A NEW exhibition in East Yorkshire is to focus on local heroine Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.
The display at the Treasure House, Beverley, which opens next week and will run for four months, features new artefacts donated or loaned by various people and items borrowed from the permanent Amy Johnson collection at Sewerby Hall Museum, near Bridlington.
To coincide with the display, the museum service has produced a new booklet, packed with information and images about Amy’s life and career, which has gone on sale at the Treasure House and at Sewerby Hall, priced at £2.30.
Dr David Marchant, museums registrar for East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “With it being the 80th anniversary of Amy’s Australia flight this year, we thought it was important to mark this event with a fresh look at the subject.
“As Amy’s parents lived in Beverley for some years and maintained their own memorial room in honour of their famous daughter, the Treasure House seemed an ideal venue for the display.”
He thanked several relatives of Amy who had helped with the booklet and exhibition.
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