Sunday 27th April saw the first of our Visit the Vulcan Days at Southend and it was a great success.  Around 200 people visited us during the course of the six-hour event and the VRT cleared well over £1000 from the various fund-raising activities surrounding the Vulcan. 

Cockpit visits are a major attraction

All the VRT Annual Reports are now available as PDF files from the website, including the 2007 Report which those members attending the AGM on 19th April 2008 are encouraged to read.  The reports can be found on our 'About the VRT ' page

Those of you who have enjoyed the Southend Airport Open Weekend in previous years will be interested to know that there is a new site layout, quite different from previous years.  The event which coincides with Southend's seafront airshow and takes advantage of the fact that most of the participating aircraft operate from the Airport, will be toned down in terms of non-aviation attractions but will still give you the best seat in the house and access to Vulcan XL426.

Unlike previous years when the apron has been a public area, this will now be restricted to aircraft movements.  The central car park will become the main viewing area and will also be home to the commentary point and the marquee and there will be a large number of attractions on the other side of the taxiway in the Vulcan's area including, we hope, a Meet the Pilots tent. 

Vulcan News goes to print...

VRT Members will receive their copy of the April 2008 issue of Vulcan News in a fortnight (hopefully!) but for those who can't wait, we can give you a quick glimpse of what you can expect.