Grants boost for UK museums
Brooklands Museum is one of a trio of attractions to house a Vickers VC10 which has received money as part of the UK government's Culture Recovery Fund
MARTIN NEEDHAM
Preserving Commercial Aviation’s Past
Several aviation museums have received grants as part of the second round of the UK government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
Those benefitting include Southampton’s Solent Sky, which houses the only Short Sandringham flying boat in the UK (it’s also the only example on public display in the northern hemisphere). The Hampshire attraction received £25,001 in funding, while the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum was allotted £11,546.