It was recently suggested to me that Strawsons Property, who bought part of the former RAF camp near Driffield, will create 100 temporary jobs in both demolition and construction when they start work on this historically important site.
Obviously Strawsons are keen to win over planning officials, councillors and apathetic residents. The promise of creating 100 jobs must appear enticing and will appease a few of your readers. Yet, when the work has been done and the contractors gon
e, Driffield will be left with no heritage and upwards of 500 houses.
This could result in hundreds of new families moving into the area, but where will they find work?
And with the housing market in turmoil, what are their chances of getting a mortgage?
In these uncertain times, Driffield needs permanent jobs, and not empty promises or temporary fixes.
More jobs can and will be created by preserving the site and in building both additional houses and new business units.
Preserving our heritage is of serious concern, yet I fear that the running joke that is Driffield's apathy will result in more than the loss of the former RAF camp.
This is my umpteenth letter to the Driffield Times. Yet my concerns and coherent suggestions have always been met with a deafening silence.
I ask this of you, dear reader: What will it take for you personally to get involved?
How much of Driffield's heritage needs to be demolished before we see a change in attitude?
Phillip Rhodes, of Salt House Lane, Hull, writes by email The full article contains 265 words and appears in n/a newspaper.
