Save RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth and the Local Moray area
My local area is going to be extremely hard hit with the defence cuts and the spending cuts. The government have decided that RAF Kinloss is to shut with the loss of around 3000 jobs both service personnel and civilian workers and no decision has been taken on RAF Lossiemouth at present but if this is to close it will be a further 4000 jobs which would mean that 1 in 6 people won’t be working according to government figures however this is wrong and wrong by a long way. Both RAF bases provide income to the local economy and without this it would result in further job losses and it would be more like 4 in 6 people will be out of work and this would have disastrous consequences on local businesses, I do have a personal interest in that my dad owns his own business and it is already effected by the recession. However that is not the reason I am doing this.
The local community in which RAF Lossiemouth sits is already at threat of losing their local community centre which provides the children with somewhere to learn to swim (where i used to swim) and has a number of social activities for them out of school. By shutting this and the potential closure of RAF Lossiemouth this community and town risks becoming forgotten. The community will be become social deprived. Moray isn’t a rich district by far and had a lack of jobs before I moved.
My dream is that one day my family and I can return to Moray but my dream seems so far away now with this threat hanging over them. Moray is one of the most picturequest areas in the northern half of Scotland and in recent years they have done nothing but try and attract holiday makers especially those who like the outdoors but with all the above this is not going to happen Moray will not have the infrastructure to cope as it will be losing £5million revenue each year with the RAF Bases closing the RAF bases used to host troops from USA, Canada and other UN Nations. I am sadden by this and have set up a petition and I am hoping that you will all sign it and pass it on to anyone you know and think would help our plight.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 25, 2010
October 24, 2010
Seeing the numbers climb reminds me how many families rely on these bases for their survival. Please send this link to a few people now so we have a stronger signal to show the officials who want to close these doors.
Reached 100 supporters
October 21, 2010
October 20, 2010
Watching this signature total climb is a reminder that so many of you see the heartbreak these cuts will cause our town. Please send the link to your neighbors right now to push us over the next hundred mark. We need to show them that our community will not be ignored.
6 Comments
STOP THE CUTS. 7000 jobs gone is not an option for this area. Think about the local businesses for once!!!
So many families are gonna lose everything. Shame on them for doing this to us.
My husband works at the base and we have no idea what we are gonna do if they close it. Moray cant afford these cuts.
This is going to destroy our town. Everyone here relies on the base for work and the local economy will just collapse. Keep them open.
My kids grew up in that community centre. Its wrong to take that away too. Stop closing everything down.
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Save RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth and the Local Moray area
My local area is going to be extremely hard hit with the defence cuts and the spending cuts. The government have decided that RAF Kinloss is to shut with the loss of around 3000 jobs both service personnel and civilian workers and no decision has been taken on RAF Lossiemouth at present but if this is to close it will be a further 4000 jobs which would mean that 1 in 6 people won’t be working according to government figures however this is wrong and wrong by a long way. Both RAF bases provide income to the local economy and without this it would result in further job losses and it would be more like 4 in 6 people will be out of work and this would have disastrous consequences on local businesses, I do have a personal interest in that my dad owns his own business and it is already effected by the recession. However that is not the reason I am doing this.
The local community in which RAF Lossiemouth sits is already at threat of losing their local community centre which provides the children with somewhere to learn to swim (where i used to swim) and has a number of social activities for them out of school. By shutting this and the potential closure of RAF Lossiemouth this community and town risks becoming forgotten. The community will be become social deprived. Moray isn’t a rich district by far and had a lack of jobs before I moved.
My dream is that one day my family and I can return to Moray but my dream seems so far away now with this threat hanging over them. Moray is one of the most picturequest areas in the northern half of Scotland and in recent years they have done nothing but try and attract holiday makers especially those who like the outdoors but with all the above this is not going to happen Moray will not have the infrastructure to cope as it will be losing £5million revenue each year with the RAF Bases closing the RAF bases used to host troops from USA, Canada and other UN Nations. I am sadden by this and have set up a petition and I am hoping that you will all sign it and pass it on to anyone you know and think would help our plight.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 25, 2010
October 24, 2010
Seeing the numbers climb reminds me how many families rely on these bases for their survival. Please send this link to a few people now so we have a stronger signal to show the officials who want to close these doors.
Reached 100 supporters
October 21, 2010
October 20, 2010
Watching this signature total climb is a reminder that so many of you see the heartbreak these cuts will cause our town. Please send the link to your neighbors right now to push us over the next hundred mark. We need to show them that our community will not be ignored.
6 Comments
Absolute joke. The govt doesnt care about the north at all. Lossiemouth is essential.
STOP THE CUTS. 7000 jobs gone is not an option for this area. Think about the local businesses for once!!!
So many families are gonna lose everything. Shame on them for doing this to us.
My husband works at the base and we have no idea what we are gonna do if they close it. Moray cant afford these cuts.
This is going to destroy our town. Everyone here relies on the base for work and the local economy will just collapse. Keep them open.
My kids grew up in that community centre. Its wrong to take that away too. Stop closing everything down.
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Absolute joke. The govt doesnt care about the north at all. Lossiemouth is essential.