Addition to the “Dougie” Melrose Collection ….. A leather Irvin flying jacket worn by Dougie Melrose has been donated to the Museum. This flying jacket will join the Mess Jacket and other exhibits that have been donated by his wife and family. The flying jacket is a hooded version with a distinctive yellow hood (see […]
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Update from the Chippy Workshop ….. The Chippies have been busy working on a number of projects since the last update, these include: Toy Planes: The Air Ambulance ride-on was damaged in the hangar. It looks as though the plane was pushed into a solid object as the screen was badly broken. The plane is
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Flixton – Rotting logs …… The sight of a pile of rotting logs does not please the majority it seems. “Tidy up this eye-sore,” is the cry. “Sacrilege!” is my reply. That heap of matter slowly returning fibre and nutrients to the soil goes on to feed new plants and enable them to flourish. And
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