NASAM BLOG as of the 8th Feb 2026
In This Edition
Summary of Contents
In this edition of the Blogs “Museum News“, we have details of extra opening days in 2026 when the Museum will be open on selected Fridays.
From the “Teams At The Museum“, we have just one Paint Team update in this edition.
Under the “Events Information“, we have a list of events planned for 2026.
Pete S
Museum News
General News from or about the Museum
Open on Selected Fridays
In addition to being open on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and all Bank Holiday Mondays, new for 2026, is that the museum will also be open on a selection of Fridays. Initially, this will be run as a trial on the dates listed below to see whether it generates more visits to the Museum. The Fridays in question will be as follows:
- 3rd April 2026
- 10th April 2026
- 31st July 2026
- 7th August 2026
- 14th August 2026
- 21st August 2026
- 28th August 2026
The museum will be open from 1000 until 1600 on these selected dates.
Teams At The Museum
News from the Various Team
Painters Update
27/01/26 – More from the Reds (Rollers That Is)
With Barry out with a cold, it was left to Red 1 (Mark) and Red 2 (Ian) to carry on painting parts of the main hangar floor, whilst Red 3 (Gwen) peeled off to sand and paint mouldy chair legs.
With the NAAFI’s tables and chairs moved to a new dining location, Chez Vampire, and with an appreciative audience safely barriered off, Ian broke out the long roller pole to cover the floor in double-quick time. Photo 01.
Meantime, Gwen was sanding and staining chair legs at a rate of knots, her hand moving too fast for the camera. See photo 02.
After lunch, and with the NAAFI floor finished, Ian and Mark moved to working on chair legs with Gwen, setting up a proper little production line. Photo 03.
By the end of the day the team could “reflect” on a floor well-painted – photo 04 – and on having fantastic looking legs – photo 05.
Just leaving them time to wonder what John and Roger might have been doing under the Vampire’s wing. Photo 06. Does anybody want to suggest any amusing captions?
Mark K
(Photos) Painters 27/01/26
Event information
What’s next at the Museum
Diary Dates
Upcoming in 2026, the following event dates have already been entered into the Museum Diary.
The Repeat Information
Funding
We are a charitable organisation, relying now on admission charges, grants and donations from the people that visit. Any and all help is greatly appreciated and enables the Museum to continue in our mission “To conserve, preserve, and promote the history of aviation in East Anglia, whilst providing a fun, family-friendly and interactive museum, promoting education and remembrance of the events of the past”.
Would you like to help??
One of the ways we save money is by having a dedicated group of volunteers who keep the Museum and its exhibits both manned and maintained. We hope, that a few people would consider helping in any the three ways below:
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