be some possible coverage about our Puma rebuild on XW208!
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NAM is in the first week of the local half-term holiday fortnight but it's also monitoring the ever changing Covid situation carefully and assessing what a possible move into Tier 3 might mean for the operation of its site with regards to: being able to open, and still operate the museum café and shop

Perhaps an early visit and some retail therapy might be a good option to any aviation enthusiasts.
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We're taking in the news that on Friday Nottinghamshire looks set to move to Tier 3 Covid Regulations - we'll assess what impact (if any) this will have on how we operate at our Gateway Aviation Site.

Watch this space for updates!!
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The new Tier 3+ Covid Regulations for Nottinghamshire will impact on what we can offer at the museum from Friday - details will be confirmed tomorrow!

'Normal' opening on Thursday - bring your waterproof clothing!!
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Details have just been added to the museum website about how we plan to operate from tomorrow (Friday 30th October 2020) under the Tier 3+ Regulations for Nottinghamshire; it's drastic change but we hope to be able to still generate some income.

http://newarkairmuseum.org/Visiting_Us_In_2020
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That's a shame, I was planning on visiting in 2 weeks on our way up to Lincoln.