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Protest Day 3
Today was protest day 3 and this one was held outside County Hall. We got a lot of attention. Richard Butler – who, as well as being a Nottinghamshire County Councillor is also the chair of the Rushcliffe Borough Council Planning Committee – was among us, as were several hopeful councillor candidates. The protest was…
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Protest Day 2
The next protest event at Nottingham City Airport will be held on Sunday 16th March at 1100 outside the airfield. Please come along and join the protest against Vistry and their spiteful plans to shut the airfield.
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Protest Day 1
Today a group of supporters of Nottingham City Airport held a protest at the entrance to the site. The protest was well attended, drawing people from all walks of life, and with a variety of interests in the airfield. The protest was covered by print and broadcast media and resulted in many favourable comments and…
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Closure? Not likely!
Today the property developer Vistry served three months notice on the occupiers of Nottingham City Airport. While we are horrified at this pre-emptive action (folks, Vistry haven’t even applied for planning permission yet – they can’t, the local plan hasn’t even been approved yet!) we see this as the first shot in a battle that…
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Government letter
Here’s a letter to one of our supporters from the Minister of Aviation’s office in the Department for Transport. The letter very clearly sets out government expectations that planning authorities will maintain and support our national General Aviation network of airfields. We are pleased at the clear recognition, at the highest levels of government, of…
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Teaching the future
Local school children had a very exciting and inspiring experience at Nottingham City Airport this week! They learned about all things #aviation and #art from Tatiana Shevchenko of Swords Aviation and a local artist, Tim O’Brien. The younger generations need to learn that places like this provide skills, the knowledge, jobs and futures. We must…
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The quality of land
An eye-opening article appeared in the press last week. The article covers just some current and former RAF bases and (this is important) these environmental concerns are not time-limited. This article is an important, and stark, reminder that the history of sites and their former uses must be considered and investigated in detail before former…
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On TV!
Today (17th December 2024) after a very active and controversial few days, we had a visit from local station Notts TV. You can see the report here:
