So now the NIMBYS have a new tool
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Check out this letter from:
FELIX KARTHAUS,
Border Consultants, Woodland Place,
Belford, Northumberland NE70 7QA.
He's written to The Times, letters today
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...503259,00.html
Now the nimbys are amongst us.
Maybe he's lost his medical or something
(BTW, "Border Consultants", despite their grand name, do not consult about national boundaries - they plant flowers. Hope the other readers of his letter know this...)
http://www.bordcons.demon.co.uk/page2.html
FELIX KARTHAUS,
Border Consultants, Woodland Place,
Belford, Northumberland NE70 7QA.
He's written to The Times, letters today
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...503259,00.html
Now the nimbys are amongst us.
Maybe he's lost his medical or something
(BTW, "Border Consultants", despite their grand name, do not consult about national boundaries - they plant flowers. Hope the other readers of his letter know this...)
http://www.bordcons.demon.co.uk/page2.html
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..and this one in this week's Salford Advertiser........
"BARTON TERROR WARNING - EXCLUSIVE by Allsa Cranna
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FEARS that Al-Qaeda terrorists could use Barton Airport as a secret route into Britain have been firmly denied by airport bosses. Manager Kay Nugent this week told The Advertiser security was tight, with constant checks by Special Branch to prevent bombers sneaking in. And, she insisted, no overseas planes were allowed to land at the Liverpool Road- based airport without prior security checks.
Her assurances came in the wake of warnings from Lord Alex Carlisle of Berriew that terrorists could choose smaller airports to enter the UK. He argued on the Sunday TV current affairs show 'Breakfast with Frost” that smaller airports could be used to import terrorist materials into the UK. Lord Carlisle, an independent reviewer of the Terrorism Act of 2000, published his annual review of the Act last week. Speaking to The Advertiser on Tuesday, he said: "One of the elements was the possibility that small ports and airports could be used for the importation of terrorist materials into the UK. I gave as my example Kent, which has 80 small airports."
In the light of this, he urged small airports such as Barton to step up their own security immediately. However, Ms Nugent told The Advertiser that security was already at the top of their list of priorities. "We have, and have always had, a very good relationship with Special Branch," she said, "although we clearly cannot go into details. "We have equally strong links with Customs and Immigration. No-one is allowed to leave their overseas destination without filing a flight plan which will be checked by one, or all three, of these bodies. Everything that lands at Barton Airport has to have proper permission and checks.
"Lord Carlisle's remarks are fair comment but we can reassure the Salford public that we do everything we can."
Local councillor Roger Jones, added: "You don't normally associate Barton Airport with terrorist activities but we must all accept in the current climate that security is of paramount importance.
We must also remember that on September 11, 2001 the terrorists might have flown from leading airports but that they did their flight training at smaller ones.”
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I've written a letter to the editor as follows..........
"Sir/Madam
Your headline exclusive on "Barton Terror Alert", to some extent encouraged by the views of a local councillor, raises the spectre of terrorists using Barton, Salford's own little airport, for their evil purposes.
However, we should note that Barton actually enjoys a 24-hour police presence, courtesy of the Police Helicopter Unit. I am sure that they, working in concert with the security forces, are more than capable of dealing with suspicious activities. I am also sure that pilots themselves, only too aware of security risks associated with aviation, are being extra vigilant at this time.
In my opinion, the greater danger lies in the unknown - in that terrorists can use any vehicle, (land, sea or air) at any location to prepare for or commit their crimes against humanity. We must ALL be vigilant, and try to "think outside the box" in terms of assessing suspicious activities. When or if another act occurs, it will occur with the element of surprise rather than predictability.
Lastly, we must appreciate that we will only win this war if can preserve our democracy and freedom. If we curtail our activities, then we have lost to the terrorists. "
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If anyone else writes, please be gentle on our local newspaper - they are broadly speaking supportive (and even at worst, neutral) on Barton and its survival struggle. We dont want to make enemies of them.
www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk
"BARTON TERROR WARNING - EXCLUSIVE by Allsa Cranna
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FEARS that Al-Qaeda terrorists could use Barton Airport as a secret route into Britain have been firmly denied by airport bosses. Manager Kay Nugent this week told The Advertiser security was tight, with constant checks by Special Branch to prevent bombers sneaking in. And, she insisted, no overseas planes were allowed to land at the Liverpool Road- based airport without prior security checks.
Her assurances came in the wake of warnings from Lord Alex Carlisle of Berriew that terrorists could choose smaller airports to enter the UK. He argued on the Sunday TV current affairs show 'Breakfast with Frost” that smaller airports could be used to import terrorist materials into the UK. Lord Carlisle, an independent reviewer of the Terrorism Act of 2000, published his annual review of the Act last week. Speaking to The Advertiser on Tuesday, he said: "One of the elements was the possibility that small ports and airports could be used for the importation of terrorist materials into the UK. I gave as my example Kent, which has 80 small airports."
In the light of this, he urged small airports such as Barton to step up their own security immediately. However, Ms Nugent told The Advertiser that security was already at the top of their list of priorities. "We have, and have always had, a very good relationship with Special Branch," she said, "although we clearly cannot go into details. "We have equally strong links with Customs and Immigration. No-one is allowed to leave their overseas destination without filing a flight plan which will be checked by one, or all three, of these bodies. Everything that lands at Barton Airport has to have proper permission and checks.
"Lord Carlisle's remarks are fair comment but we can reassure the Salford public that we do everything we can."
Local councillor Roger Jones, added: "You don't normally associate Barton Airport with terrorist activities but we must all accept in the current climate that security is of paramount importance.
We must also remember that on September 11, 2001 the terrorists might have flown from leading airports but that they did their flight training at smaller ones.”
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I've written a letter to the editor as follows..........
"Sir/Madam
Your headline exclusive on "Barton Terror Alert", to some extent encouraged by the views of a local councillor, raises the spectre of terrorists using Barton, Salford's own little airport, for their evil purposes.
However, we should note that Barton actually enjoys a 24-hour police presence, courtesy of the Police Helicopter Unit. I am sure that they, working in concert with the security forces, are more than capable of dealing with suspicious activities. I am also sure that pilots themselves, only too aware of security risks associated with aviation, are being extra vigilant at this time.
In my opinion, the greater danger lies in the unknown - in that terrorists can use any vehicle, (land, sea or air) at any location to prepare for or commit their crimes against humanity. We must ALL be vigilant, and try to "think outside the box" in terms of assessing suspicious activities. When or if another act occurs, it will occur with the element of surprise rather than predictability.
Lastly, we must appreciate that we will only win this war if can preserve our democracy and freedom. If we curtail our activities, then we have lost to the terrorists. "
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If anyone else writes, please be gentle on our local newspaper - they are broadly speaking supportive (and even at worst, neutral) on Barton and its survival struggle. We dont want to make enemies of them.
www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk
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From poetpilots paper :-
I'm assuming here that they are giving Varmer Giles' grass strip the same status as Manston's tarmac acres, as my half-mill only shows about 20.
If every grass strip suddenly assumes the status of 'Airport', then there is certainly no runway shortage in the South East, not with over 80 in Kent alone.
Kent has over 80 small airports
If every grass strip suddenly assumes the status of 'Airport', then there is certainly no runway shortage in the South East, not with over 80 in Kent alone.
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If they think the small strips are a problem they should check out the story in 'Rumours n news'. Pilots jailed for throwing 271kg of cocaine out of the back of a 707 onto Southend runway!!!
