Refurbishment news.

A tractor-towed machine was at work on 14 September, drawing parallel grooves along roughly 200 metres of the runway, on the section that runs between the trees. The turf has been lifted and the soil beneath opened up, leaving a ribbed pattern across the full width of the surface.

This is groundwork rather than the resurfacing itself: loosening the compacted surface is the first step before the ground can be levelled and rebuilt.

The airfield stays closed and the fenced area remains off limits to everyone except the contractor’s personnel. We will post the next update as the works move on.

The boundary of the construction site has been marked out and fenced. A line of posts now runs the length of the work area, separating the site from the rest of the airfield and making the limits unmistakable from every direction.

For the entire duration of the works, access to the runway is strictly forbidden. Only the contractor’s personnel may enter the fenced area. This applies equally to club members, visitors and vehicles, at any time of day, including evenings and weekends when no work is under way.

In preparation, the club cleared the runway of all cones and markers, so that the site could be handed over ready for work to begin.