I last flew into Compton Abbass about 1982 - nice clean tidy field - excellent restaurant.
Around the same time - when Biggin Hill was virtually just private and club
(no noisy jets) I went with my small son into Biggins pilots cafe and purchased tea and lemonade. As I moved to take our tray over to a table Mary (the owner) shoved a tray of cakes towards my little son
saying " Here we are have one of these".
What I nice lady I thought as my son thanked her for the jam tart.
As we got up to leave this voice bellowed out for all to hear
"Hey you havnt paid for the cake" !