A Nottingham museum is preparing for Christmas in style, reports Nick Larkin
While most transport museums wind down for Christmas, one concern is holding two major events in the week up to the big day. Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity is organising free event days at its museum, the former Trent depot at Hucknall in Nottinghamshire, on Sunday 18 and Friday 23 December.
Attractions will include classic bus rides, vehicle displays, a site tour and shop, not forgetting home-made refreshments in a new café and an appearance by Santa. Spokesperson Simon Lowings explained: “After Covid-19 and everything we really wanted to celebrate the festive season this year. We’ve decorated the museum for Christmas and we want people to come along and haver a great time. Although these are festive events there’s plenty to enjoy if you’ve had enough of Christmas and want to get away from it!”
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Some 35 vehicles are based at the art deco depot, with Nottinghamshire connections. They range from former Nottingham City Transport Wrightbus-bodied Scania ‘bendybus’ FEO2 AKV, new to the municipal company, and several examples of that operator’s iconic Leyland Atlanteans with bodywork to its own specification. South Notts is represented by G129 NRC, a Northern Counties-bodied Leyland Olympian, and Trent vehicles include 1962 Alexander-bodied Leyland Tiger Cub, YRC 191. Barton vehicles are another important part of the collection.
Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity, which runs the museum, as the name suggests became a registered charity in 2010, moving into the depot in 2014, and carrying out an extensive renovation, much of it during the Covid-19 pandemic. New volunteers are always welcome, the charity says.
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