{"id":217,"date":"2020-05-12T03:43:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T03:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wickenbymuseum.co.uk\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2024-03-28T11:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:29:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wickenbymuseum.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:800px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(100deg,rgb(21,50,67) 0%,rgb(26,108,122) 100%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-562\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wickenbymuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/30790975955_840e488d98_b.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wickenbymuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/30790975955_840e488d98_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wickenbymuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/30790975955_840e488d98_b-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wickenbymuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/30790975955_840e488d98_b-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"welcome-to\">Welcome To<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"wickenby-air-museum\">Wickenby Museum<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Open 10am &#8211; 4pm Wednesday to Sunday<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafwickenbythisweekinhistory.uk\/\">Wickenby Museum Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>RAF Wickenby &#8211; this week in history brings you the fascinating stories of RAF Wickenby, this week but back in wartime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-things-for-you\">Museum Opening Times:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> 10am to 4pm Wed-Sun or by appointment<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wickenby Airfield Cafe Opening Hours:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Wed-Sun 10am to 4pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Entry to Wickenby Museum is FREE but donations towards our running costs are gratefully received. You are welcome to visit without booking; however if you are coming for research purposes and want to speak with a volunteer or to look at documents in the archive it is important that you contact us first to make sure someone is available. The Wickenby Museum Archive is only accessible if a volunteer is present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Large groups can be catered for but only by appointment and we can make arrangements to open out of hours, please contact us to make a booking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wickenbymuseum.co.uk\/?page_id=603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"# noopener\">the history of wickenby museum<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:595px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(100deg,rgb(21,50,67) 0%,rgb(26,108,122) 100%)\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-732 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/wickenbymuseum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/aircraft-1813731_1920.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Wickenby Aerodrome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d4dee8\">Wickenby Aerodrome has been an active airfield since the 1960s, and was used as a satellite station for<br>operations by Lancaster Squadrons 12 and 626 during World War Two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wickenbyairfield.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"# noopener\">VISIT WICKENBY AERODROME<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wickenby Museum Blog RAF Wickenby &#8211; this week in history brings you the fascinating stories of RAF Wickenby, this week but back in wartime. 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