Archive Official Opening

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The weather forecast was for heavy thunderstorms but instead we had beautiful shirtsleeve weather today for the official opening of the Archive.

The 4 Trustees from the Banbury area have beautifully transformed the bare space that greeted us only last October. They have since installed interior walls and partitions on the ground floor and storage racks for the roll drawings on the mezzanine. Interior electrical has been run and the research and scanning area on the mezzanine is now an excellent and impressive space.

Several trustees spoke along with Lord Nick Rootes while the Reverend Bill Rootes handled the scissors for the ceremonial ribbon cutting with more than a half dozen family members watched.

It was a very wonderful and special day for all members of the Rootes Marque.

Buck
 
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As Buck and Claudia are winging their way back to LAX here are a few pix from Sunday to give an idea of the goings on. 2nd posting follows

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These pix show members of the Rootes family giving speeches and cutting the tape, including Baron Nick Rootes (grandson of Lord William Rootes) and Bill Rootes (son of Brian Rootes) and their families. Also pictured - Rosemary Smith, along with Buck and Claudia. Interior shots to follow.

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Ribbon Cutting by Rev. Bill Rootes

The PDF linked below shows the ribbon cutting marking the official opening of the Archive at its new Wroxton location.

The fundraising to retire the debt incurred continues. We still have one month during which contributions made to the Archive will be matched. It's now time to act! You can send a contribution via PayPal to
[FONT=&quot]matthewollman@rootesarchivecentre.org.uk[/FONT]
 

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