RAF Locking

RAF Locking

RAF Locking was an RAF base just outside Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. It was the home of the RAF's No.1 Radio School until its relocation in 1999 to RAF Cosford.

The base was bought by the South West of England Regional Development Agency and the agency English Partnerships from the Ministry of Defence in 2002. The agencies and North Somerset Council intend to attract high-tech companies to the site. In October 2006, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology became one of the first such companies to announce its move there. Proposals are under consideration for an employment and residential development for the site that could deliver convert|25|ha|acre|1 of employment space and up to 1,800 new homes. [cite web | title=Press Release 19/10/2006 - New name for RAF Locking announced | work=English Partnerships | url=http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/page.aspx?pointerID=5A88DD3A47734F64953DB3BBAC0DE3B5 | accessdate=2006-11-27]

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