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The BBC's A History of the World

The spare nosewheel from Britain’s first jet, the Gloster E28/39, is one of the starring items in our collection. It has now been selected as one of the exhibits from around the county to represent Gloucestershire’s contribution to the BBC’s A History of the World project.

BBC Radio Gloucestershire special event
A Night at the Museum
Gloucester City Museum
Brunswick Road, Gloucester GL1 1HP
Wednesday 17 February from 3pm to 8pm
Free admission

Jet Age will be there, the spare wheel will be on show and we’ll be doing a presentation. There will also be a showing of the BBC West TV documentary “Frank Whittle - The Man Who Shrank The World” filmed in and around Brockworth and presented by Adam Hart-Davis.

The history of Gloucestershire and the world will be brought to life with film shows, talks and exhibits.

The event includes living history re-enactors and a live broadcast on BBC Radio Gloucestershire. You can learn more about the local artefacts included in the BBC's A History of the World project by visiting bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire and clicking on the A History of the World button low down on the left of the page.

This takes you to the page featuring the county’s choices, which in turn links to a page about our own exhibit - click on the wheel to view the page

Vernon Harwood of BBC Radio Gloucestershire visited our Brockworth workshop on 1 February and interviewed Jet Age chairman John Lewer and trustee Tim Kershaw about the E28 wheel.

The two interviews will be broadcast at 9.10 and 10.10am on Monday 8 February and will be repeated on Saturday 13 February between 12 noon and 3pm.

After the broadcast an edited version will also be available on the BBC Radio Gloucestershire website: go to the page featuring the county’s exhibits and click on Features and Stories - A History of the World: Extra on the right of the page.

National Aviation Heritage Skills Initiative

Training days 2010
This training is open to all members free of charge. If you would like to attend contact chairman John Lewer at johnlewer.kay2(at)virgin.net

Courses are run at Brockworth by the National Aviation Heritage Skills Initiative.

They start at 09h30 for 10h00 and run for the day. Tea and coffee will be provided but you'll need to bring your own lunch.

Date	Course
Saturday 20 March	Surface Finish Evolution
Saturday 10 April	Wooden Aircraft Repairs
Saturday 17 April	Jacking Lifting & Towing
Saturday 8 May	Surface Finish Application
Saturday 7 August	Wooden Aircraft Repairs
Saturday 21 August	Fabric Repairs

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Gloucestershire Aviation Collection/Jet Age Museum will be held at the

Tithe Barn Centre, Brockworth Road, Brockworth GL3 4QU

on Wednesday 17 March 2010 at 7.30 pm

The Minutes of the last AGM were sent to members with Newsletter Number 49 of May 2009. Copies will also be available at the meeting.

Agenda

1. Welcome & Apologies.
2. To agree and accept the Minutes of the last AGM , held on 18 March 2009.
3. Matters arising from the Minutes.
4. To receive the Chairman’s Report.
5. To receive the Treasurer’s Report and accept the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2009.
6. To re-elect Tim Kershaw, Phil Moss and Tim Wiltshire to the Committee.
7. Items referred to and agreed by the Chairman prior to the meeting.

John Lewer, Chairman
2 February 2010

Committee Meetings

Management committee meetings are held monthly at the Tithe Barn Centre, Brockworth Court, Gloucestershire GL3 4QU.

All museum members are welcome to attend. Meetings begin at 7.30 pm and are held on the second Wednesday of every month.

2010

10 February, 10 March, 14 April, 12 May, 9 June, 14 July, 11 August,

8 September, 13 October,

10 November, 8 December

Jet Age Museum exists to save and commemorate Gloucestershire’s outstanding aviation heritage.

For the past 20 years Jet Age has saved for posterity historic aircraft, other artefacts, documents and photographs.

The collection commemorates in particular the work and the people of the Gloster, Smiths and Dowty companies, as well as many other aspects of the county’s aviation history.

We have a significant archive of Gloster Aircraft Company documents and images and also manage the nationally-important Russell Adams Collection of historic aviation photographs and film

Although closed to visitors we have kept alive thanks to our fundraising activities, donations and the subscriptions of our all-volunteer organisation

MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to all for a modest £10.00 a year. Members are invited to an Annual General Meeting and are welcome to attend monthly management meetings. Life membership is £250 and there are concessionary rates for couples and families. Members receive a free newsletter.

Forms from the Membership Secretary, 34 Kittiwake Drive, Kidderminster DY10 4RS.

FUNDRAISING
We have raised some £180,000 towards building a permanent home at Gloucestershire Airport and our planning application will soon be submitted. Almost £100,000 has been donated or pledged by members, with the balance from the BVG Clarke Trust, Tewkesbury Borough Council and Rolls-Royce plc. Another £90,000 is still needed for Phase 1 to go ahead

Appeal forms are available from the Hon. Treasurer, 57 Crown Drive, Bishops Cleeve GL52 8TA.

Jet Age Museum

SAVING GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S AVIATION HERITAGE