An airfield in Snowdonia

[cavscott]

There was an interesting piece on Countryfile on Sunday about the military airbase at Llanbedr in North Wales. This airbase, within the boundaries of the Snowdonia National Park, closed in 2004 and since then all plans for it to become airfield for light aircraft have been blocked by campaigners, with the independent group The Snowdonia Society threatening legal action should the redevelopment go ahead. You can see it on iplayer here.

I wondered what opinions people might have on airfields in national parks.

All the best,

Cav

[TonyN]

For a local perspective on the reopening of Llanbedr Airfield see:

http://ccgi.newbery1.plus.com/blog/?p=86

Over 1200 people in the area signed a petition in support of the plans for the airfield within days of the Snowdonia Society’s ill-considered protest campaign being launched, and with good reason.

The press coverage has been one-sided, misleading and inaccurate, as other posts at http://www.harmlesssky.org show.

TonyN: www.harmlesssky.org