During the event MPs and Peers were invited to take part in our build-a-glider challenge and later tested their products on a specially-made runway. Although not many MPs could attend the event due to the Budget statement being released on the same day, the Right Hon Matt Hancock, Minister of State responsible for digital policy at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, made the closing address and pledged his support for our cause.


10th Annual Aviation Educators’ Conference – 25th March


The Museum will again be hosting the annual YES (Youth Education Support) Aviation Educators’ Conference. Now in its 10th year, this conference is organised and run by YES with the support of the Museum’s Learning Team. The theme for 2017 is interesting ways of engaging today’s youth in aviation activities, with speakers focussing on methods used by their organisations to attract and retain youth support. The conference is open to all staff and volunteers who help to promote aviation activities. For further information or to book, please contact Virginia Smith on virginia- smith@brooklandsmuseum.com


Learning Team volunteering opportunities


The Museum’s schools and adult learning activities are very popular with our visitors and to continue to deliver these to a high standard we desperately need more volunteers willing to take on roles as Guides, Activity Room Supervisors, Discovery Explainers, Workshop Leaders or Penny Farthing Assistants. Volunteers can give as little as one hour of their time each week. For more information please contact Virginia Smith on virginiasmith@brook- landsmuseum.com. In-house training is provided.


University of the Third Age special days Our programme of special days, developed specif- ically to cater for members of U3A organisations, has proved a huge success with ‘The VC10 and her Royal Connections’ events being booked up almost as soon as new dates are advertised. We have now developed a new day called ‘Gear Sticks and Lipsticks’, focussing on the amazing women drivers who raced at Brooklands. The day starts with a talk on these famous ladies and offers an opportunity for participants to visit the Motoring Village and experience what it was like racing at full speed around the Brooklands


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Saturday Science (Olivia French).


Track in the 4D Theatre Napier-Railton


Experience. For further information please contact Virginia Smith on virginiasmith@brook- lands museum.com


Saturday Science Club We will be running our popular Saturday Science Cars and robots programming workshop again for 11 to 14-year-olds with a keen interest in tech- nology. During these interactive sessions children will make an electro-motor and develop their skills as they build and programme robots to recognise and negotiate various obstacles. The course will run on Saturdays 28th January and 4th, 11th and 18th February.


The four sessions cost £90 per child for


Brooklands Trust Members and £100 per child for non-members. For further information, please contact the Museum via learning@brook- landsmuseum .com or 01932 857381.


Holiday Family ‘drop in’ activities The Museum is running free ‘drop-in’ family activities over the Christmas holidays. Before Christmas join us for Bertie Bear Christmas card decorating from 19th-23rd December. The fun continues from the 27th-30th Decem- ber with 3D Snowman making. We may not have any real snow, so we will use card and geometric shapes. All resources and festive sparkle will be provided! Please contact the Museum via learn- ing@brooklandsmuseum.com or 01932 857381 to find out more. Virginia Smith and Olivia French


Geometric snowman (Olivia French).


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