An air of sadness hung over Filton Airfield today as the last few planes took-off ahead of the official closure at the end of the year. Aircraft enthusiasts, past and present aerospace workers, local Councillors and members of the public gathered at various sites around the airfield to witness the historic occasion, which brought to an end over one hundred
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Following last week’s announcement that British Aerospace has donated £2.4 million towards the establishment of an aerospace heritage museum on the northern edge of the Filton Airfield site, the charitable organisation behind the project has launched a survey to collect the views of local people. The proposed site includes two World War One, Grade II listed hangars, which will be
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A cross party public meeting has been called by the Filton and Bradley Stoke (FABS) branch of UKIP to discuss the impending closure of Filton Airfield and the wider implications for the communities of the area. The meeting will take place at Filton Community Centre, Elm Park, this Friday (2nd November) at 7:30pm. A press release put out today by
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One of the most iconic British aircraft ever built is due to fly over North Bristol tomorrow (Saturday 29th September). The last airworthy Vulcan bomber will fly over the airfield as part of a three-hour flight to celebrate the aircraft’s 60th anniversary. The Vulcan to the Sky Trust, which owns and operates the aircraft, has planned the tour to pass
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Air traffic control equipment currently in use at Filton Airfield has been put up for sale on an asset disposal website. BAE Systems, owners of the historic airfield, announced in April 2011 that they intended to close it at the end of 2012. The move forced South Gloucestershire Council to rethink its Core Strategy, a planning document that sets out
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A ‘fly-in‘ organised by Filton Airfield for today (Saturday 21st April) will see more than 70 aircraft visiting the North Bristol airport between 9am and 4:30pm. The event has proven so popular that it is now over-subscribed, with a further twenty aircraft placed on a reserve list. Most of the arrivals will happen between 10am and 1pm, and with a
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Several hundred marchers braved heavy rain on Saturday to protest against the planned closure of Filton Airfield by its owners BAE Systems. The campaigners say the airfield’s closure will jeopardise jobs in the local aerospace industry and they are angry that South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has revised its Core Strategy planning blueprint to allow the building of 3,700 homes on
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The Save Filton Airfield group and the Unite union are holding a march in protest at South Gloucestershire Council’s decision in their Core Strategy plan to allow the redevelopment of Filton Airfield. The group believes that the inclusion of this development is deeply flawed as it not only jeopardises the future potential for aerospace and aviation in the North Fringe,
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