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The Journal of the British Balloon Museum & Library Charity Registration Number 281331 TraiIssuelNo. 9r8 Sproing 2015 pe The Journal of The British Balloon Museum & Library www.britishballoonmuseum.org.uk 1 E D I T O R I A L C O N T E N T S Ian Comely has been the Editor of Trailrope for over ten years, and has Chairmans column 3 produced 42 editions. That is more than any other previous Pegasus & its unusual burner 4 Trailrope editor. Having introduced a colour cover, and other innovations, First Hot air balloon flight his Trailropes could now become in Italy 4 collectable ? The British Balloon La Flesselle, the biggest balloon 5 Museum & Library He has done a superb job Correspondence 6 He has also found that his work is taking up more and more of his time, The First Balloon Flight in North President and it was very sad to receive his America 7 Robin Batchelor resignation. Vice Presidents I know you will all join me in thanking Thaddeus SC Lowe 8 Mike Allen, David Liddiard, Don Ian for all his incredible work over the Piccard, Peter Sadler and Renee years, he even managed to get some The BBAC is 50 years old 10 Thornton. ballooning in! RAF Museum Hendon 11 Chairman He is a hard act to follow, and I will Richard d’Alton do my best for this edition. Who Enquiries & letters 11 [email protected] knows what will happen in the future. Telephone; 01665 714777 Captain Frederick Bidmead 12 Thank you Ian. Vice Chairman Arno Sieger 13 Dr Giles Camplin I hope you like the new look to [email protected] Trailrope. Please contact me with your comments, and also with any Book Review 13 Secretary queries, photographs or stories you Tim Turner might have and which we could Balloon donations 15 [email protected] include? Telephone; 01933 710276 In this edition, I have included an events list where the BBM&L will be Treasurer present or running it . John Crawford [email protected] Thank you to everyone who sent in Telephone; 01628 635851 articles for this issue. I have to keep one or two back for Issue number 99. Friends Administrator Secretary Contributions have been gratefully Celia Kunert received from Richard d’Alton, John [email protected] Baker, Giles Camplin, Tim Turner, Telephone; 01189 730454 Julian Hensey and Robert Moss. Archivist John Baker [email protected] Telephone; 01189 340679 Public Relations & Press Liaison Jennifer d’Alton [email protected] Telephone; 01665 714777 Trailrope Editor Jennifer d’Alton TRAILROPE is the journal of the British Balloon Museum & Library. It is published [email protected] four times a year and distributed free to Telephone; 01665 714777 Friends of the Museum. Issues can be purchased from the Editor for £6 each Council Members which includes UK postage. The views Ian Comely, Dr David Bareford, expressed are not necessarily those of the Cover photograph of G-OCND at Amersfoort Pete Bish and Martyn Turner BBM&L or the Editor by Sandy Mitchell. 2 Chairmans column This is the new look Trailrope . Possibly transitional in some I earlier touched on electronic aspects, it is intended to publish, and therefore deliver on versions of this newsletter. Spotted four specific dates throughout the year. Ian has in the on the Western Region website past had increasing difficulty, (due to the fact that he was this subtle reminder 'The club's has a proper job), to compile content and keep to magazine HOTLINE is now only sent expected dates by the mere fact that he has other by email. If we don't have a valid things to do. The intention is to keep a tighter rein on email address for you, you won't get proceedings and plan the issues as much in advance as a copy. By rejoining you accept that possible. Dream on!, I can hear Ian say, when getting we can send you Hotline by email.' anyone to contribute is the hardest part of the job, I hadn't thought of that approach. Maybe I'll have to although I won't be the one searching for material, as re-think... we have just the ideal person for that. Following on from the advertisement for a new editor in the last issue and Tim had recently asked at a Council meeting how the ploughing through the list of applicants (1), Jenni by far Museum items could be proved to be our property seemed to be that ideal volunteer, (much to my dismay). should there be any dispute over title of items. So we have someone new to blame! I re-emphasised the importance of covering this possible loophole. I again raised the point at the AGM regarding Also, we are now in a position to send out electronic versions proof of ownership of BBML assets held elsewhere. and will start with this issue, initially to those who have Angela Lickorish discussed this with a colleague and previously expressed an interest. partner at KSK specialising in charities, and he concurs However, I would like to express my gratitude to Ian for with her view that the only thing we can do is to make the last ten years for steadfastly editing this newsletter in an inventory of the items held at each site which both what is quite a thankless and onerous task and which parties sign. Terminology such as: 'We hold the following didn't get any easier as each issue approached. I became items in trust on behalf of the British Balloon Museum & concerned when he wrote in Trailrope that he had Library – Charity Registration Number 281331 - for their struggled to get himself airborne for various reasons and charitable purposes. We have no legal right to the had made the decision to retire from active ballooning, ownership of the items' . In due course, this procedure will but would continue with Trailrope for the time being! So be instigated. that was forewarning that he would finish one day. Our new PayPal procedure was introduced at Icicle. Coming from a publishing background, I recognise the Items purchased and subscriptions, both new and re - pressure to get each issue out especially when Ian was newed were able to be paid for electronically, so no the sole editor/compiler/researcher etc... and getting need for cash. It can be tested again at the BBAC AGM! hassle from the Chairman wouldn't help. I specifically thanked him every year at the AGM, being aware that We have had steady activity on the financial front. In - even with a small circulation such as ours, it still had the coming money included 13 membership fees, £450 from same responsibilities that go with meeting any deadline. the Secret Garden event near Pidley, this being a generous I'm sure it won't be a decision he will regret. donation received via David Hopkins and in which Martyn He remains a member of the Council and a staunch & Tim Turner also took part, and the Luncheon once supporter of the Museum. Thank you, Ian. again made a very credible surplus of £628.92 coming mainly from the raffle, auction, plus the Auction of Promises . MOSI, The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester One conclusion drawn from the Luncheon was that the have recently had a review of the Air and Space Gallery number of prizes offered were too numerous and not where the BBM&L are on display. They subsequently told always ballooning-orientated and should therefore be us as part of a 10 year masterplan for the museum’s site restricted. This would shorten the raffle process/time to and displays, they are beginning to work their way collect etc. It was hoped that with a smaller number of around all of the exhibitions across the museum with the prizes it would make them a little more meaningful. aim of rationalising the stories they tell. This will bring them clearly in line with the museum’s core messages. In Martyn Turner recently reported on the progress of G- the Air and Space Gallery they want to create a focused JONO, which has now been delivered to Chris Dunkley story about the development and history of aviation in to assess as to whether it was an envelope that could Manchester. This will mainly focus on aircraft manufactured be made airworthy. If the decision, was positive, as or tested by the city’s aerospace industries. They told us expected, Martyn has proposed some ideas as to how that although the balloon related objects are a popular the design could look. The Council has discussed as to exhibit they need to look at the possibility of returning how the current artwork could be modified to create the objects on loan to the BBM&L as they do not clearly suitable banners to reflect the Museums’ image. Martyn fit into this new interpretation. This has come as a surprise intends to develop his ideas and forward them to us for to us, especially as we had agreed to the loan for a further the final design work, and progress the project from three years. At this stage the project team is still assessing there. all their options and there was a fairly short period to carry out this re-interpretation. The proposed deadline It looks like this format of Trailrope is giving me less space was to have work done in Air & Space by February half to write, as I can see the bottom of the page quickly term 2015. The outcome was delivered as a fait accompli approaching.
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