jerseymilkman, thanks for the heads up!
I guess even if you guys experience delays, I have no chance. Still, I undertand the radar should be back online within a week or so.
The thing is I am currently doing my IMC training and have done some practice of VOR/DME at Goodwood, but as there is no ATC (only AFIS), I have to go elsewhere to practice a VOR/DME approach. The other approach I'm learning is the NDB/DME, and I've done that a couple of times at Shoreham.
I wouldn't have thought there was that much traffic to cause people to have to enter the hold even with the radar u/s - how many acft would be in the hold at any one time, and how many holds would you have to fly, out of interest?