Brooklands Vimy Fundraising Page

Karen McKenna is raising money for Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd
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Brooklands Museum Trust - Vickers Vimy Appeal 2009 · 31 December 2009 ·

Brooklands is unique. The world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit, constructed at Weybridge, Surrey in 1907, was more than a great sporting arena. Brooklands was the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, home of Concorde and the site of many engineering and technological achievements throughout eight decades of the 20th century. Visitors to the museum drink in the atmosphere that reveals the secrets of Brooklands - the place where the great British adventure in speed and altitude all began. The Museum displays a wide range of Brooklands-related motoring and aviation exhibits ranging from giant racing cars, motorcycles and bicycles to an unparalleled collection of Hawker and Vickers/ BAC-built aircraft, including the only Concorde with public access in South East England. The Brooklands Museum Trust is an independent charitable trust whose aims are to preserve and interpret the heritage of Brooklands and to use that heritage to inspire and educate future generations.

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BROOKLANDS MUSEUM’S Vickers Vimy replica has flown some 30,000 miles in the past 15 years in tribute to the brave airmen who pioneered long distance flights from the UK to Australia, South Africa, and across the Atlantic.

Celebrate its achievements and help raise money for the Brooklands Museum Vimy Fund towards:

- Keeping the Brooklands Vimy replica flying to mark the 90th anniversary of the Smith Brothers’
  epic flight to Australia in G-EAOU in late 1919
- Exhibiting the Vimy at Brooklands Museum on its retirement from flying later this year
- To maintain the Vimy in retirement in airworthy condition

Donate to the Vimy Fund today


-   You will be directly helping to preserve this iconic aeroplane for future generations to enjoy.
-   In return for your donation we will place your name in the Brooklands Vimy Logbook,
    displayed at Brooklands Museum for all to see
-   The Vimy has done her part in re-enacting history - now it’s your chance to play a part in her future!

All donations, regardless of their value, will be welcome

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page.

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Donation summary

Total
£2,455.00
+ £15.51 Gift Aid
Online
£55.00
Offline
£2,400.00

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