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SEPTEMBER 2019 Version 2

NEWSLETTER 4

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MCR21 PROJECT LAUNCH
AT AMBERLEY MUSEUM

Our MCR21 Project Launch at Amberley in Sussex attracted many of the visitors to the Museum. The MCR21 Exhibition was held in 'Humphreys Barn' , located close to the Museum entrance resulting in a high percentage of visitors passing though our displays. Many people decided to spend a considerable time talking to our volunteers, trying their hand at operating the cameras, tracing the history of MCR21 through the poster display boards then filling in the feedback forms. These will come in useful when we design our more permanent display which will accompany the restored MCR21.

A number of young people took part in the written quiz - finding the answers to questions about MCR21. The £20 prize was won by eleven year old Nicco from Seaford.

Thank you to all the people who took an interest in the Project and the volunteers who gave their time and knowledge to tell people about MCR21 - Brian Summers, Richard Harris, Andrew Peakin, Paul Bicknell, Rob Burn, John Stevens, Stuart Harris, Jeremy Owen,Paul Elkington and Nick Gilbey. Thank you as well to Paul Elkington for arranging for his company West End Limited, to sponsor the event by supplying much of the display equipment.

PROGRESS AT CAMBERLEY

MCR21 on the move at last. Just a few feet back
to remove more equipment

MCR21 is nearly ready for its trip to the vehicle restorers

THE BBC HELPS THE MCR21 PROJECT

The MCR21 has received considerable publicity with the help of the BBC staff based in Reading. On Monday 22nd July the Radio Bershire Breakfast Show sent reporter, Michelle, and engineer, John, with a radio outside broadcast unit to Brian Summer's home. They broadcast a number of 'chats' with Brian about MCR21 throughout the programme.

South Today - Features the MCR21 Project

BBC SWAINS LANE CLOSES

After more than eighty years service to the BBC, the receiving station for outside broadcasts at Swains Lane in Highgate, which was also used to transmit communications, was finally closed with the last piece of working kit, a 442MHz talkback transmitter, was switched off in August.

Swains Lane played an important part in the early television broadcasts. Not so well known as Alexandra Palace, its 150 ft high mast is a familiar landmark on the northern hills around London.

The power supply to the last bit of working kit at Swains Lane is switched off

Cable ends connecting Swains Lane to
Alexandra Palace and Broadcasting House

FUNDRAISING

The grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund remains at £99,000 but they have agreed to a lesser budget of £110,000 which means that we have to raise the lesser sum of £11,000 (previously £24,000).

So thank you very much to the Heritage Fund.

Our funds have been boosted by a very generous donation to the Project from
Timeline Television.
So thank you to Timeline TV MD, Daniel McDonnell and our volunteer Andrew Peakin for arranging the donation.

Once again - Thank you to the National Lottery players

for making the MCR21 Project happen.

We still need help with the Project. Please do get in touch if you have sometime you could devote to the Project or would like more information about the Project or perhaps you have a story to tell about MCR21. There are lots of ways people can help.

Please contact Brian Summers or Nick Gilbey

brian@mcr21.org.uk - nick@mcr21.org.uk

or telephone Nick 07831 219957

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