Amazing developments. A few days ago the court case (to stop the owner closing the airfield) was lost, and just now the council has started a compulsory purchase order! It is a very rare case of a council (local govt) having a pair of balls.
Here’s the Council’s statement:
https://www.stratford.gov.uk/news/press.cfm/current/1/item/136611
White Knights? Fairies? don’t know what to believe in now!
Very sadly it seems that while there are hopes that the airfield will remain open, at least some of the tenants are to be evicted. See Save wellesbourne Airfield.
It’s hard to see how this great airfield can continue with it’s heart torn out.
A last ditch attempt to arrest the Wellesbourne house building steamroller is being held in the form of a public meeting this Wednesday 23rd October 2019. Details below:
