St Georges chapel - RAF Biggin Hill
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Excellent start, but we are only 1% towards target. We need to spread this like wildfire and get the 100,000 signatures. Where are the journos when you need them?
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Excellent start, but we are only 1% towards target. We need to spread this like wildfire and get the 100,000 signatures. Where are the journos when you need them?
Last edited by Tiger_mate; 1st Jan 2015 at 09:41.
A little bit outraged by this as well:
RAF memorials given £400000 in George Osborne's Autumn Statement | Politics | News | Daily Express
It seems that the Chancellor has kindly gifted £400,000 in his Autumn Statement solely for RAF memorials. Why should this be spent on new ones like the planned Bomber Command abomination in Lincoln when something so historically important and relevant as St George's should be potentially sidelined? Bomber Command have their superb new memorial in London and the Cathedral in Lincoln - why can't Fighter Command have St George's and their fine memorial on the Embankment? It smacks of mis-management by the various heritage committees?
LJ
PS. Up to 1736 signatures by 1510hrs now :-)
RAF memorials given £400000 in George Osborne's Autumn Statement | Politics | News | Daily Express
It seems that the Chancellor has kindly gifted £400,000 in his Autumn Statement solely for RAF memorials. Why should this be spent on new ones like the planned Bomber Command abomination in Lincoln when something so historically important and relevant as St George's should be potentially sidelined? Bomber Command have their superb new memorial in London and the Cathedral in Lincoln - why can't Fighter Command have St George's and their fine memorial on the Embankment? It smacks of mis-management by the various heritage committees?
LJ
PS. Up to 1736 signatures by 1510hrs now :-)
TM
"Excellent start, but we are only 1% towards target. We need to spread this like wildfire and get the 100,000 signatures. Where are the journos when you need them?"
If we get 10,000 signatures then the Government Dept must provide a response - so we are about 18% there after 2 days. Keep the faith, brother!
The B Word
"Excellent start, but we are only 1% towards target. We need to spread this like wildfire and get the 100,000 signatures. Where are the journos when you need them?"
If we get 10,000 signatures then the Government Dept must provide a response - so we are about 18% there after 2 days. Keep the faith, brother!
The B Word
The Chapel, the DHE Quarters and 2427 Sqn Air Trg Corps are all still on the RAF Biggin Hill site - the Cadets and ATC share the same piece of real estate. Link here bigginaircadets.co.uk. So unless they are going to can 2427 Sqn ATC as well, I can't see any real savings to be made.
Surely, it makes sense to keep the RAF enclave? There are so many other areas of real estate across DIO's portfolio that could be sold off - some of which could fund a trust to guarantee the Chapel's future.
Not impressed by this at all and neither are 2,411 others!!! I also expect that Red 10 is pretty peeved as well!
iRaven
Surely, it makes sense to keep the RAF enclave? There are so many other areas of real estate across DIO's portfolio that could be sold off - some of which could fund a trust to guarantee the Chapel's future.
Not impressed by this at all and neither are 2,411 others!!! I also expect that Red 10 is pretty peeved as well!
iRaven
