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Solway Aviation Museum Hopes to Save Blackburn Beverley XB259
Read more: Solway Aviation Museum Hopes to Save Blackburn Beverley XB259Source : Paul McTaggart (News & Star) A CUMBRIAN museum has launched a fundraising appeal to help rescue and preserve one of the last surviving RAF transport aircraft of its kind. The Solway Aviation Museum, near Carlisle, hopes to raise £60,000 to add the Blackburn Beverley XB259 to its fleet. If successful, the plans will…
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Solway Aviation Museum Named Carlisle’s Top-Rated Attraction
Read more: Solway Aviation Museum Named Carlisle’s Top-Rated AttractionSource : Jimmy Moorhouse (News & Star) Solway Aviation Museum has officially been named the top-rated visitor attraction in Carlisle following a rigorous 50-point inspection. ThreeBestRated has ranked the best places to visit in the border city, based on a strict inspection which includes local reviews, history, business standards, ratings, satisfaction, trust, price, and trading…
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Solway Aviation Named Museum of the Year in North England
Read more: Solway Aviation Named Museum of the Year in North EnglandSource : Jimmy Moorhouse (News & Star) A Carlisle museum was delighted to be named the Museum of the Year in the Corporate LiveWire North England Prestige Awards. Solway Aviation Museum, based at Carlisle Airport, is home to a collection of aircraft, aviation artefacts, and displays. Originally formed by five members of the Royal Observer…
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Introducing Solway Aviation Museum 2021
Read more: Introducing Solway Aviation Museum 2021Solway Aviation Museum at Carlisle Lake District Airport has received a grant of £17,000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organization recover and reopen. Nearly £400 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organizations across the country, including Solway Aviation Museum, in the latest round of support from the…
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Points of Light Awards
Read more: Points of Light AwardsDouglas Kerr and David Kirkpatrick, from Carlisle, have together volunteered over 40 years for the ‘Solway Aviation Museum’, a unique resource celebrating and preserving the aviation heritage of the Lake District. Douglas had the idea for the project and founded the ‘Solway Aviation Society’, a network which has grown to 60 volunteers who are collectively…
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