A specific exception for the JATE C-130 only.
I'm afraid you're wrong Beagle. It was the case for all C130s, admittedly for a short time only.
The problem with visual circuits is that the 'bomber' circuits for the jets took them well outside most of the local villages - those for the C130s are closer (1.5nm displaced) so affect Aston, Bampton & Clanfield more. As for avoiding them the noise footprint of a C130 is best directly below but worse off to the side so in trying to avoid the villages (which we do) all we do is make things louder for them.
And I can assure you that I know very well that the village spokesman was indeed well-primed......
Do we infer then that it was you that primed him (even if incorrectly)....?
Your well known antipathy to the C130 force is typical of the long-prevailing Brize attitude to Lyneham that finally achieved its ultimate 'victory' - the closure of the secret Wiltshire airbase - and got the RAF in the mess it currently is in. The residents of Wiltshire were proud & supportive of 'their' airfield & would have the C130s back in a moment.