Sorry to drift, but I was interested to see Hardwick mentioned. I lived about 1/4 mile south of the airfield in the late 70s/ early 80s. It was closed then and the remaining buildings were in terrible condition. The runway was used for storing chicken ****. I used to help out on the farm part time. I was forever ploughing up live .50 calibre ammunition which the aircrews chucked out just prior to landing. I had a nice collection on the mantlepiece.
Glad to see Hardwick being put to proper use again
