Latest News - 27/01/2017

New Plans.. More Heat and the Weekend!



 Whoop.. it's almost 8°. Surely that classes as HOT !

It's not quite as windy as we had hoped but at least the biting wind of yesterday has 'warmed' considerably. We do hope that the winds 'will' perform as per the forecast at some point over the next week but I am not saying a thing just in case it changes it's mind!
Talking of things heating up.. 
 
Things are likely to heat up locally too as a small development plan for our area was announced yesterday. IKEA are maybe coming to Lancing aka Shoreham Airport and may also bring a poss 600 homes along with them. This has raised a few comments from those already suffering the daily gridlock on the A27 and A259 seafront road and as a 'user'.. I have to agree with them. 
As a business that has been trading here for 30 years (gulp) we know that the increases in traffic congestion have stopped people travelling to us unless it's a 'must' to do so. The time involved with getting here and back from Brighton or Worthing has gone from 20 mins to almost an hour at the wrong time of day. I used to think nothing of shooting over to Littlehampton after work for an evenings sail with a few mates but wouldn't even consider it now as it's so busy.. which is a real shame. 
 
Whilst on the subject of the Airport.. 
The RAFA have announced that the Airshow will not take place this year. I am pretty sure that is it forever, unless it comes back in some form without the aerial displays of the years gone by.
 
The Wildlife Festival however does return to the Airport in 2017 with a slight change of taking place on a Friday and Saturday, not the Sat - Sunday in previous years. It's booked for the 9th and 10th of June and you can buy tickets or find out more at .. Click Here for more info
 
And so to the weekends tides.. Saturday is 11.21hrs on a 6.1m and Sunday is 11.58hrs on a 6.2m.
Please look at the forecasts yourself as I am not saying anything .
 
Have a great time and stay warm!

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