Its a shame - maybe all of us should get together and buy out these places jointly. Build a few houses near the non-instrument strip (or instrument strip if we want to have instrument approaches), sell the houses near the airfield with proper double / triple glazing to make back some of the purchase cost, invite our new neighbours to join in on social nights, and take part in general aviation. And perhaps we may very well end up breaking even, as well as of course keeping airfields open!