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Old 8th Jan 2015, 11:19
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barry lloyd
 
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Alconbury is a different story, Huntingdon is desperately short of housing and the local economy is booming. The main airfield site at Alconbury is already being redeveloped having been handed back years ago.
The whole of the area has a desperate need for housing, because of the boom which Cambridgeshire is experiencing. The main runway at Alconbury is currently used by transport companies for storage and distribution (trailers) and new car storage. I was surprised to learn that there is still a US presence there.

Molesworth is close to the A14, which is currently being upgraded. I don't believe in coincidence, so it looks as though some significant plots of land are coming up for redevelopment...

Mildenhall is a surprise. Definitely no more open days, then. In their day they were probably some of the best in the UK, if not further afield.

Near enough for a commute to Cambridge though, which is also desperately short of building land.

Shame they're not getting out of Diego Garcia though. What a great holiday destination that could be!
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