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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.

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 picture below 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. There will be an edited version 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 Tim Kershaw on tim(at)tim-kershaw.demon.co.uk

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 8 May	Surface Finish Application
Saturday 7 August	The Wooden Aircraft Repairs course scheduled for 7 August has been cancelled
Saturday 21 August	Fabric Repairs

NEW FOR 2010!

OPEN DAYS

May Day weekend

Following the success of our Easter opening, Jet Age Museum's restoration workshop will be open to the public again over the early May Bank Holiday weekend on:

Saturday 1 May and Monday 3 May

Main attractions are our replica of Britain's first jet, the Gloster E28/39 of 1941, and our nearly-completed detailed reproduction Gloster Gamecock biplane fighter of 1925.

Hours 10.30am to 4pm both days.

There will be a modest admission charge. There is plenty of free parking.

We plan to have two more Open Days on Saturday 1 May and Monday 3 May - please watch this space.

Location: The Tithe Barn Arts and Crafts Centre, Brockworth, Gloucestershire GL3 4QU.

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

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, 51 Kittiwake Drive, Kidderminster DY10 4RS.
Please note change of address - only the house number has changed.

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