Thurs 19th March 2009
Blackburn Aircrafts? I hear you say! What have they got to do with trekking?
Well my dad (Richard Plowright) had a watercolour painting of a Blackburn Aircraft from 1915 and it turns out that Robert Blackburn, founder of the Blackburn Aircraft Co., bought the land on which Scarcroft Golf Club now stands in 1937. We had heard that Scarcoft Golf Club had several painings of these aircrafts therefore we set up a meeting with Mike Gallagher at Scarcoft Golf Club.
It was agreed that in return for donating the painting to the club, they would sell our merchandise and also hold a golfing day later in the year, with a target of fundraising £1,000.
We also appeared in the Bradfords Telegraph and Argus Newspaper.
To view the article please use the link below.
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/4217598.Pair_trek_in_honour_of_dad/
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