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Coniston sod-cutting marks next phase of The Bluebird Project
11:50am Thursday 17th April 2008
GINA Campbell, daughter of the late speed ace Donald Campbell, has cut the first sod prior to construction work starting on The Bluebird Wing of The Ruskin Museum, Coniston.
The ceremony marked the next phase of The Bluebird Project to build a permanent home in Coniston for the iconic hydroplane Bluebird K7 which broke the world water speed record for an unequalled seven times.
The museum has been fighting to bring a conserved and reconfigured Bluebird home to Coniston to celebrate these achievements since the hydroplane was recovered by Bill Smith in March 2001.
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Gina Campbell at the sod-cutting ceremony at the start of the building work for the Bluebird Wing at the Ruskin Museum Coniston. (L-R) Vicky Slowe (Curator) - Gina Campbell - Councillor Anne Hall.
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