A pity that the Vulcan won't be seen at RIAT as that might have attracted a few more donors....
Quite a few people make small regular donations and I'm never sure whether the 'appeals' take that into account? 4000 people donating £25 per month over 4 months would cover it - but are there that many?
Incidentally, I think that the current display is far more graceful and impressive than some of the clumsy, stress-inducing displays by VDF. Every time I saw the apple-spitting gibbon doing that stupid wing-waggle on climb out, I winced at the thought of the damage it was doing.
The RAF hadn't looked after '558 particularly well in its latter days - as the degree of corrosion showed only too clearly, once certain panels were removed for inspection.....
If you want to see a Vulcan in a museum, go to Duxford.