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LOOP News 24 OCT 07: BATTLE TO SAVE LEE-ON-SOLENTSOUTH coast airfield Lee-on-Solent is facing closure to General Aviation. All aviation businesses on the airfield have been 30 days' notice to close up and move out. Those businesses include Carill Aviation which has just invested £200,000 in its maintenance business. A public meeting has been called for Sunday 28 October, with representatives of the local development agency, local council, Hampshire Police (which operates the site) and others invited. The closure has come about after the Health & Safety Agency examined the site and said £300,000 worth of work had to be done. Hampshire Police says it cannot afford such a bill and closing the GA side is its solution. Caroline Rabson of Carill Aviation said, "We have been in business since 1985 and have an excellent track record in aviation training, to both private and commercial pilot standards. "Carill has enabled many people of all ages to realise their ambitions to learn to fly for recreation and business use, and to embark on aviation careers. "The recent decision by Hampshire Police to close the airfield to general aviation within thirty days is devastating. There is no realistic alternative airfield in South Hampshire where the business can be relocated. "Alternate airfields at Goodwood, Shoreham, Bournemouth and Salisbury are fully subscribed and have challenges of their own. South Hampshire in particular under-serves the general aviation needs of a large catchment area, and this will become nil if the Hampshire Police decision is enforced. "Carill Aviation calls upon Hampshire Police Authority to recognise the wider context in which the closure decision has been made, and requests a stay of execution to enable the aviation community to bring forward alternative practical proposals." The recently-formed Lee Flying Association (LFA) speaks for the local aviation community. It is coordinating the public meeting and response to the closure. One idea is for the LFA to take over the running of the airfield and operate as a 'normal' GA airfield. There would be widespread support among pilots, aircraft owners and operators, and GA businesses who have found themselves forced out of other nearby airfields such as Southampton and Bournemouth. LINKS Lee Flying Association www.eghf.co.uk Carill Aviation www.carillaviation.co.uk |                     | ||||||
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