We’ve had a very kind offer of help from Fosters Forestry & Gardens, based near Darlington.
They offer an excellent range of tree services both domestically and commercially, and have a lot of experience. Have a look at their website here: http://www.ffguk.com/
Fosters have kindly offered use of a Transit van when it comes to removing scrap [...]
The Save The Trident project will feature on the breakfast show of BBC 5live radio station on the morning of Sunday 7 March. Tune in to hear exclusive interviews with our own Matt Falcus, and Chris Brown of the International Fire Training Centre. Neil Lomax may also feature on the show.
The interview will take you [...]
On Thursday, Tony travelled up to the North East Aircraft Museum along with six push-along ladders which have been kindly donated by Ideal World shopping channel. These were transported by Home Delivery Network (HDNL). We thank both companies very much for this work they have undertaken, which involved a long journey by road.
The picture here [...]
Tony, Jill and I had a great day at Belfast International on Friday 5th Feb courtesy of the Belfast International Fire & Rescue team. These guys treated us incredibly well, spending time shuttling us around from terminal to fire station, to Trident and back again. They really were friendly and helpful, so a big thank [...]
Ideal World Shopping has donated a number of ladders to the project which will be shipped to the North East Aircraft Museum to enable a lot of work to be undertaken on G-ARPO when she arrives. This is an incredibly generous offer, so thank you!
Ideal World is a fantastic online and TV shopping company with [...]
We’ve had a very kind donation from Tees Valley Flight Training. Durham Tees Valley Airport, where G-ARPO is currently situated, is an excellent airport to learn to fly at, or enjoy a sightseeing flight. Tees Valley Flight Training are an excellent training company based here, with a variety of options for lessons and ratings.
Thanks very [...]
Peter Foster is a new member of our team. He’s got a wealth of aviation experience, and has even saved a Lightning aircraft, restoring it fully. Peter was formerly a Senior Duty Officer at Durham Tees Valley (then Teesside) airport, and had the honour of being the last person to marshall G-ARPO when she arrived [...]
Our collection of parts and supplies to help fill the gaps in G-ARPO’s cockpit has been growing thanks to a number of parts made available online by Jet Art Aviation Ltd. This company lists parts for many aircraft types on their eBay store, and just so happened to have some useful Trident parts available.
We thank [...]
We are now in a position to receive any donations towards the project to save Trident 1C G-ARPO.
We recognise the harsh financial climate, and so gratefully receive any money you can spare to help us save this magnificent aircraft and preserve it for future generations to enjoy.
We have set up a page to donate to [...]
We just wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The support we’ve had so far for our project to save and restore Trident G-ARPO has been incredible, so a massive thank you for all the offers of support and help.
In 2010 we will hopefully see some major [...]
