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| ricky
, milton keynes |
Friday,
26-Nov-2004 22:04:13 GMT |
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| what
is the total sum needed for the restoration of cardington hangar
no.1, |
| Andrew
Bird., Bedford |
Wednesday,
14-Apr-2004 16:17:14 BST |
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| The
Both of Cardingtons Airship Sheds should always be looked
after. They are not just part of Bedfordshire History
they are part of England and the rest of the United Kingdoms
History. If they are allowed to become no more than another
housing estate it will be a loss to the entire world.
If no one can think of a sensible use for them then it's
time for new leadership to be incharge of them. They have
been filming the next Batman Movie there over the last
few months and other films should be made there. It's
a good distance from local houses and people who might
be disturbed by loud music so using the entire site for
music events would be both good for the site and local
business's which could do the other related business's.
What about have car shows, business exibitions and other
such events held here. There is a hotel within easy reach
of RAF Cardington. These are a few ideas all we need is
someone with the vision to make it work! |
Rick
Zitarosa, Point Pleasant, NJ U.S.A. |
Saturday,
30-Aug-2003 13:35:43 BST |
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severe decay of Cardington Shed #1 is a warning that without
proper maintenance, these big sheds (the only ones this size
in Western Europe) won't last forever. Anything that can be
done to secure the funding to stabilize and then preserve important
structures would be an investment in future generations being
able to utilize and admire them, and guarantee a continued British
participation in the increasingly-probable renaissance of large
airships, which the county has contributed a lot to in recent
years. |
| trevor
monk, cardington |
Saturday,
16-Aug-2003 13:16:32 BST |
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| Number
one shed should definatley be saved, there a hole range of money
makeing uses for the sheds, from film studios, concert arenas
and especially for their intended use, airships, the company
currently making ships there is ATG that is their ship you can
see in the 360 deg shot. their are no hangars this size in the
uk and in europe the only other contender is cargolifter with
their shed which is a lot larger than cardington, but unfortunately
cargolifter has gone belly up and the shed is to be turned into
an jungle inviroment. like the eden project in cornwall but
larger. it is a terrible shame that the rest of the workshops
at cardington were destroid, this was the last remaining intact
WW1 airship station left intact in the world and now instead
of a compleate site we are left with the hangars and the admin
building the workshops were unique but now have been leveled
for housing, which is a shame. |
| Mr
JR (Dick) Thompson, Podington |
Tuesday,
22-Jul-2003 18:56:09 BST |
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is a good case to spend considerable sums on all of the "candidates"
But I feel that No.1 Hangar should be fully restored as it still
has the potential to be used as a hangar or an auditorium.I
can remember as a child on "Battle of Britain Day" being strapped
into a small parachute harness under a barrage balloon and rising
up into the roof. I also remember that there was a very large
pile of boxes which my stepfather (who was a civilian electrician
at Cardington) told me contained brand new RR Merlin engines. |
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