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Museum Receives Highest Aviation Heritage Honour for Saving RAF Plane
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Read more: Museum Receives Highest Aviation Heritage Honour for Saving RAF PlaneSource : Paul McTaggart (News & Star) A CARLISLE museum has been presented with the ‘highest’ accolade among the aviation heritage community for their work in rescuing and restoring the last remaining Blackburn Beverley XB259. The Solway Aviation Museum was awarded the AHUK Robert Pleming Memorial Award at a ceremony held at the Yorkshire Air…
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Solway Aviation Museum Named Carlisle’s Top-Rated Attraction
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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
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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
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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
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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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