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A large hall area which will see the construction of 3,000 opens onto a double aspect living / dining Nearby Aylesbury train station runs services new homes and new community facilities room and kitchen / breakfast room, as well direct into London Marylebone in just including shops, a district centre and local as cloakroom. To the first floor, the double one hour and two minutes, making for an schools. As a town recently given garden aspect master bedroom offers a fitted easy commute into the capital. A free bus town status, the wider town of Aylesbury wardrobe and an en suite shower room, offers residents of Kingsfield Park transport is also to be the recipient of significant whilst the large landing opens to the second to the train station. Road links from the government funding for infrastructure and and third bedrooms, and family bathroom. To development are also excellent, with the For further information please housing development. Construction of The the exterior, a car port provides an additional M40, M1, and M25 all close by, allowing for Exchange, a new restaurant quarter, to be luxury. swift access to the major regional towns and contact our sales centre on: built around a newly developed public square to London airports. 01296 321053 in the town centre, is already underway. The Gallinule house type is a large, five bedroom detached family home arranged Prices start from £319,950 with Help to Buy Founded in 1978, Martin Grant Homes have over three floors and 1744 square feet. The available on selected plots. WWW.KINGSFIELDPARK.CO.UK earned a reputation for building high quality ground floor offers two large double aspect For further information, please contact the The computer generated illustrations are for general guidance only. Price correct at time of going to press. homes and apartments in desirable locations. rooms – the living room and the kitchen / sales centre on 01276 321053, or visit *Help to Buy is available in England on new homes up to £600,000. Available to selected plots. Terms and conditions apply. As a privately-owned family company, dining room, both with bay windows. A utility www.kingsfieldpark.co.uk From The Editor Editorial Team Station Commander’s Foreword Editor Sqn Ldr Matthew Hopton Group Captain K P Wilson OBE MA RAF Tel: 01296 656123 EDITOR'S FOREWORD One Team, Training People for Defence Deputy Editors Welcome to our Spring submission, please do get Eleanor Tomlin edition of Mainpoint. in touch. Chris Connolly I FIND IT HARD TO that started off the day, but I for one thoroughly enjoyed ince our last issue, As always, I am indebted Picture Editor BELIEVE THAT I myself, as did the AOC! Halton has been to the Mainpoint team for Kate Rutherford HAVE BEEN IN POST bathed in winter their hard work in creating The unexpected stop off at S FOR 6 MONTHS sunshine, drenched by this issue; their enthusiasm Distribution the Trinity Community Centre downpours and covered and commitment is greatly Courtesy of the Central Registry ALREADY. and Nursery was of particular and Fire Section in snow, but that has appreciated, and without interest to the AOC, who I still feel like I’m at the start not stopped an array of them there would be stated that he had not seen Photography Support of my tour and still learning activities being undertaken no magazine. a Soft Play facility of that Kate Rutherford, Chris Yarrow so much about what we do across a wide variety standard anywhere else in & Luka Waycott and getting to know the RAF of areas. Finally, as the clocks go Tel: 01296 656117 Halton estate. And yet, by the RAF. I encourage you forward and the weather all to take full advantage of the same token, I feel like As the Station Commander (hopefully) improves, the Contact Us: the community facilities we I have been here for ages. writes, this magazine is Station looks forward to [email protected] have here. The most enjoyable part of your opportunity to spread celebrating 100 years of being a Station Commander the word about what you RAF Halton. Therefore, if Thank you all for your efforts is getting out to meet all have been up to, and this you organise or take part on the day and leading up of you, and I thank you for edition features a mix of in any events recognising to it, and for those areas that Publishing Team making me feel so welcome. Station, community and this milestone, please let we did not get to see, the I am sure by now you have sporting events. However, the Mainpoint team know AOC was briefed on your Published realised that I ask a lot of we are always looking for so we can capture these achievements as well. Lance Print Limited, 1st Floor, questions (sorry, that’s just ideas for articles, therefore notable commemorations Tailby House, Bath Road, Kettering, my nature!), but what has if you have a suggestion or in future editions. Northants, NN16 8NL impressed me is how much Communication is important Ed place on the last Thursday Tel: 01536 334222 knowledge and experience and I was reassured with the of every month at 0900 in Email: [email protected] there is here at Halton. positive feedback I received Kermode Hall. Visit: www.lanceprint.co.uk following the inaugural The Annual Formal Visit was Station Commander’s I hope you enjoy this edition Advertising a great opportunity for us Monthly Brief. This is an of Mainpoint. If you have Leah to showcase RAF Halton to excellent opportunity to taken part in any Exercise, Tel: 01536 334225 our Air Officer Commanding provide information to all Force Development, sporting Email: [email protected] (AOC), and I know that he personnel at RAF Halton was, impressed with what and if you have something event or anything else of interest, please do write Design we are doing and the people that you would like to see an article for our Station Lance Print Ltd that he met. I am not sure included, please contact magazine; this will only Amanda Robinson that some of the Station Warrant Officer Ian Giles be as good as the articles Tel: 01536 334226 Executives will forgive me with your suggestions. you submit. Email: [email protected] for the step aerobics class As a reminder, these take Printed Lance Print Ltd, 29/30 Stapledon Contents Spring 2019 Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, PE2 6TD Tel: 01733 390564 STATION SNIPPETS 16 Hendon Museum SPORTS Visit Email: [email protected] 06 Grace Is VIP For The Day 18 Annual Formal 27 Back On The Ice: P.