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The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Derby & Hucknall Branch Lecture Series 2026

Dear Members,

Lecture Description and Biography: See attached pdf.

Tickets: Please book tickets through the following link by the 31st August if you are joining in-person:

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Bristol Branch

Dear Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Member.

Bristol Aero Talks (BAT) invite Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust (RRHT) members to an open talk entitled:

'Down the Hole'
The Whittle Turbodrill story
By Roger Gosling

this will be held at 7:15pm on Tuesday 22nd September 2026 at John James Lecture Theatre, Aerospace Bristol, Hayes Way, Patchway, BS34 5BZ in the John James Lecture Theatre.

For further information, please see:

the attached poster
the RRHT Website: http://www.rolls-royce.com/about/heritage-trust.aspx in the Whats On section or:
the BAT Website: www.bristolaerotalks.co.uk

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Scottish Branch

Rolls-Royce plc Inchinnan Business Park, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire PA4 9AF

Thank you all for continuing to support our branch of the Heritage Trust. We have been getting tremendous support and have been delighted to welcome members and visitors coming along and enjoying the evenings. I hope you will continue to give your support to our newest guest speakers. The venue will be The Lewis Conference Room at Inchinnan with a start time of 5pm. Tea and coffee available on arrival from 4.30pm onwards. Please meet at our Engine Display Area and remember to bring along your safety glasses. If you have not already been issued with a pair you will need to sign the register and chose the type most suited to you.

Lecture Programme

2026

Title:	Scottish Branch AGM – followed by a talk given by John Gilder : Who Won the Air VC's?"
Date:	Thursday 7^th May 2026

Title:	Mike Hughes – “History & Culture of Holidays in North of Scotland”
Date:	Thursday 3^rd September

Title:	Gordon McNeill Documentation & Policy Manager SKYRORA – Scottish based Rocket Company “UK Liquid Rocketry 1960’s and 2020’s“
Date:	Thursday 1^st October

Title:	Author John Riddell – “Fairlie’s Secret War”
Date:	Thursday 5^th November

Title:	Peter McCambridge – ex RAF Pilot – “Flying R-R powered aircraft – Hunter, Phantom and later the Boeing 757”
Date:	Thursday 3^rd December

2027

Title:	Colin McKinnon - Tales from Strathaven Airfield
Date:	Thursday 4^th March

Title:	Stephen Callan (retired) - The Success of Collins Aerospace MRO facility
Date:	Thursday 1^st April

Title:	Scottish Branch AGM
Date:	Thursday 6^th May

We look forward to the forthcoming season and hope to welcome you along to the meetings. As always, we would be delighted if you would like to bring along a guest(s) – please contact the Secretary in advance.

Email: [email protected] or Tel: 01698 884264

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE BRINGS PHOTO ID AND WAITS AT SECURITY TO BE ESCORTED TO THE MEETING ROOM. SAFETY GLASSES MUST BE WORN.

Please note there may be some change to dates for some speakers, if so you will be notified. Check the RRHT website under Events to keep up to date.

Janice Thomson – Secretary & Treasurer – updated August 2026