A VINTAGE vehicle which used to bring good cheer wherever it went will be doing the same at Beamish Museum.
When the museum reopens on Saturday, visitors will be able to see a vintage Newcastle Breweries delivery van. The 1920s hand-built Newark vehicle has been donated by Newcastle Breweries for the summer season, and it will deliver to the museum's turn-of-the-century pub, The Sun Inn.
Acting director of Beamish John Gall said: "This splendid vintage delivery van will be invaluable to the museum as we prepare for our opening this Saturday."
A Newcastle Breweries spokesman said: "Where possible, we've always tried to lend a hand to Beamish Museum by providing interesting examples of our North-East heritage, such as the pub and stables."
The committee, made up of five councils, which administers the museum, decided to reopen after calculating that it would lose more than £1.5m if it remained closed during the summer because of the foot-and- mouth crisis.
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