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The first significant event to celebrate the history of Brooklands was held in 1957 when Vickers-Armstrongs organised a Brooklands’ Golden Jubilee in association with the BARC, VSCC, BRMCC and others. With many ex-Brooklands racing drivers, Brooklands cars and aviation personalities in attendance, the 1907-39 Brooklands Memorial was unveiled by Lord Brabazon of Tara. In 1969 Godalming Round Table organised a 'Brooklands Reunion' which attracted large crowds and many of the Brooklands personalities and vehicles that had attended the Race Track before the War. This resulted in the formation of the Brooklands Society later the same year, founder members including Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and Bill Boddy. The Society held Reunions annually and recruited ‘Track Clearers’ who did much valuable work to remove undergrowth and natural camouflaging that had obscured the Circuit and Test Hill since the War. In 1977 Weybridge Museum staged an exhibition 'Wings over Brooklands' curated by Morag Barton with help from British Aerospace Weybridge, the Vintage Aircraft Flying Association (formed in 1965) and the Brooklands Society. The exhibition highlighted the uniquely important role that Brooklands had played in the history of international aviation and motoring and, following its success, Morag led a move to establish a museum dedicated to the history of Brooklands.