Weathersfield !!
Ok 4850 homes = lots of youngsters to feed a 'facility'.
Ideal to have an 'Adventure' facility on part of the site to keep those youngsters active in something that will serve them for future life.
I suspect the Homes and Com agency would be pleased to support that,and remember the Prime Minister was trying to encourage 'school' cadet squadrons.
Is that too much out of the box to consider.
Why is it that so many service establishments and the housing fall into disrepair rather than get recycled into ready made work and live places.
RAF Kenley has a civilian club that operates during the week on a fraction of the whole airfield,which itself is only small compared with many sites.
As for 'Army' (former airfield sites) well they have an Air Corps so what is the problem with a joint venture Cadet corps operating from them,or is it a 'political' impasse with the services,that needs a bit of head knocking.