2 New additions
February was a great month for the Museum, two, yes, two additions to the fleet, shipped from Gibraltar to Southampton, then loaded into a Rase trailer, they were driven up to Lincolnshire. Ibex fire vehicles made in the UK, used in Gibraltor and finally back home in...
Bargain Hunt appearance
In January the Bargain Hunt team invited us along to the Lincolnshire Showground to film a segment on the WOT1 and we were proud to show off one of our valued Vehicles. Some of the team got to watch the filming on a slightly wet day.
Project Phoenix
Read about what's happening with the Museum since the closure and all about Project Phoenix on the Museum website. https://firemuseum.uk/museums-history/phoenix/
End of one chapter..
https://firemuseum.uk/museums-history/the-end-of-one-chapter/
Weʼre raising £30,000 to Display store and maintain the unique collection of the Museum of RAF Firefighting, in a new home
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/chris-bradley-2https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/chris-bradley-2
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2016/11/scampton-museum-raf-firefighting-closed-ahead-airshow/
2nd Day Packing up
Further works continued on Saturday, a large team presence made easy work on packing up all the extinguishers. Works were done in the Vehicle hangar to make room for the Vehicles on display in 2 Hangar so they can be put into Vehicle storage. More items were taken...
1st Day Packing up
Today and this evening the Volunteers pulled together to make a massive dent in the process of packing up the rooms, the team in during the day packed up the wall of helmets into boxes, the shelves and brackets were then stacked ready to be stored. Work continued into...
Museum Closure Announcement 2016
It is with much regret that the Museum of RAF Firefighting located at RAF Scampton has been closed down today (21/11/16) until further notice. This is due to the MOD's requirement at RAF Scampton to use the former offices within the Annex of Hangar 2 for the Scampton...
Lincolnshire Group Pre-war Austin 7 group visit today
A wet Saturday hasn't deterred our visitors from arriving in their Austin 7's and spending the day at the Museum.
RAF Scampton Families Day 2016
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre Summer Fun Day 2016
Hornsea 999 Day, Sunday August 28th 2016
The Museum was invited to display this year at this show, unfortunately we are unable to attend this year, but we hope to get involved next year, please pop in if you are in the area. Hornsea 999 Day, Sunday August 28th 2016 Come down to the seafront by the corner of...
Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally 2016
The Museum will be showcasing again this year at the Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally at the Lincolnshire Showground Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August 2016. Please come along and see us. During the 19th-22nd we will be unable to take any bookings for a Museum...
http://vehicles.firemuseum.uk/project/dp1/
TripAdvisor 9 of 66 “Things to do” in Lincoln
We are happy to report we have moved up from position 10 to 9 for "things to do" in Lincoln on TripAdvisor.
Lincolnshire Show 2016 – Reuben
Reuben aged 16 months old wants to be a firefighter when he grows up!
http://vehicles.firemuseum.uk/project/mk6/
New Vehicle Page – Volvo Armaments Support Vehicle
https://firemuseum.uk/new-vehicle-page-volvo-armaments-support-vehicle/http://vehicles.firemuseum.uk/project/asuvolvo/
http://vehicles.firemuseum.uk/project/mk8/
http://vehicles.firemuseum.uk/project/tacr1/
http://vehicles.firemuseum.uk/project/acrt/
http://vehicles.firemuseum.uk/project/k6/
http://vehicles.firemuseum.uk/project/wot1/
Video from Lincolnshire Show
https://youtu.be/xKAzI8YJ6Rs Taken by the County Council Team
Lincolnshire Show – Located on ROW1 & Lincolnshire County Council Stand
The Museum's WOT1 (Wartime Office Truck) will be in pride of place on the Lincolnshire County Council stand this year. Some of our other Vehicles are on show this week, including the Mk9
New Pages – History of the RAF Firefighter
BRAND NEW pages added to the website today, providing information about the RAF Firefighter, from when it all began on the 1st April 1918 and currently up to 1958, more will come soon as we compile more images and detail. If you have any information to add to the...
Lincolnshire Show – Come and see us
The Museum will be showcasing some of the Vehicles and artifacts at this year's Lincolnshire Show, we hope friends, supporters and any one interested in what we are about will pop by and see us. It is always great to see the reactions of our visitors seeing and...
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2016
The Museum was awarded this week the Certificate of Excellence 2016 Award, our 2nd year running. Thank you for all our support from Visitors posting their reviews.
