JodelDavo wrote:
> I’ve stopped planning on eating food at Turweston, as can never get a
> seat. Sitting outside in icy cold wind last year was the last straw.
Lefty wrote:
> I feel really sorry for the airfield and the ATC staff, who are losing a
> load of revenue and a really great reputation, all because the abysmal
> situation in the cafe is frightening away masses of visitors.
"Nobody goes there any more, it's too crowded."
MichaelP wrote:
> PaulS and I could only have ‘basket meals’ when we went to Dunkeswell in
> the Bulldog.
That was at 2:55pm as "the kitchen was closing."
Cafes now seem to be there for their own benefit rather than the benefit of airfield users. Airfield cafes should be open all day, maybe at least to 7pm in the summer, with some food available. What do rental pilots do if they can't rent an aeroplane at lunch time?
> I still think the Poles did a very good job at the Bushe Café, and perhaps
> the loss of these sorts of people is a part of the problem.
Don't mention the B word!
> Aerodrome cafés are a very important part of the integration or our
> activities into the local community.
Yes, indeed, and this is what annoys me so much with cafes which stop serving food at 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, maybe even 5pm. There's no "hub" any more at most airfields, nowhere for people to sit and chat after a day's flying. White Waltham is an exception with a bar which is open late, and sandwiches which are available in the fridge for late eaters. This is partly what annoyed me about North Weald. The bar there was a great place to hang out at the end of a day's flying, where aviators could gather and have a pint (or a Coke if flying home) and sit and chat in a relaxed atmosphere. That's now been lost.
> Is there a competition to see who can offer the biggest piece of Victoria
> Sponge?
Please post results here.