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Villagers terrorized by helicopter
RESIDENTS of Lower Compton have been forced to barricade themselves in their homes since 8am this morning after a private helicopter started flying low across the village.
Villager Ron Browning said: "We think the helicopter belongs to Hills Waste who have a massive tip just outside the village.
"The helicopter is flying so low it is too noisy for us to hear anything outside and we have to stay in our homes.
"What is so disgusting is no one told us about it. We contacted the council and civil aviation who said they will be flying all day.We don't even know what they are doing up there."
Hills confirmed it was having an open day in the area and said the helicopter would be down by the end of the afternoon.
1:44pm Wednesday 21st May 2008
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CommentPosted by: betty swallocks, NWilts on 4:09pm Wed 21 May 08
I can understand it being a nuisance, but "terrorized" ? What is it, an Apache gunship with a rogue crew?
I can understand it being a nuisance, but "terrorized" ? What is it, an Apache gunship with a rogue crew?
Posted by: who dat? on 7:34pm Wed 21 May 08
" forced to barricade themselves in their homes since 8am "
And are the poor folk still indoors?
You can never find a council jobsworth when you need one, eh?
Noise pollution ,elf n safety, there must be a whole string of nuisance offences being committed- get the council to shoot it down!
" forced to barricade themselves in their homes since 8am "
And are the poor folk still indoors?
You can never find a council jobsworth when you need one, eh?
Noise pollution ,elf n safety, there must be a whole string of nuisance offences being committed- get the council to shoot it down!
Posted by: pachyderm, fingers in ears on 7:57pm Wed 21 May 08
who dat? on 7:34pm today[quote] get the council to shoot it down![/quote]There must be enough 12 bore shotguns about to do a **** good job.
Bit more interesting than clay pidgeon, but not as tasty as pheasant!
who dat? on 7:34pm today
get the council to shoot it down!
There must be enough 12 bore shotguns about to do a **** good job.
Bit more interesting than clay pidgeon, but not as tasty as pheasant!
Posted by: Dave, Down under the Plain on 8:21pm Wed 21 May 08
Why did they "barricade" themselves in (and for that matter how many actually did - I suspect it would be the single predictable complainer) or is this just more poetric licence from our Lucy?
Why did they "barricade" themselves in (and for that matter how many actually did - I suspect it would be the single predictable complainer) or is this just more poetric licence from our Lucy?
Posted by: mav, devizes on 11:04pm Wed 21 May 08
I hope someone has told them its now safe to come out !!!
I hope someone has told them its now safe to come out !!!
Posted by: donteventhinkit, Corsham on 8:50am Thu 22 May 08
You will find some folk up there will moan about anything park in what they see as there space and its like you shot there dog.I know people up there and spoke to some of them yesterday and nobody mentioned a helicopter or barricading themselves in after all the RAF fly over all day and night which is hardly quiet just 1 person got put out maybe he didnt get his afternoon nap or something.
You will find some folk up there will moan about anything park in what they see as there space and its like you shot there dog.I know people up there and spoke to some of them yesterday and nobody mentioned a helicopter or barricading themselves in after all the RAF fly over all day and night which is hardly quiet just 1 person got put out maybe he didnt get his afternoon nap or something.
Posted by: chipper, chippenham on 10:03am Thu 22 May 08
Another high quality no-news article - is it 1st April again? ;) ;)
Another high quality no-news article - is it 1st April again? ;) ;)
Posted by: mutleyp, Chippenham on 11:41am Thu 22 May 08
Ha ha, how sad is that!! some people have nothing better to do than complain!! seeing as the helicopter only did one circuit and didnt even land until 9, then when it did fly it went in the opposite direction to the village, this report is absolute rubbish!! (guess it must have been a veeeerrrryyy slow news day!!! "barriceded in there homes" ha ha!! yeah right!!!
Ha ha, how sad is that!! some people have nothing better to do than complain!! seeing as the helicopter only did one circuit and didnt even land until 9, then when it did fly it went in the opposite direction to the village, this report is absolute rubbish!! (guess it must have been a veeeerrrryyy slow news day!!! "barriceded in there homes" ha ha!! yeah right!!!
Posted by: mutleyp, Chippenham on 11:42am Thu 22 May 08
Ha ha, how sad is that!! some people have nothing better to do than complain!! seeing as the helicopter only did one circuit and didnt even land until 9, then when it did fly it went in the opposite direction to the village, this report is absolute rubbish!! (guess it must have been a veeeerrrryyy slow news day!!! "barriceded in there homes" ha ha!! yeah right!!!
Ha ha, how sad is that!! some people have nothing better to do than complain!! seeing as the helicopter only did one circuit and didnt even land until 9, then when it did fly it went in the opposite direction to the village, this report is absolute rubbish!! (guess it must have been a veeeerrrryyy slow news day!!! "barriceded in there homes" ha ha!! yeah right!!!
Posted by: mutleyp, Chippenham on 11:50am Thu 22 May 08
I suppose the residents wont be supporting the save the air ambulance appeal then? damned noisy thing!! ha ha!!
I suppose the residents wont be supporting the save the air ambulance appeal then? damned noisy thing!! ha ha!!
Posted by: Rose, wilts on 3:30pm Fri 23 May 08
Can't believe the fuss being made over a little helicopter! Last year an RAF helicopter 'buzzed' Lower Compton's gardens with a guy pointing a gun out of the open door! That didn't provoke this sort of reaction! As for parking, well I'm sure you'd get cross if the only spare space, with your name on it, was occupied by someone who shouldn't.
Can't believe the fuss being made over a little helicopter! Last year an RAF helicopter 'buzzed' Lower Compton's gardens with a guy pointing a gun out of the open door! That didn't provoke this sort of reaction! As for parking, well I'm sure you'd get cross if the only spare space, with your name on it, was occupied by someone who shouldn't.
Posted by: Rose, wilts on 3:32pm Fri 23 May 08
Can't believe the fuss being made over a little helicopter! Last year an RAF helicopter 'buzzed' Lower Compton's gardens with a guy pointing a gun out of the open door! That didn't provoke this sort of reaction! As for parking, well I'm sure you'd get cross if the only spare space, with your name on it, was occupied by someone who shouldn't.
Can't believe the fuss being made over a little helicopter! Last year an RAF helicopter 'buzzed' Lower Compton's gardens with a guy pointing a gun out of the open door! That didn't provoke this sort of reaction! As for parking, well I'm sure you'd get cross if the only spare space, with your name on it, was occupied by someone who shouldn't.
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