Family day out
If you happen to be reading this and are one of the family I met by the old ruined shack whilst I filming on Tuesday 31st would you please get in touch. You can use the admin address from the website to reach me.
We made it onto twitter. If anyone is still out there and fancies following the updates the twitter handle is @RAFGreatworth
Password Reset Emails
There has been a long standing issue with verification emails and password reset emails which it has taken me some time to track down but I believe that I have now resolved the issues. I have disabled email verification. I get a lot of unverifiable requests and requests from unusual email addresses and it has …
The Road to the Barracks
When Philip did the earlier aerial videos for us the one bit he didn’t really get was the route down to the old barracks. I now own my own little drone having gotten the bug whilst trying to get the earlier footage so yesterday I was able to get a small flight from the edge …
Keeping the Site up
I developed this site at very short notice and tried to keep all the functionality that Martin had built into his original site over the years. For expediency I chose to use what I considered the most simple and straightforward options at the time and this came at a cost. In 2018 I paid this …
HS2 Plans
I thought some of the members might be interested to see how HS2 will impact the old site. The image below is a section of the plans around that area, I cant put the whole plan up its too big for me to scan, but this excerpt shows the way the line, marked as four …
Today From Above
I promised sometime ago that I would bring you some amazing new images of the old site as it is today and here they are. There are quite a few, choose to run through a slideshow or look at them as thumbnails and open them up individually. Most of all I hope you enjoy them. …
New Photos and Video
Thanks to a local gentleman who gave up his own time following a simple request on a good neighbour website, I have some fantastic new photos and drone footage to upload to the site over the next few days. I have to agree the copyright with him and make sure that all is above board, …
Request for information
I have received the following request from a company called Wardell Armstrong LLP: We have been commissioned by Fusion/HS2 to undertake some documentary research in relation to the accommodation block at the former transmitter station serving RAF Greatworth. It would be fantastic if we could get some information from people who were posted there, and …
Site Sponsorship
I am really pleased to tell you all that a large portion of the costs for 2020 have been sponsored by Greatworth Classics who operate from the Greatworth Park. As I am sure you know Greatworth Park is the modern day rebirth of the old RAF Greatworth site and the old transmitter building now houses …