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Today the museum should have been hosting its first Indoor Aeroboot / Aerojumble event of the year.

A Poll has just been added to the museum’s twitter feed concerning when to host the next Aeroboot / Aerojumble Sale. The options suggested are:

With Cockpit-Fest if held

Sale after lockdown ends

Wait for October’s indoor sale

Another suggestion

I couldn’t see how to create a poll on here, but feedback is appreciated!
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We have taken the hard decision to postpone Cockpit-Fest 20 & the associated Aeroboot/Aerojumble sale that was planned for 20 & 21 June 2020 – full details on the website!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Cockpit- ... _Postponed

Feedback on the possible new dates will be taken on board!
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An update has just been added to the museum website about its #CovidCode20 discount offer that will be running in the Museum Shop when the museum finally re-opens!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Re-Open_Discount_Offer

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How is the museum and it’s staff coping financially, Howard, with the complete lock down and temporary closure?


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Hi Rob, it's good to hear from you and thanks for your enquiry.

For the most part the charity is coping OK. We operate a fairly robust reserves policy to help in unforeseen situations like this, but it's a big shock when you have to start using those funds.

The staff have been Furloughed and we're operating on an essential maintenance/checking footing with museum members going in to check on things like building alarms; alarms on the waste treatment plant etc. We have been quite lucky that we've had good support from our local MP and his staff offering guidance; also from a range of Associations that we're part of; and especially from Newark & Sherwood District Council who paid our government Retail Grant really quickly. Various key dates and actions are highlighted in this page on our website.

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Coronavirus_Update_03

For NAM another big challenge is perhaps yet to come; because like many similar organisations we rely on good footfall during the spring, summer and autumn to help build sufficient reserves for the winter. So that's why we're using our Just Giving page and Easy Fund Raising page to try and keep some funds coming in now, to help ease challenges in the future.

https://www.justgiving.com/newarkairmuseum

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Easy_Fund_Raising

We're also starting to try and hit the ground running when things start to re-open and have set-up special offers etc. for the Museum Shop and the like.

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Re-Open_Discount_Offer

There's an occasional bonus as well; the people who were briefly on site yesterday doing the checks had a 'brilliant' flyby from pair of F-15s, as noted in the low-flying log! A comment from them on Twitter "… First time covered us in jet shadow!”

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/NAM-Low-Fly-Log

A comment from them on Twitter about the flyby "… First time covered us in jet shadow!”

I trust that you and your family are keeping well and I look forward to chat sometime on the other side of the lockdown! Look after that Wyvern cockpit project! :up:
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An update has been added to the museum website that provides an overview of our restoration plans for when we can re-open.

Reduced work anticipated on Vulcan upper surfaces this year, but lots of other projects to help us comply with anticipated social distancing requirements!

Full info in here http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/latest-news
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Today we're participating in the BBC Radio Nottingham Big Day In!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articl ... big-day-in

Plus there's a chance for any younger members of your family to win you some free museum admission tickets details on our Twitter feed under the hash tag #BigDayInAircraft
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If any of you are involved with an ATC Squadron our plane building competition under the Twitter tag #NAMplaneBuildATC might be of interest.

It will run until 16th May 2020, with various prizes to be won! Details of how to enter can be found in here:

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Plane_Build_ATC
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Details added to the museum website about the unit markings that are going to be applied to the F-100 Super Sabre later this year.

Here’s hoping for some interest from the 494th TFS at Lakenheath!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/F-100_Super_Sabre
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Nice to see you guys working on the aircraft and sprucing them up.

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The physical F-100 work was pre-lockdown, with the current markings planning work being done remotely and within the government's lockdown guidelines.

That said, we're developing strategies and potential volunteer work routines that will allow the museum to return to some sort of normality when the current regulations are eased. We're fortunate to have a 16 acres site that provides some natural distancing opportunities; official visit routes based on a one way system are also being plotted; staggered access to the shop etc.

Challenging times for everyone, but also a situation that give sites the chance to innovate.

We still have our Virtual Tour for those who are really missing their visits!

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=zKWExQPSSgV

There's even a quiz running on Twitter at the moment with some aircraft IDs to solve from the tour.
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Good choice on markings for the F-100D :clap:, and I’m all for a bit of nose art to brighten up the camo.
Will the nose Art be hand painted on, Howard, or will the museum commission a decal?


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hi Rob and thanks for the feedback.

The nose art etc. will be decals, sadly we no longer have any volunteers with the skills to do intricate hand painted markings. The decal sets have now been sized and will be ordered quite soon.

The publicity around the markings has prompted an interesting international request from Spain!

"Dear Newark Air Museum staff,

Congratulations about the repaint of the F-100 Super Sabre, the 48th TFW paint scheme it's going to be incredible!

Here in Spain we have the wreckage of another F-100D Super Sabre, also from the USAFE 48th TFW 494th TFS RAF Lakenheath, its bureau number is
0-52838 (55-2838). I wonder if you have any pictures of this plane in the Museum Archives."


We'll be checking the archive when we get out of lockdown, but I thought it might be worth a post in case anyone about these parts could oblige.

The person making the enquiry also sent an interesting photo that been shared on our Twitter timeline. "Attached a photo of the tail fin, still holds the remains of the LT code letters."
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We have taken the hard decision to cancel the rearranged Cockpit-Fest event & the associated Aeroboot / Aerojumble that was provisionally planned for early August 2020 – full details on the website!

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

Sorry everyone!!
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I hope that one or two of you might help us try to win £1000 from Ecclesiastical Insurance for the museum; please nominate our charity via this link www.movementforgood.com

Entry is free & must be made via the link above; click on the Nominate a Charity button & enter 256434 & click the search button & then fill in the form, it took me about 2 minutes.

Thanks in anticipation of some nominations!
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Thank you! :grinning:
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Details of the new NAM Order & Collect option for Museum Shop purchases is now live on our website; the system will come into operation on Tuesday 2nd June, 2020.

Details in here http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/NAM_Shop_Order-Collect

Whilst it's not ideal, it is an attempt to return to some sort of normality!
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First order confirmed for NAM's new Order & Collect System that officially starts Tuesday 2nd June, 2020.

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/NAM_Shop_Order-Collect
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Our initial step back to normality starts today, with our first few members of staff coming back after furlough. This is part of a slow process, but this will change a bit more tomorrow with our new Order & Collect system starting as well.

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/NAM_Shop_Order-Collect
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I’ve been asked to say a big thank you to everyone who ordered and collected items from the Museum Shop yesterday as part of the new Order & Collect system; it was a great first day the museum is looking forward to receiving more orders in the coming days!

The service operates on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/NAM_Shop_Order-Collect
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There's another opportunity tomorrow and then again over the weekend for some retail therapy using the NAM Order & Collect system as detailed in here http://newarkairmuseum.org/NAM_Shop_Order-Collect

New photo lists available for the Airfix kits, Airfix Quick Builds and Corgi aviation die-casts - if anyone wants to PM me an email address I can send you details!
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Great news – the date for the re-opening of the Museum Shop has been finalised!

Tuesday 16th June - full details in here! http://newarkairmuseum.org/NAM_Shop_To_Re-Open

Until then we’re still operating the Order & Collect system on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/NAM_Shop_Order-Collect
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That's good news NAMUpdater.

I live a few hours drive away but plan to make the trip to the museum as soon as you re-open. With Zoos and Theme Parks opening in July, very much hoping it won't be long now!

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Thanks for the feedback and we look forward to being able to welcome all visitors to our 16 acre site. Whilst we have a good amount of space to work with that also can present its own challenges, especially when trying to manage visitor flows in a safe manner; you seem to solve one issue only to create another.

At the moment we don't have a re-opening date for the whole site, but when we do we will let people know. I suspect that we will also have to cap the numbers each day but at least we will be open and back earning some income for this registered charity!
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