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Nightbar
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 Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:20 am Post subject: Cross Channel hovercraft at museum to be destroyed
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For those of you who remember the cross channel hovercraft - the SRN4s - (I do because we used them to use back in 70s & 80s to take our VW caravette to France) the last 2 in the world are facing destruction by the landowners of the Hovercraft Museum at Lee on Solent over unpaid bills (not the Museum's bills I hasten to add).
If you like big engineering and think that these giants should be regarded in the same way as Vulcan and Concorde, then please consider signing this petition.
http://www.change.org/p/homes-and-communities-agency-save-the-princess-anne-the-last-remaining-srn4-hovercraft-for-the-nation
I understand that this is a departure from Difflock's normal posts, but I can't stand by and see the Homes and Communities Agency demanding that these unique hovercraft be cut up for scrap just to pay a bill. There has to be a better way.
The Museum is already resigned to losing one of the two they look after (not own) but if even one could be kept as a symbol of engineering excellence and British industrial heritage...
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jojo
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 11:04 am Post subject:
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Signed and contributed.
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** GED **
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 11:12 am Post subject:
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done
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mike328
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 12:19 pm Post subject:
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Signed it.
Seems the last time they were sold as hovercraft it was for £25000 each.
269t at current scrap value would make it 'worth' around £7500!
Wonder how much it would cost to get it into my garden....... 
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Nightbar
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 12:53 pm Post subject:
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Big garden mate!
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mike328
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| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:36 am Post subject:
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id make space some how, even if my house has to be flattened to fit it. I think the hovercraft would make a nice place to live with the big garage/workshop they put in the middle... 
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Nightbar
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| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 6:04 am Post subject:
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Now that is a good idea!
And a decent sized garage as well...
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w3526602
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| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:40 am Post subject:
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Hi,
Signed.
I suppose something that mundane still needs saving. 
For some thing really interesting, Google BRISTOL FREIGHTER PICTURES
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mike328
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Nightbar
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 1:17 pm Post subject:
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I just got the email.
Will be at the hovershow next weekend. 
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mike328
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:32 pm Post subject:
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| Nightbar wrote: | | Will be at the hovershow next weekend. |
I'm trying! got a lot on though 
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Nightbar
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:12 pm Post subject:
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Aiming for Sunday. Let me know if you are heading that way.
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** GED **
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:15 pm Post subject:
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I'm in the Forest of Dean at the moment so I can't make it
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Foxtrottransit
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:40 pm Post subject:
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I'm going on the Sunday my kids are very excited.
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