06/10/2024 News Update

As part of our continued fundraising programme we are hold a Christmas Fair at Westham Village Hall in East Sussex, this will also be a meet and greet opportunity for people who have heard about the charity and would like to know more about us. 

Latest news 08/07/2024

Roll up! Roll up! Have you ever tried pulling an aeroplane? Think you’ve got the muscles for it? 

Roll up! Roll up! Have you ever tried pulling an aeroplane? Think you’ve got the muscles for it? 

We’re looking for up to 20 adult volunteers to join us at Cotswold Airport, Kemble, near Cirencester on Tuesday August 13 th 2024 

Family and friends of all ages are welcome to come along and watch! 

The team, minimum 15/maximum 20, will be pulling a Boeing 727-200 using nothing more than grit and determination (and some rope!). How cool is that? 

Participation requires 4 things: 

1. You need to be 18 or over 

2. Fit, healthy and willing to sign a medical waiver 

3. Pay an initial donation of £20 to participate 

4. Commit to raise a minimum of £100 in sponsorship 

We can support and advise you on your preparation. First Aid and Public Liability Insurance are a given. We’d love to have you help us towards our longer term target of raising £20,000. See our https://www.gofundme.com/f/cnsgfg-building-for-the future page for more details. 

To express your interest in this event please email fundraising@civilaviationtrust.org and we will send you further details to book your place. 

Feel free to share details of the event on your social media channels and help support the success of this unique opportunity 

Boeing 727 aeroplane pull event in aid of Civil Aviation Trust Charity no. 1177141

Dear Supporters, Volunteers and Friends.

A quick update on the change of name of the charity.

After discussion with the trustees and committee, we felt that now was the right time to have a name change to better reflect the new direction of the charity.

We have been known as UKHAT (UK heritage aviation trust) since our inception in 2018. This was primarily geared towards the rescue and restoration of G-CEXP, a Handley Page Herald that sat at Gatwick airport for many years until she was removed by the airport and sadly cut up.

Since that point, the charity has had a re group and now have two airframes (albeit forward fuselages) Thus, it was decided that a name better geared towards civil aviation would be better. Therefore, we are pleased to announce that our new name is CIVIL AVIATION TRUST 

We would like to thank all of you who have supported the name and charity UKHAT over the years. We are still the same group, just bigger and better and will be delighted for your continued support of us as Civil Aviation Trust.

Our merchandise with UKHAT will now be sold/auctioned to gear us up for our new and exciting journey as 

Civil Aviation Trust