Plans are being made for parts of RAF Bicester in Oxfordshire to get a £60m heritage site within it’s grounds.

RAF Bicester’s history dates back to 1911 when Lt H.R.P Reynolds landed a Bristol Boxkite biplane on the field, and from 1916 the site became an RAF training depot for First World War pilots, closing in 1920 after the war.

The site was reopened in 1925 as an RAF training centre and was instrumental during the Second World War as a major training base for both bomber and fighter pilots and crews.

The RAF moved out in 2004 and though the MOD still own the site, the only activity the site has seen since in recent years is from the Windrushers Gliding Club.

At the moment things are just in the planning stages as the Government’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation appear reluctant to hand over the keys to site due to the perceived commercial value of the RAF Bicester site.

Estimations at this point put the price tag for restoring the buildings on the site alone at £34m.

Bomber Command Heritage who are trying to establish the RAF Bicester heritage centre have been given a helping hand by local based company M40 offices, who have given them an office, free of charge for them to use as a home for this project.

M40 Offices provide working solutions through units, workshops, containers and brand new, state of the art conference rooms at Bicester and Wheatley. Please contact georgina@m40offices.com for more information.

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