AGM - Cosham Community Centre Don’t forget the AGM of the Friends will be held immediately after the AGM for the Depot Volunteers on Friday 26th March 2010, commencing at 7:00 pm.  All Friends are invited to attend. HELP with acquiring the only remaining PD3 “spaceship” Alan Wilsonham currently owns STP995, the only surviving former Portsmouth PD3 Orion bodied “spaceship” bus. He wishes to retire from his employment and as a consequence, will loose the storage for the vehicle.  Alan has made us a most generous offer - first refusal on this bus and also a partially restored open top PD2, sister to our LRV 996.  Alan’s offer is the more generous because it is effectively a donation. However.......  We need to form a support group to ensure that the rent for the vehicle andother standing charges can be covered. All members were recently mailed with a request for support.  If you CAN help, please contact Clive Wilkin who is co-ordinating our activities.  Having missed out on the acquisition of 2 open top Atlanteans in the past couple of years, it would be a great pity if we were not able to accept Alan’s most generous offer. NEWS update Don’t forget to send your bookings for the Isle of Wight Running day trip to Trevor Foote as space is limited. As reoorted elsewhere, our appeal for support to allow us to accept Alan Wilsonham’s kind donation of the open top PD2 and PD3 “spaceship” has been successful.  The PD2 is now in local storage and the PD3 will be with us soon. RUNNING DAYS Continue this year. The last running day for 2010 will be Sunday 26th September. We will also have a vehicle on display  on the Seafront on Sunday 19th September in connection with a Portsmouth City Council: “At the Seafront without your Car”