Vulcan to the sky

andy · Post by **andy** » 01 Aug 2006, 00:23

I may be wrong............but there seem to be one or two peeps taking a salary out of this...............draining the life out of it. :sad:

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 01 Aug 2006, 10:08

The trouble is the sums they quote as being required keep going up. A few months ago Â£600k was banded about, then Â£800k then I heard Â£1m, and that letter says Â£1.2m

If you keep moving the goalposts back (or arent straight about where they really are) how can people help?

I'd really like to see this fly but it sounds to me like it wont happen and that everything thats gone in so far could go to waste. I've even heard there isnt enough money to reassemble it now and that it could end up in a skip.

andy · Post by **andy** » 01 Aug 2006, 11:02

It'll probably end up as the worlds most expensive static display.

If they want people to dig into their pockets yet again, they need to show a bit more progress being made, and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Not keep coming up with excuses and begging letters.

Hot_Charlie · Post by **Hot_Charlie** » 01 Aug 2006, 16:24

andy wrote:I may be wrong............but there seem to be one or two peeps taking a salary out of this...............draining the life out of it. :sad:

Who if you believe the rumours elsewhere are non-contactable, infact one is allegedly on holiday... :redface:

Post by **DaveB** » 02 Aug 2006, 14:57

I've been speaking this very morning to one of the guys at Brooklands who's mate is on the 558 team and it appears they have been given their notice.. not immediate notice I might add but it looks far from rosey :sad:

ATB

DaveB :tab:

thehappyotter · Post by **thehappyotter** » 02 Aug 2006, 18:30

There was a report on the local BBC news for the East Midlands.

40 people getting layed off aparently, asking for a big corporate sponser.

Sad, i'd love to see it happen.

andy · Post by **andy** » 02 Aug 2006, 18:47

This will do nothing to encourage donations in the future. :sad:

Just found this news link...........
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leic ... 233750.stm

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 02 Aug 2006, 19:52

Yes the BBC are sadly very good at banging the last few nails into coffins. As MG Rover is dead and buried now, they obviously needed a new British Engineering coffin :huf:

andy · Post by **andy** » 03 Aug 2006, 12:47

Here's the latest.......................
http://www.vulcan558club.com/

It's not looking good. :sad:

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 03 Aug 2006, 13:11

Theres been more recent info that in fact Steve, someone on pprune has apparently had a telephone conversation with Dr Pleming and its not all over just yet.

Still it cant be easy and I know how they feel as we are finding it hard to get donations for 'ZK at the moment. Perhaps a combined TV appeal with Bob Geldof could help.

("Give us your ****ing money!", not that he ever actually said that). That said, at the moment we could probably only afford Mel Gibson.