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Issue 9 - APRIL 2012
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
This is the last printed issue ...
Off to a flying start - first complete street opened at old RAF base
Sadly, this is the last printed issue of Nottinghamshire Builder Magazine. See page 3.
Development site in Calverton: £400k guide ELKINGTON Design are inviting offers for a residential development site with Outline Planning Permission. The property - The Cherry Tree Public House, Collyer Road, Calverton, Nottingham - has consent for demolition of the existing public house and construction of 4 three-bedroomed terraced houses, 2 semi-detached houses, 7 two-bedroomed apartments & 3 one bedroom apartments. Outline planning with some reserved matters has been granted for the development. The guide price for this site is offers over £399,995. For more information please contact Ian Elkington at Elkington Design on 0115 9527787, or mobile 07929 610608 or email elkingtondesign@googlemail.com
RESIDENTS living at the first fully inhabited street at Newton Park on the former RAF airfield near Bingham were treated to a formal opening by David Wilson Homes to celebrate the start of an exciting new community at No12 Group Fighter Command’s old headquarters. The housebuilder hosted the special opening for the new occupants on Meteor Close and local historian Tim O’Brien, aviation artist and author, went along to open it. Tim comments, “Aware of the book I wrote about the history of RAF Newton, David Wilson Homes kindly invited me to cut the ribbon to Meteor Close. “They’re very keen to support the heritage of this site and many of the roads are named after aircraft that have been associated with it. It’s a marvellous link with the past, present and for future generations and it is great because it keeps the history alive.” Tim officially opened Meteor Close, which was so named after the first British jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor; famous for shooting down V1 flying bombs
LIFT OFF: (l-r), Sales Director Philip Lacey, Sales Adviser Keyth Andrews, special guest Tim O’Brien and Site Manager Kevin Richardson cutting the ribbon at the first fully inhabited street on Meteor Close
during World War Two. A Gloster Meteor belonging to No12 Group HQ’s communication flight was often seen parked behind Fairway Crescent which was an extension of the runway. Philip Lacey, Sales Director at David Wilson Homes East Midlands, comments “We decided to host a special opening at our Newton Park development for existing residents to meet each other and to learn about the history of the site here. “It’s been really special that we’ve been able to get Tim O’Brien who knows so much about this historical site to formally open it.” “The residents at Newton Park already feel a great sense of community spirit, so it was ideal to hold an event like this. We hope that everyone who joined us had a great and thoughtful time.” David Wilson Homes also donated £100 to the RAF Newton Memorial Fund, a local charity in the area.