A man living next to a Nottinghamshire air base fears more 'urinating and defecating litter louts' will descend on his home to watch the Red Arrows train overhead. Peter Moyes, 61, who lives at one of the two properties on Longhedge Lane leading up to RAF Syerston, has sounded the alarm on what he expects the recently announced period of Red Arrows training over the airfield will mean for him and his neighbour.
From Monday, January 9, until Monday, April 17, 2023, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has given the display team permission to practice 'low flying' flights over RAF Syerston, Flintham. The RAF has said this temporary airspace arrangement would test the site and assess the impact on local aviation and ground stakeholders, with the base seen as a possible permanent solution for the famous group following the closure of their previous operating base at RAF Scampton.
But Mr Moyes, who claims to have suffered in the past as a result of unacceptable behaviour by aviation enthusiasts coming to watch displays, said he was worried the training operation would worsen the problem. "Because of where the base is and where we live, few other people actually ever see it or know about it," he said.
