The place wasn't in exactly pristine condition when I was stationed there late 70s/early 80s. The MQs were a disgrace.
After the Vulcans ceased flying, there was some uncertainty about the future of the station until it was confirmed that the Red Arrows would be moving up from Kemble. AOC 1 Group visited and told the remaining station personnel that whilst the future of the technical/domestic site was uncertain, the RAF had learned to its cost, the dangers of giving up runways and the airfield side would remain. That was in 1982.