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Doddington Model Club finds a new home after BBC appeal
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Doddington Model Club, which faced closure after being asked to leave its previous base at RSPCA Block Fen in Cambridgeshire, has secured a new runway area at a recently purchased 38-acre site following an appeal on the BBC.
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- Doddington Model Club was told to leave its previous site by the end of October due to evolving operational requirements from its landlord, the RSPCA.
- Club member Neil Chapman made an appeal on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and online in mid-September after running out of time to find a new location.
- March businessman Kevin Burke offered the club a runway area at his newly purchased Fenland Country Park and Event Centre site.
- The 25-member club has successfully held its first dry run at the new venue and agreed to pay £500 a year to use the site.