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for a flight on Burnham's Spirit Of Lelaina hovercraft
users have leapt at the opportunity to buy a 30-minute flight onboard
the life-saving Burnham hovercraft.
BARB, the organisation that runs the hovercraft, launched an online
auction - with a flight around Bridgwater Bay on the Spirit Of Lelaina
up for grabs.
bids were received for the flight, which sold for £245 on Wednesday
May 25. Within four hours of the auction starting ten days earlier,
price of £50 for the trip had been met.
The successful bidder, Graham Hobden of Weston-super-Mare, will meet
the crew, be given a guided tour of the hovercraft station and receive
a pre-flight briefing before boarding the craft for an unforgettable
trip over land and water.
trip will last at least 30 minutes and possibly longer, depending on
complete, the auction winner will be flown back to Burnham to see the
craft refuelled, cleaned and prepared for its next launch.
After a flight de-brief, there will be a chance for a photograph session
with the crew and craft - giving the bidder a lasting reminder of the
The flight is one of several Burnham hovercraft items which Web users
will be able to bid for in coming months.
is just the start of an ongoing fundraising initiative that we hope
will raise a good sum over the next year," added organiser Chris
Burnham-On-Sea's hovercraft costs more than £20,000 a year to
run. With plans to introduce a second craft later this year, additional
funds are needed.
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