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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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Carlisle Living Awards 2017
Read more: Carlisle Living Awards 2017The Solway Aviation Museum was selected by readers of Carlisle Living as one of the finalists in the 2017 awards held at The Garden at Eden venue in Crosby-on-Eden. This came as a surprise to us as we had no idea we had been nominated, so a big thank you to everyone who voted for…
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24 Hour Flyathon
Read more: 24 Hour FlyathonThe Flight Sim Centre at Newcastle-upon-Tyne held a 24 hour “Flyathon” on the 24th and 25th October 2015 in the Boeing 737 simulator, in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance. It was a chance for the public, pilots, experienced simmers and anyone with a love of aviation or the Great North Air Ambulance to…
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School Visit: Norman Street Primary School
Read more: School Visit: Norman Street Primary SchoolNorman Street Primary School from Carlisle came to visit us and Carlisle Airport on the 30th June 2015. They had a great time at both the Airport and Museum.
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