WE ARE NOTTINGHAM HERITAGE VEHICLES
ASPIRING TO BE THE BEST, FAMILY FRIENDLY, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT MUSEUM IN THE EAST MIDLANDS
THE ADVENTURE BEGINS RIGHT HERE
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Welcome to Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity, an East Midland based heritage transport charity whose aim is to preserve and restore local transport heritage for future generations.
NHVC is a registered Educational Transport Charity with a unique collection of vehicles from Nottingham & surrounding areas. With the collection spanning vehicles representative of the early 1900s to the only surviving Nottingham Bendybus of 2002, from half cab rear platform vehicles to one of our newest acquisitions, a 2005 Nottingham double decker. We have examples of vehicles depicting generations of travel and the social economic history of our local area.
NHVC's "home" is the former Trent Motor Traction bus depot in Hucknall, a 1936 art deco style building - the fitting location for a transport charity with a fleet of vintage buses. We are currently undertaking necessary restoration work on the building enabling us to move from using it simply as a bus garage to a professional, family friendly museum. Full replacement of the condemned electrics has taken place as well as an upgrade to the main garage lights - Originally Halogen lights now replaced with LED, environmentally friendly lights. A refurbishment of the front office block, which was derelict when we moved in, has taken place allowing us to create a model shop and cafe area. If collecting model buses isn't your thing then you may prefer to browse our two refurbished book shops.
As we are undertaking so much work that we would love to share with all, we are opening our doors on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th of September. Just pop along say hi, have a cup of tea from our brand new catering hut or just browse our displays and our unique vehicles. Even sample some of our heritage fleet on our FREE local bus rides which will be featuring some special new additions. Pure nostalgia but it may just get you onboard as a valued volunteer along with many others from the local area. The Charity has no paid staff so we operate 100% upon the efforts of people like you. Working members don't have to become friends of the charity through our support group so don't let that put you off. However if you wish to receive regular newsletters and be invited on the members days out then this is perhaps for you!
NHVC is a registered Educational Transport Charity with a unique collection of vehicles from Nottingham & surrounding areas. With the collection spanning vehicles representative of the early 1900s to the only surviving Nottingham Bendybus of 2002, from half cab rear platform vehicles to one of our newest acquisitions, a 2005 Nottingham double decker. We have examples of vehicles depicting generations of travel and the social economic history of our local area.
NHVC's "home" is the former Trent Motor Traction bus depot in Hucknall, a 1936 art deco style building - the fitting location for a transport charity with a fleet of vintage buses. We are currently undertaking necessary restoration work on the building enabling us to move from using it simply as a bus garage to a professional, family friendly museum. Full replacement of the condemned electrics has taken place as well as an upgrade to the main garage lights - Originally Halogen lights now replaced with LED, environmentally friendly lights. A refurbishment of the front office block, which was derelict when we moved in, has taken place allowing us to create a model shop and cafe area. If collecting model buses isn't your thing then you may prefer to browse our two refurbished book shops.
As we are undertaking so much work that we would love to share with all, we are opening our doors on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th of September. Just pop along say hi, have a cup of tea from our brand new catering hut or just browse our displays and our unique vehicles. Even sample some of our heritage fleet on our FREE local bus rides which will be featuring some special new additions. Pure nostalgia but it may just get you onboard as a valued volunteer along with many others from the local area. The Charity has no paid staff so we operate 100% upon the efforts of people like you. Working members don't have to become friends of the charity through our support group so don't let that put you off. However if you wish to receive regular newsletters and be invited on the members days out then this is perhaps for you!
NHVC NEEDS YOU!
We are always looking to extend our volunteer numbers. Theres something for everyone. Please have a good look around our museum and once you decide you would like to get involved please don't hesitate to contact us via the contact link below.
The Charity is very grateful to the team at Transport Nostalgia for working tirelessly in helping the Charity raise awareness and funds. Although a wholly independent business, Transport Nostalgia offer their support to the Charity by donating an element of their profit on sales towards our projects. We are very grateful for this valued assistance and that of the photographers that allow their images to be used. This generous support extends to maintaining our website and Facebook page, leaving Charity trustees free to deal with all other areas of Charity business. By supporting their efforts you directly support the Charity. 100% of the profit from all trips organised goes directly to the Charity. A link is below taking you to a page displaying all the current trips and to their eBay shop.
DIECAST MODELS WANTED
Our supporters at Transport Nostalgia are always looking at ways to assist the charity in fundraising, especially when trustees time is so precious. They are currently looking for EFE and OOC models to resell
If you have a collection, large or small that may be of interest to them, please contact
either Simon or Caroline on 07971105491
Our supporters at Transport Nostalgia are always looking at ways to assist the charity in fundraising, especially when trustees time is so precious. They are currently looking for EFE and OOC models to resell
If you have a collection, large or small that may be of interest to them, please contact
either Simon or Caroline on 07971105491
Any donations you wish to make can be gift aided to the charity, which benefits the charity to the sum of 25p in the pound - for further details and to complete a Gift Aid form please click below or scan our QR code in your PayPal app. Any donations are very much appreciated and will go to keeping the charity around for future generations.
