There was a large protest yesterday evening at Manston against the closure plans. It was covered by the local ITV News which included an interview with Mark Girdler MD T G Aviation (Ted's Son).
Video clip here ...
ITV News Manston Closure
Apparently the US firm, RiverOak Investments, is still interested in purchasing the airport as a going concern ... but the cynic in me says that in the medium term they might have the same commercial objectives as Gloag