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    Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019

    The newly restored 1890 Clayton & Shuttleworth ‘Hayes Patent’ straw elevator was just one of the exhibits taken to the 2019 Great Dorset Steam Fair by the Industrial Heritage team.

  • Re-roofing the Living Van

    Over the winter it was planned to re-cover the roof the Clayton and Shuttleworth Living Van that is normally seen on air display days providing a venue to serve tea…

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    New! Clayton & Shuttleworth Tea

    Have you ever thought your teabag was made of floor sweepings? If so, try our new Clayton & Shuttleworth tea. It’s made with 100% guaranteed floor sweepings for that unique…

  • Isaac tending to Dorothy during an Engineering Open Event

    Discovery Team Update

    Although we are in lockdown and are unable to get to the collection to conduct face-to-face meetings, we have still been going strong with monthly Zoom meetings. We have been…

  • Exciting New Volunteering Opportunity

    If you enjoy engaging with people, you may be able to help us, by joining our SVAS, Friends of Shuttleworth, membership recruitment team. We will shortly be looking for volunteers…

  • Ken Cox MBE

    We are sad to report that Honorary SVAS Vice-President and former Chairman Ken Cox MBE passed away yesterday. After serving in WW2 as an engineer working on pumps for Pluto…

  • Aviation Lecture Sells Out!

    This year’s aviation lecture has now sold out. The event on Saturday 16th November will recall Silver City Airways which was formed in 1946 and was an independent airline for…

  • Elevator Restoration to be showcased at Dorset Steam Fair

    SVAS volunteers have recently completed the restoration of the Collection’s 1890 Clayton & Shuttleworth ‘Hayes Patent’ straw elevator. Restoration started in 2016 and has involved a complete dismantle and rebuild,…

  • Proms – Ticket Warning

    Tickets for this year’s Flying Proms are selling very quickly and it is likely that the event will sell out before Friday 16th August when booking closes. If you would…

  • Joseph Shuttleworth Bicentenary

    Friday 12th July 2019 will mark the bicentenary of the birth of Joseph Shuttleworth. An article to mark this will be printed in the Summer issue of Prop-Swing which will…

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