andym Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Was that Mark Hart's Abbot, out of interest? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Hi Andy no it was not Mark's Abbot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 7 hours ago, paulob1 said: Its all preparing for the museum day Do you have a date that you are aiming to open on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, paulob1 said: Hi Andy no it was not Mark's Abbot.... In that case could you let me know its VRN when you've got a moment? I'm keeping a loose register of where the remaining Abbots are. Mine is 08EB10, for reference. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 ah Andy, sorry I confused you..., it is the same one he was selling but it was not his...it was his late bosses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 9 hours ago, paulob1 said: ah Andy, sorry I confused you..., it is the same one he was selling but it was not his...it was his late bosses... Ah - that was what I meant, even if it wasn't what I said! 🙂 Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 Woo hoo, Monday, we put the application in for the museum, we are ready to go...we have every thing ready..we have the site ready, the coffee shop building ready the car park ready the entrance planned the reports all done...if we can now get planning we will then level off the initial storage area and build cheap open sided sheds or a single low story shed...the latter being my preference...once this is done we should then be opening sometime next year...the big moment is nearly upon us... I have a lot of work to do prepping some of the vehicles but the plan is that i want to use the museum to restore many of the artefacts and use visitors and volunteers to help build the museums fleet...and make the museum interesting for all people... the first resotrations will be the frog 7 missile launcher, needs its engines sorting and then prepping for launch, the strikers needs rebuilding after being stripped ready for paint...the chieftain is a forever project...the BTR60...needs light work, the BTR50 needs a lot of work and will be a major long term project, just collecting parts will be hard enough...and likely we will use the MUnga jeep, as an easy build project for beginners... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann morris Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Fantastic news and fingers crossed. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonBrown Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 This is good news. Best of luck with the application. Being relatively local it will be great to see the museum up and running. The Chieftain will always be a work in progress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 so we collected another Saraccen today, this one road registered and a reverse airflow model..will be painted back to sand colour, we have to refit the cooling system fire up the engine change the points to jolly engineering points and she will be one of our demonstrators, with the musuems name on it hanging around the place...free advertising will be the plan, she will drive around each weekend in different areas...well that's the plan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Good to hear things are getting up to steam. Enjoy and hopefully I'll be able to visit in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Plans will be in next week....as soon as I have the number guys I will be posting it, any support you can post on the East Hants District council planning portal will be brilliant and very very helpful... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) SO I need to collect a milly mk 1 from Neil, a Militant Wrecker MK3 from Iain in far away north scotland, an old army tank trailer from derbyshire, an OT-90 from down here and a BTR60 from Poland...plus I am at last close to a deal on the MIG 21...hoping it will be here some time in January Lets hope the planning application moves forward. Edited December 28, 2019 by paulob1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 okay Yes deal done on the MIG 21, just sorting delivery, hopefully using the same company that will deliver the BTR60pb. we will be well buggered if they turn up and the museum is then refused... the mig is already a you tube hero...take a look...I know but the second one is real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 and this is a real photo of when she was in service... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) Hi Guys its live, please please please as manay as you can please put in a good word for me, I have over 80 major vehicles for the museum, bombs missiles MIG21, frog & missile launchers, chieftain t54, MTLB, FUG BRDM, british stuff galore some american and tons of other stuff uniforms etc. etc... the focus is not just military its also about the period so i plan to document the kitchen the history of dance and much more, there will be an extensive library and model railway of the era and work groups working on the artefacts restoring them to museum standard... the plan will be to attract thousands of people to the museum and grow it into the largest collection of cold war memorabilia in the world... so please please please can you offer me a bit of support and drop a note onto the East Hants District Planning portal application number 27887/010 please please.. the link is https://planningpublicaccess.easthants.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage Edited January 9, 2020 by paulob1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Will get it done tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) thanks...need as many as we can get...planning is a major pain but with everyones support it can really get us there... the link is https://planningpublicaccess.easthants.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage Edited January 9, 2020 by paulob1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 12 hours ago, paulob1 said: thanks...need as many as we can get...planning is a major pain but with everyones support it can really get us there... the link is https://planningpublicaccess.easthants.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage I tried and first time didn't work, however there was a search tool which after typing in reference found it, just in case some one else has problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just submitted my comments, I would suggest any one else making comments mention its not just military its the period if we concentrate on the military we may not get a good hearing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 hi thanks to those who have posted...if you can find the time guys... the link is https://planningpublicaccess.easthants.gov.uk/online-applications enter code 27887/010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 18 in support and the one objection reads almost as support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 a few more coming...I hope, not a great deal of support from the Military community so far but we have 13 weeks so hopefully a few more will have a go at offering a bit of support... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonBrown Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Done and supported with my thoughts and reasons as to why this museum should exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 thanks you simon, if you know anyone else who is about and can lend support doesn't matter who they are as many as I can get...its very slow, 3,000 have seen the facebook post and hardly any have posted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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