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Looks like chivenor will get a future after all. With the local lib dems saying they have been told chiv is not closing . And the defence minister saying chivenor is vital to uk and marines. They were going to move them all to the superbase in plymouth but i understand their is not much room of the lot.. So chiv will stay and pos get bigger ie 29c or 40c coming to chiv. Their is talk of the runway being used more, maybe for helis from CHF.. They will need a new refueling area to. So lets weight till march when the announcment will be made accrording the local lib dems.
"the defence minister saying chivenor is vital to uk and marines"
he says an awful lot - does he have the cash to keep it open or is it another day, another quote by your wanna-be PM
he says an awful lot - does he have the cash to keep it open or is it another day, another quote by your wanna-be PM
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I have not. It is a discourtesy not to spell check before pressing the Reply button.
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Good news for a local economy already under the cosh. Relief, possibly for the MP, Peter Heaton-Jones, who actually voted for Theresa May’s original WA, despite his constituency voti.. well, you get the picture. Parliament Debate here.
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/inde...1&out=11:28:40
Good news for a local economy already under the cosh. Relief, possibly for the MP, Peter Heaton-Jones, who actually voted for Theresa May’s original WA, despite his constituency voti.. well, you get the picture. Parliament Debate here.
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/inde...1&out=11:28:40
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In press today superbase plymouth shelved will cost over£100m. So looks like the bases now will get bigger ie chivenor, bickleigh. Understand no room at devonport
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Are you saying Plymouth RM superbase has been shelved, or that it will cost £100m? Is this actual fact or just wishful thinking based on rumour?
Are you saying Plymouth RM superbase has been shelved, or that it will cost £100m? Is this actual fact or just wishful thinking based on rumour?
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Sadly, Scampton is just another bit of crumbling RAF infrastructure. It has, of course, got history ... as have many other places like Bentley Priory.
I recall reading the then CAS’ comments on getting rid of historic Upavon. Something along the lines of “sad but in the final analysis retention is unjustifiable.”
I recall reading the then CAS’ comments on getting rid of historic Upavon. Something along the lines of “sad but in the final analysis retention is unjustifiable.”
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I am also a resident of North Devon. Local news has reported a possible reprieve on several occasions. There will still be bases closures but not all those planned. With respect to the superbase idea there is a shortage of space at Devonport, particularly as 1AGRM are already there, and parts of the base have returned to the city. They also suggested using HMS Raleigh, but there is not much spare room there. The Logistics School is moving, but that will only free up a couple of blocks, and the Submarine School is meant to be relocating to Faslane, but there is a shortage of room at Faslane. Doh!
The Chivenor site enjoys close proximity to the Braunton Burrows training area.
I am also a resident of North Devon. Local news has reported a possible reprieve on several occasions. There will still be bases closures but not all those planned. With respect to the superbase idea there is a shortage of space at Devonport, particularly as 1AGRM are already there, and parts of the base have returned to the city. They also suggested using HMS Raleigh, but there is not much spare room there. The Logistics School is moving, but that will only free up a couple of blocks, and the Submarine School is meant to be relocating to Faslane, but there is a shortage of room at Faslane. Doh!
The Chivenor site enjoys close proximity to the Braunton Burrows training area.
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Sadly, Scampton is just another bit of crumbling RAF infrastructure. It has, of course, got history ... as have many other places like Bentley Priory.
I recall reading the then CAS’ comments on getting rid of historic Upavon. Something along the lines of “sad but in the final analysis retention is unjustifiable.”
I recall reading the then CAS’ comments on getting rid of historic Upavon. Something along the lines of “sad but in the final analysis retention is unjustifiable.”
Unlike when I was posted there in the early 90s, when it was (just about) an RAF Station. It was crumbling apart, like all the older infrastructure. Our hangar was an absolute **** tip of a building, sadly. At least it still stands today, which is just about a miracle.
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Scampton aside, the Reds have been an LTC line item as long as I can remember since I first saw the LTC ... late 80’s?
I have no idea what the annual cost is, in these fiscally strapped times, but the unquantifiable benefits always seem to win through the scrutiny process. I suspect the actual cost is small change compared with the other big issues.
I have no idea what the annual cost is, in these fiscally strapped times, but the unquantifiable benefits always seem to win through the scrutiny process. I suspect the actual cost is small change compared with the other big issues.
