Lyneham Future?
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Sir Peter,
The Stn Barber is no more. Scouse carked it a few years ago - heart attack brought on by pre Op ORE investigations, apparently.
The Barber is in fact a chick and after a few pints of Stan Collymore, she would catch one!
Yours
ISITD
The Stn Barber is no more. Scouse carked it a few years ago - heart attack brought on by pre Op ORE investigations, apparently.
The Barber is in fact a chick and after a few pints of Stan Collymore, she would catch one!
Yours
ISITD
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I just don’t get it with these closures. We currently have reserve units all over the UK that are housed in buildings that are either located in prime development areas or are leasesd at a Kings ransom to the MoD. Surely some of these units could relocate into these threatened bases (Whatever Service) where appropriate to justify that base’s existence. For example a unit of logistics TA people are already housed in Lyenham. Why not also put the TA unit from Swindon in there too? Same with other threatened Bases –
Kinloss – Bring the TA Units in from Elgin and Kieth.
Why stop at threatened bases?
Faslane – Bring HMS Dalriada RNR and the TA Unit at Dumbarton into the base – there’s about to be 6 MCMV’s to be decommissioned so there would be plenty of office space plus it has nearly all the facilities required to accommodate and train these units.
HMS Gannet – the (now) disused part of the Base could probably accommodate the RCT and Ayrshire Yeomanry Units which are both only a few miles away
If this were to happen nationally I suspect that the MoD would probably save (and make) a lot more money offloading real Estate and severing lease agreements than cutting a few major bases which could probably be useful in the future.
… Just a thought anyway
Kinloss – Bring the TA Units in from Elgin and Kieth.
Why stop at threatened bases?
Faslane – Bring HMS Dalriada RNR and the TA Unit at Dumbarton into the base – there’s about to be 6 MCMV’s to be decommissioned so there would be plenty of office space plus it has nearly all the facilities required to accommodate and train these units.
HMS Gannet – the (now) disused part of the Base could probably accommodate the RCT and Ayrshire Yeomanry Units which are both only a few miles away
If this were to happen nationally I suspect that the MoD would probably save (and make) a lot more money offloading real Estate and severing lease agreements than cutting a few major bases which could probably be useful in the future.
… Just a thought anyway
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Nick.
good plan, but dependent on the leases of the units. A lot of TA and RNR units have interesting leases which may make it cheaper to keep the building than dispose of it. Another consideration is visibility to keep the unit in the public eye and show a presence.
good plan, but dependent on the leases of the units. A lot of TA and RNR units have interesting leases which may make it cheaper to keep the building than dispose of it. Another consideration is visibility to keep the unit in the public eye and show a presence.
