Menwith Hill to close?
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Yep, heard that a month or so back.
Nothing too sinister, apart from the usual national security NSA type things. It is a tracking station and a comms intercept facility so, whereas Big Brother may not be technically "watching" you, it can sure as hell read and listen to everything you transmit
There'll be a lot of cheap properties coming on the market I hazard a guess.
Nothing too sinister, apart from the usual national security NSA type things. It is a tracking station and a comms intercept facility so, whereas Big Brother may not be technically "watching" you, it can sure as hell read and listen to everything you transmit
There'll be a lot of cheap properties coming on the market I hazard a guess.
Edited by burriana on Sunday 16th June 09:41
Around 400 brits and 1500 yanks.
Strange thing though is that just 12 months ago the plan was to grow the US to 2500 souls and they went and dropped £67m on a generator for a supercomputer plus the price of the computer system itself (a lot but classified).
Seems very odd that they mothball it after that. Mind you, a few hundred mil wasted isn't really much to the yanks military spend I guess.
Strange thing though is that just 12 months ago the plan was to grow the US to 2500 souls and they went and dropped £67m on a generator for a supercomputer plus the price of the computer system itself (a lot but classified).
Seems very odd that they mothball it after that. Mind you, a few hundred mil wasted isn't really much to the yanks military spend I guess.
We used to go in school trips there!
I'll ask about as a good mate works there, used to be good on a night at the bowling alley etc.. spending actual dollars on site.
As others have said they bring a lot of money to the area, not just private rents but hotels, bars, restaurants, shops etc.. They have an account at a place I used to work at with a ridiculous budget.
I'll ask about as a good mate works there, used to be good on a night at the bowling alley etc.. spending actual dollars on site.
As others have said they bring a lot of money to the area, not just private rents but hotels, bars, restaurants, shops etc.. They have an account at a place I used to work at with a ridiculous budget.
Wow this interesting news. As others have said if true will certainly knock the local economy for a while.
Grand designs, converted golf ball anyone?
I went in a few times as a lad, very interesting place but a hell of a lot of secrecy and security compared to a typical military base.
Grand designs, converted golf ball anyone?
I went in a few times as a lad, very interesting place but a hell of a lot of secrecy and security compared to a typical military base.
I visited a few times as a lad, very weird place to go round as it feels like US in the middle of the dales (not hat I've ever been to the US).
On Civil Service jobs site they are still recruiting, including one recently for bowling alley technician, so I doubt they're closing soon. Plus I can't see it happening with the 'War on Terror' still in full swing.
Hope it doesn't close for my godparents sake, they're local farmers but seem to make more from letting houses out to the Yanks than they do in farming!
On Civil Service jobs site they are still recruiting, including one recently for bowling alley technician, so I doubt they're closing soon. Plus I can't see it happening with the 'War on Terror' still in full swing.
Hope it doesn't close for my godparents sake, they're local farmers but seem to make more from letting houses out to the Yanks than they do in farming!
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