Established A Petition To Fight Closure And Development

The Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey south of London is the proposed site of a development that would add some 4,500 home sites to the area. But the development would cause the closure of the airport.

The proposal first surfaced last year, and there are other sites also under consideration by the local borough and district councils. But shortly after the idea was proposed, a local teenager who works at the airport decided he wanted to try to do something to stop it.

So 13-year-old Caspar Pierce established an online petition on the site 38 Degrees to show support for the Aerodrome. "Redhill Aerodrome is very important to me because I work there and if it closed I would lose my job. I won't be the only one affected. Many businesses such as flying schools will lose their place and where will they go? Redhill Aerodrome can inspire young people like myself to possibly go on to getting a job in the aviation industry and living out their dreams," pierce wrote on his petition site.

"If Redhill Aerodrome was to go it will not only leave a hole in my heart but will leave a huge hole in the sky where I once used to look up as a child and marvel at the planes as they flew over my house."

The petition seeks 2,000 signatures, and is very close to that number. There is no timeline for beginning the project should it be approved.

(Image from 38Degrees website)

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