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News statement 30/08/2024

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Pure Michigan, Official Sponsor of American Day

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Brooklands Blog News and updates from Brooklands Museum

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Mark Seligman, the new Chair of Trustees Brooklands Museum Trust is pleased to announce that Mark Seligman has been appointed the new Chair of Trustees for the Museum.

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New playground Aviation-themed family fun at Brooklands!

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Hundreds of bikes expected for Motorcycle Day, Sunday 7th July See the Ducati Desmosedici GP 03, driven by Capirossi, in the Clubhouse ahead of Motorcycle Day.

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Family Fun at Brooklands There is something for everyone to enjoy at Brooklands!

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Concorde, a must visit recommended by David Croft, F1 commentator Simulator Experience with Sky Sports F1 commentator, 'Crofty'

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2024 Concorde Celebration Days Exclusive days on Concorde with a former Pilot

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New Book: A History of Aviation at Brooklands in 100 Objects By Nigel Spooner

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Brooklands Museum Awarded £239,000 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to explore new story project for diverse audiences Find out more about the Brooklands Stories Uncovered project

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New Year's Day 2024 Event Report An overview of New Year's Day Classic Gathering 2024

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Brooklands Museum 2024 events calendar released Our 2024 events calendar is now live

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Alex Patterson to lead exciting new chapter of Brooklands Museum New CEO and Director appointed.

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Professor Brian Cox leads action-packed Brooklands Innovation Academy 2023 The second Brooklands Innovation Academy event was held on the 3rd October 2023

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New partnership announced between Brooklands Museum and The Peninsula London Hotel New partnership announced between Brooklands Museum and The Peninsula London Hotel

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New Barnes Wallis Exhibition Brooklands Museum marks the 80th anniversary of the Dambuster’s Raid with a new exhibition recognising inventor and engineer Sir Barnes Wallis

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Brooklands Museum wins prestigious Museums and Heritage award Brooklands Museum and Bourne Education Trust are thrilled to announce they have won 'Learning Programme of the Year' in the Museums + Heritage Awards 2023.

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Easter Classic Gathering Event Report Take a look at some of the pictures from the Easter Classic Gathering 2023

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Mini Day 2023 Event Report Mini Day 2023 Event Report

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Time and Leisure Award We are delighted to announce we were awarded Highly Commended at the Time and Leisure Awards.

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Brooklands Innovation Academy returns with Professor Brian Cox to inspire more STEM students through loaded 2023 programme This year, the main event will take place on the 3rd of October with Professor Brian Cox CBE FRS in attendance to guide and inspire students from across the region and encourage them to consider a…

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New Years Day 2023 Event Report An event report from New Years Day 2023

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Brooklands Events Calendar 2023 Brooklands Museum announces its 2023 events calendar.

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Brooklands Innovation Academy inspires 400 STEM students Held at Brooklands Museum on 29 November, the Brooklands Innovation Academy brought together more than 70 experts in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) fields and highlighted the exciting…

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Brooklands Motorcycle Team restore 1922 bike in time for centenary celebrations Friday 25th November 2022 marks the centenary of the last land speed record set by a motorcycle at the Brooklands motor circuit in 1922, and also the unveiling of the newly restored Rudge motorcycle…

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Herbert le Vack Gold Star Centenary The 27th October 2022 marks 100 years since Herbet le Vack was awarded the first ever Brooklands Gold star.

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Emergency Services Day Event Report A look at our popular Emergency Services Day

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Autumn Motorsport Day Event Report An event report from our Autumn Motorsport Day on the 9th October 2022.

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German Day 2022 Event Report An event report from our first ever German Day!

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Brooklands Museum's statement following the announcement of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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American Day 2022 Report An event report of American Day 2022.

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The Aston Martin Heritage Festival Report An event report from our Aston Martin Heritage Festival on the 14th August 2022.

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Summer Classic Gathering and AutoJumble 2022 Event Report An event report from our Summer Classic Gathering and AutoJumble

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Brooklands Years Relived 2022 Report Read the official report and see the best photos from Brooklands Years Relived

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Brooklands Launches New Badge Collection We are excited to announce the launch of our new enamel pin badge collection - a must for all Brooklands fans!

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Brooklands Motorcycle Show 2022 Report Read the official report and see the best pictures from the Brooklands Motorcycle Show 2022

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Chief Concorde Pilot Captain Mike Bannister confirms release of new book Chief Concorde Pilot Captain Mike Bannister confirms release of new book, a personal account of his experience of flying Concorde, ahead of the 60th Anniversary of the Anglo-French treaty that marked…

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The Festival of Motorsport 2022 Report Read the official report from the Festival of Motorsport 2022

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Brooklands celebrates World Land Speed Record and the future of mobility Brooklands partners with National Motor Museum to recreated World Land Speed Record moment 100 years to date it was set

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Tony Brooks Obituary We were sad to hear of the passing of the renowned racing driver and friend of Brooklands, Tony Brooks.

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Behind the scenes with HR apprentice Alex In our latest blog series, we're going behind the scenes with Alex. In recognition of National Apprenticeship Week 2022, Alex is talking about her HR apprenticeship at Brooklands Museum.

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Brooklands Stories: A V Roe This Brooklands stories explores the story of Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe, one of Brooklands' first aviation pioneers

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Secrets of the Transport Museum is back for second series in February Brooklands returns to your screens in 2022 as super‐successful Secrets of the Transport Museum gears up for second series

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Brooklands Stories: Fay Taylour This Brooklands stories explores the story of successful motorcycle racer and racing driver Fay Taylour.

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New Year's Day event postponed

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Arts Minister visits Brooklands Museum following Cultural Recovery Fund grant Arts Minister Lord Parkinson visits Brooklands Museum following Cultural Recovery Grant

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Brooklands Stories: Sir Henry Segrave This Brooklands Stories explores the story of Land Speed Record holder and racing driver Sir Henry Segrave

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Third round Cultural Recovery Funding for Brooklands Museum Brooklands Museum to receive £432,000 from the third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

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Brooklands Stories: Prince Bira This Brooklands Stories explores the story of racing driver Prince Birabongse, regular Brooklands competitor and Grand Prix driver.

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Brooklands Stories: Margaret Allan In this Brooklands Stories, volunteer Peter Kearns explore the story of successful Brooklands racing driver Margaret Allan

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International Day of the Girl News release for international day of the girl at brooklands museum

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Brooklands Stories: Dorothy Levitt Our next Brooklands Stories is by guest author Rachel Harris-Gardiner, motorsport journalist and editor of Speedqueens women's motorsport blog. She's sharing the story of pioneering female motorist…

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Weybridge business and community partners celebrate completion of accessibility project On 21st September, local businesses and council officials celebrated completion of the Brooklands Accessibility Project.

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Brooklands Stories: Sir George Edwards In this Brooklands Stories, volunteer Peter Kearns is sharing the story of aircraft designer, Managing Director and Chairman of BAC, Sir George Edwards.

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BSA Empire Star gifted to the Museum On 19 August George Wander donated the BSA M23 Empire Star to the museum.

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Brooklands Stories: Sir Thomas Sopwith In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer Peter Kearns is sharing the story of aviation pioneer Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith.

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Brooklands Stories: John Rhodes Cobb In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer Peter Kearns is sharing the story of Brooklands racer and 3 times World Land Speed Record breaker John Cobb, who set the ultimate Brooklands outer-lap record…

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Brooklands Stories: Frank Halford In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer James Thorne explores the story of Frank Halford, engineer extraordinaire and competitor in the first British Grand Prix.

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Grand Prix 95: Journey to Brooklands This year we celebrate the 95th anniversary of the first British Grand Prix, which was held here at Brooklands on 7th August 1926. Volunteer Peter Kearns explores how Grand Prix racing came to…

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Brooklands Museum opens new McLaren: Driven by Design supercar exhibition Brooklands Museum opens “Driven by Design” supercar exhibition with McLaren Automotive to showcase engineering and design talent

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Brooklands Stories: Arthur Whitten Brown In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer Peter Kearns is sharing the story of navigator and engineer Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, who navigated the first non-stop transatlantic flight alongside pilot…

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Behind the Scenes with the Learning & Engagement Officer In our latest blog series, we're going behind the scenes at the Museum with our staff and volunteers. This week Laura has written about a day in the life of the Learning & Engagement Officer.

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Remembering former Brooklands Museum Trustee Baroness O’Cathain We remember the work of Brooklands Museum Trustee, Baroness O’Cathain.

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Brooklands Stories: Reid Railton In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer Peter Kearns is sharing the story of engineer and record-breaking car design Reid Railton.

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Brooklands Stories: Jessie Ennis This Brooklands Stories by volunteer Peter Kearns explores the life of motorcycle racer and stunt performer Jessie Ennis

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Behind the Scenes with the Motoring Team This week volunteer Debbie Crawt has written about a year in the life of the Motoring Team.

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Volunteer Stories - Ken Wilbraham We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time we have Volunteer Ken Wilbraham, who has written about his experience of watching Concorde’s last flight from Heathrow.

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Centenary of 100mph record set at Brooklands Brooklands are celebrating 100 years since the British 100mph record was set on a motorcycle at Brooklands.

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Behind the Scenes with the Volunteer Coordinator In our latest blog series, we're going behind the scenes at the Museum with our staff and volunteers. This week volunteer Michael Sands has written about a day in the life of the Volunteer…

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Brooklands Stories: Florence Blenkiron In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer Mike Forbes is sharing the story of motorcyclist Florence Blenkiron

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Behind the Scenes with the Motorcycle Team Next up in the Behind the Scenes blog series is the Brooklands Motorcycle team.

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Brooklands Stories: Sir Malcolm Campbell In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer Peter Kearns is sharing the story of Brooklands motor racing legend Sir Malcolm Campbell

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Duke of Edinburgh Remembered With the sad news of the Duke of Edinburgh's passing, volunteer and Duke of Edinburgh Award coordinator, Pete Stammers, reflects on the impact the scheme.

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Behind the Scenes with the London Bus Museum For this Behind the Scenes blog we’re sharing the story of London Museum Museum's refresh so far.

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Brooklands Stories: Kay Petre In our next Brooklands Stories, Volunteer Peter Kearns share the story of Brooklands legend Kay Petre

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Brooklands Stories: Barbara Cartland In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer Peter Kearns is sharing the story of Dame Barbara Cartland. Best known for her writing, Barbara Cartland was also an aviator, county councillor and supporter…

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Behind the Scenes with Museum Assistant Dickon In our latest blog series we're going behind the scenes at the Museum with our staff and volunteers. First up is Museum Assistant Dickon, who's written about working at the Museum during lockdown.

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Further Cultural Recovery Funding for Brooklands Museum Brooklands Museum is to receive £432,000 from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

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Volunteer Stories - Michael Barber Our next Volunteer Story is by volunteer Steward Michael Barber, who first came to Brooklands as a Vickers apprentice

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Brooklands Stories: Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon-Roe In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer Peter Kearns is sharing the story of pioneering aviator Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon-Roe.

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Brooklands Museum is the star of its own television series A brand new UKTV Original Series dedicated to Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey, is due to hit screens on Tuesday 30th March on Yesterday channel.

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Volunteer Stories - Martyn Twigger We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time Volunteer steward Martyn Twigger has written about his family connection with the Vickers Varsity

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Brooklands Stories: Hilda Hewlett Brooklands Museum volunteer Peter Kearns shares the tale of pilot and aircraft manufacturer Hilda Hewlett

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LGBTQ at Brooklands: Hugh Hunter This month we are exploring and celebrating the LGBTQ+ stories of Brooklands for LGBT History Month. This week we’re looking at Hugh Hunter, who was an avid motorsport fan, collecting memorabilia,…

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Volunteer Stories - Alan Packwood We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time Learning Department Volunteer Guide Alan Packwood has written about his time managing the University of Surrey volunteers during the…

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LGBTQ at Brooklands: Roberta Cowell Join us this month as we explore and celebrate the LGBTQ+ stories of Brooklands for LGBT History Month. This week we’re looking at Roberta Cowell, the UK’s first woman to undergo transgender surgery,…

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Volunteer Stories - Timothy Newman We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time we have Concorde steward and Torchlight Tour guide Tim Newman.

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LGBTQ at Brooklands: Janet Gulland Join us over the next few weeks as we explore and celebrate the LGBTQ+ stories of Brooklands for LGTB History Month.

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Jason Flies Again 'Jason Flies Again!' is an exciting and ambitious project inviting children across the world to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Amy Johnson's incredible solo flight

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Brooklands Stories: Major R.C.Empson In our next Brooklands Stories, volunteer Stuart R McRea shares the story of his Grandfather, motor racer and journalist.

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Brooklands Museum 2021 Events Calendar We are excited to be publishing our Event Calendar for 2021.

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Remembering former Brooklands Museum Trustee Dame Margaret Weston We are saddened to announce that former Brooklands Museum Trustee, Dame Margaret Weston, recently passed away.

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Brooklands Stories: Lieutenant John Patton Brooklands Museum volunteer Peter Kearns shares the story of Lieutenant John Patton

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Brooklands Stories: John Mayall and the Velocipede The first in a new series looking at the stories of the people connected with the Museum exhibits.

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Volunteer Stories - Katherine Daire We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time we have vehicles team volunteer Katherine Daire

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Download our Video Call Backgrounds 2021 Level up your video call game with our Brooklands backgrounds.

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Brooklands Museum chosen as location for Netflix's The Crown Season 4 The Brooklands Museum's Concorde will feature in two episodes from the fourth season of the critically-acclaimed Netflix series, The Crown, due to be aired in January 2021.

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Formula E joins Grand Prix exhibition Brooklands Museum is excited to announce a new addition to their Grand Prix story featuring the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team.

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Brooklands Museum receives lifeline grant from Government's £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund Brooklands Museum has been awarded £950,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF)

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Classic car restoration for a new generation at Brooklands Brooklands Museum announces partnership with Heritage Skills Academy

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Thirty-five years ago today a ‘monster’ was hoisted from Loch Ness Thirty-five years ago today (September 21), there was frantic activity on the banks of Loch Ness as a ‘monster’ was hoisted from its depths.

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Remembering the 88: a timeline of the 4th September 1940 Air Raid Today marks the 80th anniversary of the devastating 4th September 1940 air raid on Brooklands. To chart the day’s events we have put together a timeline.

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Brooklands Museum Italian Car day update 2020 Italian Car Day has regretfully been cancelled

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Brooklands Museum to remember 88 killed in 1940 air raid Brooklands Museum to remember 88 killed in 1940 air raid with memorial service 80 years on

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Local MP Dr. Ben Spencer enjoys a preview tour around the Museum Runnymede and Weybridge's MP Dr. Ben Spencer came to show his support and describes how Brooklands changed his childhood.

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Brooklands Museum awarded emergency Heritage Lottery Fund grant Brooklands Museum has been awarded a grant of £250,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help secure its future.

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Brooklands Museum to re-open on 1st August It’s time to ‘Get back behind the wheel’ as Brooklands Museum is set to reopen its doors after 4 months of closure.

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Brooklands Aircraft Factory in 360 Have a look around the Brooklands Aircraft Factory exhibition in 360

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Press Hut in 360 Explore inside the Press Hut with our 360 tour

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Explore the Brooklands banking in 360 Step onto the Brooklands banking for a look around in 360

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Friday Fun - Find your motorcycle rider name Ever wondered what your inner Brooklands motorcyclist name is?

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Explore the Flight Shed Explore inside the Flight Shed with our 360 tour

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Volunteer Stories - Bob Webb We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time we have Concorde steward and resident saxophonist Bob Webb.

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Download our Video Call Backgrounds Level up your video call game with our Brooklands backgrounds.

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Volunteer Stories - Peter Stammers We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time we have DofE Co-ordinator Peter Stammers

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Explore the Vickers Viscount in 360 Explore inside our Vickers Viscount with our 360 tour

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Virtual Brooklands Festival of Motorsport This weekend we would have been hosting the Brooklands Festival of Motorsport, featuring the Double Twelve competitions.

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Collection Close-Up Episode 10 Welcome back to the Brooklands Museum Collection Centre for another episode of Collection Close-Up.

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Collection Close-Up Episode 9 Welcome back to the Brooklands Museum Collection Centre for another episode of Collection Close-Up.

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Volunteer Stories - Matthew Bisson We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time we have Yout Panel member Matthew Bisson.

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Brooklands Museum quiz part 2 Test your Brooklands Knowledge in our Friday fun quiz

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Collection Close-Up Episode 8 Welcome back to the Brooklands Museum Collection Centre for another episode of Collection Close-Up.

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Volunteer Stories - Debbie Crawt We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time we have Debbie Crawt, who volunteers with 3 different teams.

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Friday Fun - Find your Brooklands driver name Ever wondered what your inner Brooklands driver name is?

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Collection Close-Up Episode 7 Welcome back to the Brooklands Museum Collection Centre for another episode of Collection Close-Up.

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Volunteer Stories - Andy Lambert We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time we have long read by Andy Lambert

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VE Day 75 With Brooklands Museum

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Collection Close-Up Episode 5 Welcome back to the Brooklands Museum Collection Centre for another episode of Collection Close-Up.

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360 tour of the Loch Ness Wellington Explore inside our Loch Ness Wellington Bomber with our 360 tour

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Brooklands Museum assembles for the 2.6 Challenge On Sunday 26th April, a small team of Brooklands Museum staff joined fundraisers across the country to take on the 2.6 Challenge.

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Collection Close-Up Episode 4 Welcome back to the Brooklands Museum Collection Centre for another episode of Collection Close-Up.

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Volunteer Stories - Peter Wood We are back with another of our Volunteer Stories. This time we have two lovely little snippets from Peter Wood

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Collection Close-Up Episode 6 Welcome back to the Brooklands Museum Collection Centre for another episode of Collection Close-Up.

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Brooklands Vintage Posters Explore the Brooklands Museum vintage poster collection from the golden age of racing and flying.

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Collection Close-Up Episode 3 Welcome back to the Brooklands Museum Collection Centre for another episode of Collection Close-Up.

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Friday Fun Quiz Test your Brooklands Knowledge

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Support Brooklands Museum with the 2.6 Challenge Brooklands Museum will also be taking part in The 2.6 Challenge. On Sunday 26th April we will be attempting to bring 26 different types of transport

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Volunteer Stories - Roy Booth Sit down and grab a cup of tea, we have another of our amazing Volunteer Stories for you.

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Collection Close-Up Episode 2 We are back in the Collection Centre for episode two of our Collection Close-Ups.

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Volunteer Stories - Andy Jordan Our volunteers are the heart of the Museum, and we know you are all missing hearing their amazing stories.

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Collection Close-Up Episode 1 Head behind the scenes at Brooklands in the first of our new series of Collection Close-ups.

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Friday Fun - Find your pilot name Have you ever wondered what your inner pilot name is?

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Virtual Mini Day Due to the restrictions in place around social gatherings, we decided to run our annual Mini Day as a virtual event, have a scroll through to relive our virtual day out.

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Statue Honouring Pioneers of Flight Unveiled at Brooklands Museum The historic Alcock and Brown statue commemorating the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic over 100 years ago is unveiled at Brooklands Museum, Surrey by HRH Prince Michael of Kent.

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Brooklands Museum WINS Surrey Business Tourist Attraction of the Year Award BROOKLANDS Museum in Weybridge has been named ‘Tourist attraction of the year’ at the prestigious Surrey Business Awards 2019 for its unique visitor experience and community initiatives.

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Allan Winn Awarded RAC Lifetime Achievement Award Vice President and former Director & CEO of Brooklands Museum Allan Winn, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Royal Automobile Club’s inaugural Historic Awards.

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Brooklands set to beat another record Brooklands' radio team to link with 101 radio stations across the world to commemorate 101 years since the end of the First World War

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Celebrating 20 Years’ Work of Volunteer Team who Brought a WWII Hurricane back to life Volunteers, staff, Trustees and VIPs gathered at Brooklands Museum to commemorate 20 years’ restoration work of a Hawker Hurricane

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Volunteer Stories: BAC Apprentice 50th Anniversary Reunion In this year of momentous 50th anniversaries, the first man on the moon and Concorde’s first flight, there is yet another, albeit a little less known.

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Welcome to the new look Brooklands Museum After months of planning, researching and developing, we are proud to present the new look for Brooklands Museum!

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Come Along to the Summer Holiday Fête at Brooklands Museum this August Visitors coming to Brooklands Museum on weekdays* throughout August will find all the fun and games of a traditional village fête waiting for them.

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The Perfect Weekend for Motorsport-Mad Dads This year it is on 15th and 16th June and is the perfect opportunity to experience the glamour and vintage atmosphere as some of the rarest and most outrageous racing cars compete in competitions…

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NEW Aviation Exhibition: First to the Fastest opens at Brooklands Museum This exhibition tells the story of the courage, skill and teamwork of the people behind two significant aviation milestones, demonstrating how far we have come in such a short space of time.

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Former Brooklands Trustee, Alastair Pugh Dies aged 90 Brooklands Museum is sorry to report the death on 6th March of its long-standing Trustee Alastair Pugh, after a brief illness.

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Hawker Siddeley Hawk Mk 50 G-HAWk Arrives at Brooklands Museum We are delighted to announce the arrival of the Hawker Siddeley Hawk G-HAWK/ZA101 which is being gifted by BAE Systems plc. Delivered by road from Samlesbury, Lancashire, on Wednesday 23rd January…

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Concorde Golden Jubilee Events Get ready to come and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the supersonic triumph.

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#ThanksToYou FREE entry! Enjoy FREE entry to Brooklands Museum as part of the National Lottery #ThanksToYou campaign in December

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Brooklands Museum just misses out on world’s largest museum award Brooklands Museum was celebrated as a Finalist for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018 yesterday evening but just missed out on the top award.

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Young Photographer Competition 2018 This year we’re calling for photographers aged 16 or under to explore the theme ‘Daily Life in Wartime’.

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Brooklands Museum Wins Coveted Museums + Heritage Award We are thrilled to announce that we have won the prestigious Museums and Heritage Award for Permanent Exhibition

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Brooklands in the race for top award! Brooklands Museum has been announced as a finalist for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018, the biggest museum prize in the world.

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Brooklands Museum takes to the dance floor! Brooklands Museum has once again entered Museum Dance Off, with a video featuring staff, volunteers and mascot Bertie Bear, dancing to Curtis Mayfield’s “Move on Up”.

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Brooklands Museum is Shortlisted for a National Award alongside London Institutions We are thrilled to announce that the Museum has been shortlisted to win a national award alongside some of London’s most famous Museums.

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Entries Open for the Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival 2018 Entries are now open for the three competitions and this year the Double Twelve Speed Trials form Round 3 of the VSCC Speed Championship.

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Doing Their Bit: Brooklands Women in the Great War NEW exhibition explores the many varied and vital roles played by Women at Brooklands

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VSCC Driving Tests 2018 Report 47 pre-1939 cars competed in the traditional New Year Driving Tests held by the Vintage Sports-Car Club throughout the Brooklands site on Sunday 28th January.

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Over 1,100 classics at New Year’s Day Gathering Brooklands Museum celebrated the end of a momentous and record-breaking 2017 with an amazing turnout of 1,119 classics, sports and supercars and over 5,600 people at its New Year’s Day Classic…

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Brooklands Museum is Awarded Special Commendation by the F.I.A. Brooklands Museum’s restoration of the original Brooklands Finishing Straight and the re-instatement of the Paddock Scoreboard was awarded a rare Special Commendation at the FIA (Federation…

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Spectacular new Brooklands Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed opened by Prince Michael of Kent The UK’s extraordinary history in aviation design and manufacture is celebrated with the opening today by HRH Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO

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Brooklands Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed opening next week We are pleased to announce that the Brooklands Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed exhibitions will be opening to the public on Tuesday 14th November.

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Autumn Classic Breakfast 2017 Report The Autumn Classic Breakfast meeting at Brooklands on Sunday 29th October welcomed just under 1,200 visitors...

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Winners Announced - Brooklands Young Photographer Competition 2017 We are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Young Photographer Competition.

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Aviation Day 2017 Report Sunday 15th October was Aviation Day, an event that hadn’t been staged for a couple of years. The morning began with visitors lining the airstrip at neighbouring Mercedes-Benz World to welcome in…

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Autumn Motorsport Day 2017 Report On Sunday 8th October, our Autumn Motorsport Day event took place welcoming competition cars of all ages to the Museum site.

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New Director and CEO Announced for Brooklands Museum The Trustees of Brooklands Museum are delighted to announce the appointment of Tamalie Newbery as successor to Brooklands Museum Director & CEO Allan Winn on his retirement in early 2018.

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American Day 2017 Report On Sunday 3rd September our American Day event took place welcoming all makes of Classic and modern American cars and motorcycles.

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Replica Scoreboard Unveiled - Brooklands Reunion 2017 The 12m tall structure seen in hundreds of Track shots has been re-instated and was officially unveiled in a ceremony at 12noon on August 13th

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Young Photographer Competition 2017 This year we’re calling for photographers aged 16 or under to explore the theme ‘Built at Brooklands’.

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Brooklands Conservation Management Plan Consultation Historic England together with partners from the Brooklands Heritage Partnership is hosting an event to explore how to safeguard the future of Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit.

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Double Twelve Motorsport Festival 2017 Results Brooklands Finishing Straight Re-Opens in Blaze of Glory as Racing Giants Star in 110th Anniversary Celebration at the Double Twelve Motorsport Festival

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Lord March to Re-Open Track’s Finishing Straight Lord March to Re-Open Track’s Finishing Straight during 110th Anniversary Celebrations At the Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival 17th & 18th June 2017

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1940s Relived 2017 Report Waves of families and individuals eager for a day of forties nostalgia attended the annual 1940s Relived event at the Museum on Saturday 13th May.

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Emergency Services Day 2017 Report Winkworth bells and sirens were nothing compared to the screams of children anxious to meet their TV hero, Fireman Sam, who made several appearances amongst mixed weather at this year’s Emergency…

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Auto Italia 2017 Report By 8.30am, on the corner where the Campbell Circuit meets the base of Test Hill, a sea of Mediterranean exotica had gathered and snaked its way up the slope and back as far as the eye could see.

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Robots take centre stage at Brooklands Museum! Brooklands Museum Staff have once again stepped up to the challenge, wound up the gramophone and discovered their inner dancing robot around the Museum site to Daft Punk’s hit Harder, Better, Faster,…

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Brooklands Track’s Leading Lady Stars in Surrey Museums Month Special Exhibition at Brooklands Museum highlights the Contributions of Dame Ethel Locke King to Motor Racing and Hospitals in Surrey

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Hangar Wheels and Rails Wanted! The Hangar frame is now reassembled in its new position, but we are critically short of usable original bottom door wheels and runners.

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VSCC Driving Tests On Sunday 29th January the annual Vintage Sports-Car Club’s Driving Tests got the motoring season at Brooklands off to a flying start.

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New Year Success at Brooklands Museum Some crucial milestones in Brooklands’ history were on show to the 4,600 visitors and over 700 classic vehicles of every conceivable vintage that descended on the Museum for a…

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Double Twelve Motorsport Festival 17th & 18th June The grand re-opening of the restored Finishing Straight of the World’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit following restoration will take place on 17th June 2017

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A Ghostly Adventure Mark Richardson’s new novel ‘The Ghost at Brooklands Museum’ will launch this Halloween and builds on the museum’s long standing reputation for being haunted.

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Great War Day Review Brooklands Museum’s third annual “Great War 100” day on Sunday 25th September.

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Re-engineering Brooklands September 2016 We now prepare for the next stage of Re-Engineering Brooklands.

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Brooklands Reunion 2016 Review 90th Anniversary of the British Grand Prix Celebrated at the Brooklands Reunion, Sunday 14th August

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Re-engineering Brooklands Update Summer 2016 The new Flight Shed building is nearing completion and we are now preparing for the next stage of the project.

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Brooklands Young Photographer Competition This year we’re calling for photographers aged 16 or under to explore the theme ‘Mechanical shapes’.

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Supercar Sunday Over 300 cars and 2,600 visitors attended the annual Supercar Sunday on the 17th July.

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The Brooklands Motorcycle Show - A Resounding Success For a first-time event, the Show was a success with 2,500 visitors and 674 bikes ridden in.

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Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival Results ERA, Frazer Nash and Jaguar amongst the winners at the Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival

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Brooklands Museum’s Concorde Dips Her Nose On 26th July the Brooklands Concorde G-BBDG will droop her trademark nose for the first time in almost 35 years.

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Museum volunteers recognised with the Queen’s Award The volunteers of Brooklands Museum have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

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May Day! May Day! Emergency Services Day Report Sirens, loud hailers, bells and the screams of children anxious to meet their TV hero, Fireman Sam.

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QUEEN at Brooklands Museum! Brooklands Museum Staff “…have a good time” Dancing Around the Museum’s Exhibitions

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Minis Go Large at Brooklands Museum’s Annual Mini Day Thousands descend on historic site for well-loved icons of the road 3rd April 2016.

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Re-Engineering of Brooklands gets Budget Boost Announcement in last week’s Budget of a £1million grant from the Government.

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Surrey Digital Award for the Museum On Thursday 10th March the Museum was delighted to receive the ‘Spirit of Surrey’ award at the Surrey Digital Awards 2016

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Historics at Brooklands - Spring Sale 2016 It was a truly buoyant Spring season opener, resulting in sales totalling £2.61 million.

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Austin & Morris & More Morris & Austin cars dominated the mass-manufactured car market in the UK from the 1920s through to the 1960s

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The Vintage Sports-Car Club New Year Driving Tests A crisp but wintry late Sunday in January didn’t deter around 60 competitors...

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Smashed Records at January 1st Gathering Over 7,000 people visited during the day from as far and wide as Ormskirk in the North and Bournemouth in the South

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Military Vehicles Day 2015 Report Scores of assorted vehicles ranging from armoured cars to troop carriers and motorcycles from all eras descended on the Museum site on Sunday 15th November for the 13th annual Military Vehicles Day.

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Another Guinness World Records title set at Brooklands Museum! Tightest-ever Parallel Parking Manoeuvre is the Latest Triumph at the Birthplace of British Motorsport.

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The King’s Cup Flies Again Long-lost Brooklands Cinematic Gem gets rare Public Showing at London’s Cinema Museum on 12th December 2015

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Brooklands Museum turns Mini Concorde Purple Brooklands Museum marked the start of Pancreatic Cancer Month on Sunday November 1 by bathing its gate guardian, Mini Concorde, in purple hues.

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106th Birthday on board Concorde On Wednesday 14th October, Brooklands Museum was proud to host a special guest, Ernie Moore, to celebrate his 106th Birthday on board our Concorde.

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Napier Railton Hong Kong Report the Napier-Railton has returned to Brooklands following its visit to Hong Kong as a guest of the Hong Kong Classic Car Show and the Peninsula Hotel.

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80th Anniversary of the Napier-Railton’s Ultimate Outer Lap Record On the 7th October 1935, John Cobb climbed into the Napier-Railton Special and lapped the famous Banked Circuit at Brooklands in just 69 seconds

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The Brooklands Great War 100 Report 2015 After last year’s fantastic inaugural Great War 100 - which coincided with the centenary - this year the line-up of vehicles, demonstrations and re-enactment groups that filled the Museum site on a…

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VC10 Stuns Crowds at Wings and Wheels 2015 Among the star-studded line-up of aircraft and motors at this years annual Wings and Wheels event was the Museum's own VC10 aircraft which made a spectacular public debut.

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Brooklands Reunion – 16th August 2015 The allure of the glamorous 1930s on a typical race day at Brooklands in warm weather was what attracted over 1,600 visitors to the site for the annual Brooklands Reunion on Sunday 16th August.

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90th Anniversary of Sir Malcolm Campbell’s Land Speed Record on Pendine Sands Tuesday 21st July marked the 90th anniversary of Sir Malcolm Campbell achieving a then, new World Land Speed Record of 150mph at Pendine Sands, South Wales, in his 350hp Sunbeam.

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Brooklands Young Photographer Competition 2015 We are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Young Photographer Competition.

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Genuine Pre-war Brooklands Sports-Cars top the bill at this year’s Double Twelve The 2015 Double Twelve Motorsport Festival proved another fantastic celebration of motoring at Brooklands Museum this past.

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Blue Bird returns to Pendine for anniversary record run This year celebrates the 90th anniversary of Sir Malcolm Campbell achieving a new World Land Speed record of 150mph at Pendine Sands, South Wales, in his 350hp Sunbeam.

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TV Hero Fireman Sam returns to Brooklands for Emergency Services Day 2015 The grounds of Brooklands Museum were filled with the crews of every conceivable emergency service on Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2

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A Blaze of Glory at Record Breaking Auto Italia Crowds descended on the Saturday of the Bank Holiday weekend for...

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MG Era - Picture Report 2015 The sun shone all day on what turned out to be one of our busiest MG Era events to date.

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Mini Day 2015 - HUGE success! Despite the grey and drizzly forecast for the event, over 800 vehicles and 3,300 visitors ventured out for the annual Mini Day on Sunday 29th March.

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Brooklands Museum secures funding from Arts Council England Brooklands Museum has been awarded a grant of £200,000 from Arts Council England’s Museum Resilience Fund

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Brooklands Museum secures Heritage Lottery Fund investment Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey, has today received a confirmed grant of £4.681million from HLF for its ‘Brooklands Aircraft Factory & Race Track Revival Project’.

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Sir Gerald Acher Appointed Chairman of Brooklands Museum Trust The Trustees of Brooklands Museum Trust are delighted to announce the appointment of Sir Gerald Acher CBE LVO as their Chairman with effect from 1st April 2015.

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Another Record Breaking New Year’s Day for Brooklands Museum The January sales once again proved no match for the lure of the UK’s biggest New Year’s Day classic vehicle gathering

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