AROUND THE COLLECTION Brooklands Members


Members’ Administrator Tim Morris 01932 857381 ext 226 members@brooklandsmuseum.com


Members’ Assistant Administrator Sarah Dover 01932 857381 ext 226 Mon-Fri


Chairman


Neil Bailey 07970 206778 chairman@brooklandsmembers.co.uk


Secretary


Kevin Lee 01932 562246 kevin@abbeywalls.com


Tours and Trips


Angela Hume 07884 184882 Angelahume@brooklandsmembers.co.uk


Outreach


David Norfolk 01372 373929 david@davidnorfolk.wanadoo.co.uk


Talks


Steve Clarke 07860 355525 steveclarke@brooklandsmembers.co.uk


Bulletin Editor


Alisdair Suttie 07768 372440 brooklandsbulletineditor@gmail.com


Contributors Chris Bass, Tom Brown, Nigel Carter, Steve Castle, Steve Clarke, Martin Gegg, Patrick Hopkinson, Angela Hume, Andrew Lewis, Julian Nowell, Alex Paterson, Roger Radnedge, Malcolm Reid, Anthony Saunders, Virginia Smith, Paul Stewart, Gareth Tarr, Julian Temple, Allan Winn


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Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN 01932 857381 Fax: 01932 855465 www.brooklandsmuseum.com


Brooklands Museum CEO Tamalie Newbery ext 243


Director of Collections, Interpretation and Heritage


Alex Paterson ext 247


Volunteer Resources Manager Sue Lewin ext 242


Heritage Estate Projects Manager Julian Temple ext 240


Director of Learning and Participation Virginia Smith ext 248


Curatorial and Archive Enquiries Andrew Lewis ext 246


Chief Operating Officer Amanda Squires ext 255


Head of Track and Air Events Steve Castle ext 244


Events Manager Donna Marshall ext 253 events@brooklandsmuseum.com


Concorde Operations Officer Rob Labbett ext 266 flyconcorde@brooklandsmuseum.com


Hospitality Sales Manager Joanna Rodgers ext 251 hospitality@brooklandsmuseum.com


Marketing Director Sam Hart ext 225


Email addresses are available on the Museum website www.brooklandsmuseum.com/about/ contact-us


As one door opens, another is pulled out and put back to use. That’s the mantra of David Bell who volunteers with the Estates Team when he discovered a pair of wooden doors that had lain in store for years. ‘We knew the doors were there, but not what was on them,’ explains David. ‘They had been painted black at some point and then another volunteer mentioned there was an advert underneath. Carefully removing the black paint revealed the Hartford Shock Absorbers script. It’s great to see them out in the light of day and able to be used rather than left in storage.’ David has been a volunteer at Brooklands for two years and can be seen around the Museum on Thursdays with the Estates Team. After 43 years working for British Telecom, his hands-on skill comes in very useful with the multitude of jobs the team undertakes to ensure the smooth running and safety of the Museum. David says: ‘There are lots of great people at Brooklands and I went around the various departments when I first started to volunteer, but I’ve found where I’m happy with the Estates Team. I like to be involved with electrical, carpentry and restoration work. That’s what made the work on these doors so interesting for me.’ Now, David is working to recreate the correct hinges for the doors, which also have the TB Andre and Co Ltd name on them as this firm manufactured Hartford shock absorbers. With the doors now on display in the indoor picnic area, everyone can enjoy David’s efforts to restore these reminders of how Brooklands looked in the 1930s. David concludes: ‘We’ve managed to use some other old doors in other parts of the Museum, so it’s exciting to see this pair on display even if the are not in the perfect condition to be used as doors again. They add to the atmosphere and experience for visitors.’


Parking arrangements


Please note that for all events marked ‘Parking in the Heights’, designated vehicles only can enter via the Campbell Gate. All other Members including Club level and visitors please park in The Heights or main public car park unless otherwise specified. Parking arrnagements for other weekend events are:


Club level Members: entry via Campbell Gate and parking outside the Paddock. Period and classic vehicles only inside the Paddock by invitation. Please abide by staff directions.


All other Members and visitors: entry via main public entrance off Brooklands Drive.


This issue of the Brooklands Bulletin (incorporating The Spirit) is published on behalf of Brooklands Members, supporters of Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd, by Hine Marketing, Hill Farm Studios, Wainlodes Lane, Bishops Norton, Gloucestershire GL2 9LN.


The statements and opinions expressed in the Bulletin are not necessarily those of the Brooklands Members’ Committee or Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd.


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Charity number 296661. Please quote this if making donations or requesting them via a funeral director. Front cover photo by Gareth Tarr


50 BROOKLANDS BULLETIN | SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2019


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