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Planned Museum Events to December 2010

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Experience Flights at The Helicopter Museum
September 12th 2010 Sunday *Experience Flights From 2.00 pm
September 12th 2010 Sunday Open Cockpit Day 10.30 am to 5.00 pm
September 18th 2010 Saturday Museum Tour and History Lecture with Elfan Ap Rees Starting at 11.00 am
September 18th 2010 Saturday BAC 100 Hangar Dance with Bar & Free Buffet 7.30 pm to 11.00 pm
Tickets £9.50
October 10th 2010 Sunday *Experience Flights From 2.00 pm
October 10th 2010 Sunday Open Cockpit Day 10.30 am to 5.00 pm
November 21st 2010 Sunday *Experience Flights From 2.00 pm
November 21st 2010 Sunday Open Cockpit Day 10.30 am to 4.30 pm
December 12th 2010 Sunday *Experience Flights From 2.00 pm
December 12th 2010 Sunday Christmas Fun Day inc. Santa's Flight School, Stalls and Games 11.00 am to 4.30 pm
Please phone the Museum on 01934-635227 to book Experience Flights and for more information about the flights and other listed events.

Experience Flights
*All the Helicopter Experience Flights are dependent on the weather and may be cancelled at short notice. We strongly advise you to phone the Museum before starting your journey. The inclusive cost of admission to The Museum and a Helicopter Experience Flight is £39.95 for adults with reductions for Senior Citizens and for Children.

The Museum has recently published a 12-page booklet, compiled by Elfan ap Rees, which is designed for members of the public who are taking their first helicopter flight or are thinking of doing so. Simple drawings explain how helicopters work and why they are much safer than many people think. The booklet will be issued free of charge to passengers who book Museum Experience Flights. It is also being sold at the Museum bookshop and is available by mail order at £1.25. Bulk orders are available to other operators and training schools.

Facilities and Opening Times
The Museum has over 70 exhibits, all under cover, and a recently-extended friendly café which serves Morning Coffee, Light Lunches and Afternoon Teas with home made cakes.

The Museum Shop (HeliWorld) sells the largest range of Helicopter oriented books, magazines, models, model kits, toys and souvenirs in the UK. There is also a a helicopter-themed Outdoor Play area for the under 12s, adjacent to the Picnic Area and the Sue Cullum Toy Helicopter Collection.

On Open Cockpit Days (normally, but not always, the second Sunday in each month) our experienced and dedicated volunteers will be in The Museum's main hangar to talk to visitors and answer questions about the stunning collection of Helicopters. (See dates above.)

The Helicopter Museum is 5 minutes from Junction 21 of the M5 and is open Wednesday to Sunday all year, 10.00 am - 5.30 pm (10.00 am - 4.30 pm November to end of March), except that it is CLOSED on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Open daily throughout the summer school holidays, to the end of August.
 
Group discounts and free guided tours are available. Free parking. The Café is open to non-visitors to the Museum. Please phone 01934-635227 or email helimuseum@btconnect.com for more information.

The Helicopter Museum is a registered charity with much of the work being carried out by volunteers. It receives no local or government subsidies, relying on visitor revenue, volunteer support and donations to cover its costs and overheads.
The World's Largest Helicopter Museum can be found at:
Weston Heliport
Locking Moor Road
Weston-super-Mare
Somerset
BS24 8PP
All the above events are at The Helicopter Museum except for the annual Helidays, in July, which are on the Seafront at Weston-super-Mare. 
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Some of the 2010 Events which are specially for Members

The popular monthly "Pub Nights" for Members and Museum Volunteers are from 8.30 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Details of current location from Dave Wallace on 01934-823312.

A visit to the airfields at Henstridge (near Yeovilton) and Compton Abbas (between Blandford Forum and Salisbury) was being planned for 2010. Queries and expressions of interest, to our Chairman, please, (contact details in the Bulletin).



 

 

 
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