Urgent appeal

[NJR]

URGENT APPEAL

The archive is now in the process of being properly sorted and indexed, ARG have purchased 50 special archive boxes which have all been filled and filed, we will need more very soon.

In addition we have an opportunity to purchase some valuable and rare Home Office books for the archive.

We have also been very fortunate in securing a large archive about RAF Pembrey, this has been donated by the daughter of a researcher who has passed away. This archive is huge and consists of many original documents, plans, photos etc TNA and RAFM were also after this. It will also need sorting and storing in boxes.

WE now need to raise an initial sum to purchase the books and additional storage boxes. We are slowly setting up a funding and marketing strategy which will bring in funds at a steady rate, however the books are too good to pass up and the Pembrey archive needs to be stored. Once the archive is fully sorted and indexed it can be made available.

The idea of pledging an amount of money in support has been raised before on here and I'm hopeful that this appeal will be supported by as many people as possible.

Details of ways to send donations can be found here
http://www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk/appeals.html

I therefore pledge £20 towards this appeal and hope many more will follow.

NJR

[Hawkeye001]

I also pledge £20 to the appeal as well.

HawkEye001

[kebecker]

remind us of how to get the funds to AIX, sure I read something about payal or similar

[ianbache]

I also will pledge £20 , just need to know how to do it
Regards Ian

[NJR]

Cheque made to AiX ARG Archive Ltd and sent to Richard Flagg at 47 Low Street, Hoxne, Suffolk, IP21 5AS.

Paypal; details to be added shortly

[ianbache]

Cheque made to AiX ARG Archive Ltd and sent to Richard Flagg at 47 Low Street, Hoxne, Suffolk, P215AS.

Paypal; details to be added shortly

Cheers, its on its way
Regards Ian

[REF]

I will also be putting £20 in the pot.

I will put the paypal details up in the next day or so, watch this space.

[airfields man]

£20 is on it's way first post Monday morning. :grin: What's five pints of Guinness among friends?? Oooer :sad: Only joking !! Only joking !! Only joking !! Only joking !! Only jo...... Well I've signed the cheque now.... Damn !!

[PETERTHEEATER]

My cheque is signed and will be sent this week when I get to the Post Office.

[PNK]

Me too. Will have to wait for Paypal as I used our last cheque to pay English Heritage. Or wait for new chequebook to arrive!

[tigger]

£20 from me in the post tomorrow morning

[Dave Smith]

I'll wait for PayPal!

[cbrjock]

Count me in Noel.

Done via paypal Noel, all the best, Pete

[buccaneer66]

Count me in as well.

[hydealfred]

£20 will be on its way from me via Pay Pal

[NJR]

Thanks for all the support from everyone and keep it coming!!

The paypal is set up and can be accessed via the following page on the ARG website. Note, anyone can use this not just ARG members. There is also a picture of some of the sorted archive boxes and cabinet.

http://www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk/appeals.html

[Carnaby]

The paypal is set up...
It is - and it works; £20 sent. (I would have liked to add a small amount to cover Paypal charges, but it seemed limited to £5 / 20 / 50, and sadly the extra £30 was more than I was prepared to pay :wink:)

Graham

[AiXAdmin]

but it seemed limited to £5 / 20 / 50, and sadly the extra £30 was more than I was prepared to pay :wink:
Not any more... :wink:

[Dave Smith]

A coupla bob now on way via PP.
£20 actually, in case anyone takes that literally ( not that a coupla bob will mean anything to younger forumites!)

[Hawkeye001]

Mine has been paid via paypal.

And thank you to all who donate for this.

HawkEye001

[canberra]

Sometime in the next fortnight £20 in used notes will be in the post, no questions asked and you havent seen me right?

By the way can someone explain why your having to buy stuff from the Home Office??? And they say all the crooks are behind bars!!!

[norwichpaul]

No Canberra, these are ancient HMSO docs, that are owned by a book shop! Cheers everyone so far!

[PNK]

I got confused with the Paypal bit having to buy a donation! Seems the Paypal method is popular though.

How does one use BACS though? I assume it is to do with internet banking, which I won't use since a couple of friends had money mysteriously transfered to another account.

[Arcade Al]

Can someone let me know the email address of the AIX Paypal account please?
That way I can send a personal payment from cleared funds in my account. I have no intention of letting Paypal rob any more fees from me than they already do at the moment!

[Hawkeye001]

Alex there is a link on page 2 post #16 by Noel and this is what you need mate.

Regards,

HawkEye001

[REF]

Alex, the address is;
aix@theairfieldarchive.org.uk

Cheers

Richard

[Arcade Al]

Alex, the address is;
aix@theairfieldarchive.org.uk

Cheers

Richard

Thanks Richard.

[Hal_Chase]

Just flipped you some cash via BACS :wink:

[norwichpaul]

Thank you very much indeed to everyone thus far.

[PNK]

Will you be able to give an update on how needs to be raised at some point?

(typed whilst at LUNCH :) )

[NJR]

Will you be able to give an update on how needs to be raised at some point?

(typed whilst at LUNCH :) )

I take it you mean how much?

To purchase the books and obtain more boxes for both the existing ARG AiX archives and the newly acquired Pembrey archive, we need £650. Thanks to the generosity of all who have helped so far we are about half way there.

[PNK]

Yes indeed - brain is ahead of my typing speed :)

[NJR]

Thanks to everyone who has pledged so far.

[Bomber]

Rich i will put you a cheqe in the post .

[REF]

Thanks Bomber, and a big thankyou to everyone who has chipped in and helped this far, it really is greatly appreciated by us all.

[NJR]

Just an update, your kind donations along with a grant from RAFHS has allowed ARG to secure the Pembrey archive and purchase some very rare HMSO books which will really compliment the archive. In addition a large number of specialist archive boxes can now be purchased.

This has been a major turning point for the ARG archive and a lot of work has been put in by Paul Francis in sorting, indexing and filling the initial 50 boxes - I suspect he has much more to do now though!

Once again thanks to everyone who has contributed.

Cheers

Noel

[PETERTHEEATER]

Is the Pembrey archive all airfield related or does it include the ROF?

[norwichpaul]

99% to do with the airfield / range

[PETERTHEEATER]

Thanks Paul, I have ROF plans but aligning them with today's terrain is proving difficult.

[Geraint]

i HAVE JUST PUT IN 20.00 VIA PAYPAL YOU CAN PAY AS A GUEST IF YOU CAN TREMEMBER YOUR POASSWORD

[REF]

Hi Geraint

Many thanks for your generous donation. I belive Noel Ryan has emailed you as well.

Welcome to AiX as well

Richard

[norwichpaul]

Thank you Geraint

[norwichpaul]

We would like to raise around £250 for another 50 archive boxes (which will make a total of 200), these are required, so that we can store and organise photos and other paper data sheets of another 50 or so airfields.

[NJR]

I will pledge £20 towards this, £230 to go, anyone else like to help?

[Hal_Chase]

I will pledge £20 towards this, £230 to go, anyone else like to help?

Yep....I'll spot you another £20 :wink:

£210 to go...

[buccaneer66]

I'll do £20 as well so thats £190 to go.

[REF]

I'm setting up a standing order monthly to ARG now.

[norwichpaul]

Thanks chaps so far that is a great start.

[Hal_Chase]

Just got around to actually sending my £20.....went via Bank Transfer to
00861026 :)