Having been roused from my Buckfast in bed twice this morning by the sound of knackered old jumbos roaring feet over the old Kent pegs, I thought I'd see if there was anything on the internet telling me just what Infratil, the airport's owners, put back into the community in recompense for all this disturbance.Nothing, nix, nada when it came to Manston. But in their home country of New Zealand they're planning to erect a 'Wellywood' sign near Wellington Airport to celebrate the Kiwis' burgeoning film industry. Infratil's website boasts:
Wellington Airport is a big supporter of the capital’s film industry. It’s a relationship that has steadily grown since the industry began to flourish around 17 years ago. The Airport is part of the film industry’s essential infrastructure.
Construction of the sign, which will measure 28m by 3,5m, is expected to be completed in June.
Now this got me thinking. What with an annual Fannit International Film Festival, two other film festivals run by those nice Beeping Bush people in Margate, another film festival rumoured for Ramsgate, and Medb Films down by our Royal Harbour, surely Infratil could treat us to our own 'Fannywood' sign here in the tip of Kent?
On second thoughts, though, we did have a very large, airport related sign round here recently, didn't we?
19 comments:
One DC8 and one private jet this morning, no 'knackered old jumbos' at all, there will be one later though you'll be pleased to hear.
Hmm. Well as they were only ten feet above my bedroom, they sounded like 747s!
Three planes in one day? People must be rushed off their feet!
I don't know how they cope up there - it must be hell on days like today.
Trupton always the first to defend!
Pugh
Pugh
Barney
Mcgrew
All gone quiet on the night-flight consultation then? I guess someone is trying to kick it into the long grass until after the election. Personally, I shall be demanding that any Tory candidate knocking on my door or standing in the town centre, gives a straight answer to a straight question: Are you going to vote for night-flights? Any equivocation and I won't vote for them, simple as.
This will include Laura Sandys when she sends her monions around asking if they can rely on my vote.
And before Ladybird gets all complacent thinking that I'll vote for him instead, forget it mate. You've let us down with the Section 106 that you and your mates cobbled together. It offers nowhere near the protection that the old Section 52 Agreement did and has opened the door to round the clock flights. You are part of the problem, not part of the solution.
Nice to see the airport worker/lover/airfix enthusiast posting @ 12.32 agrees that a knackered old jumbo was flying over today!
Let's face it. The airport workers are self*sh b*st*rds. I've never heard one of them say anything that even suggested that they cared about the noise and pollution emanating from their grubby little airport. You just have to wonder how unpalatable and anti-social it would all have to get before they expressed any reservations. And that is before we even start talking about the kinds of things that get shipped in and out of the place.
Someone should start a Stop Manston Expansion Group, that will make them take notice!
how much will they lose this year? Another £4,000,000, or £3,900,000 seeing as things have "picked up" this year?
It makes you wonder how long this farce will go on.
what did happen to that smeg bloke?
He got a job at the airport.
Cuthbert
Dibble
Grub.............
self*sh b*st*rd here. I chose not to live in Ramsgate, enjoy my job and can't see any major issues regarding noise etc. Compared to any other major airport with close proximity of a large town, you local guys have it easy :)
Richard, if they are rattling your tiles, the money the council spent on asking them to do it was worth it
Richard, if they are rattling your tiles, the money the council spent on asking them to do it was worth it
The problem with anonymous blogging is that when you cock it up and post something twice, you can't delete one of them and avoid looking like a complete dickhead.
No need to post that twice, I hope.
It's the Trumpton boys they get abusive they have stated on SMEG that they beat women
careful you don't get any friction burns sliding down that pole.......
Focus on Bruce & Sheila rather than Chas n Dave?
Marko Bogoievski commented at today's investor meeting:
q. Should Infratilhave a tighter geographic focus?
a. Increasingly focused on investment opportunities in Australia and NZ
Great site for some more greenhouses?
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