10 April 2025
FAST was delighted to welcome our local Member of Parliament Alex Baker to the museum on Thursday 10th April.
The visit was hosted by our Vice Chairman Sir Donald Spiers, accompanied by fellow Trustees (as seen in the picture).
The visit included a briefing on all aspects of FAST’s activities, including management of the archives, exhibits and the Museum itself. Alex was also briefed on FAST’s STEM educational program together with the ongoing arrangements for Wind Tunnel tours. Some time was spent on discussing FAST’s concerns about the future of the Centrifuge for which we have submitted an application to Historic England seeking an increase in its formal listing status.
We were extremely grateful to Alex for her clear interest in, and support for, FAST, including an offer to speak direct to Historic England.
From left to right: Sir Donald Spiers, Sue Adcock (holding IMechE Engineering Heritage Award presented to the Centrifuge in 2022), Alex Baker MP, Dr Graham Rood (FAST Curator), Peter Buckroyd (FAST Education Officer)