Compton Abbas Airfield

The new owner of Compton Abbas Airfield says he’s bought ‘the most attractive airfield’ he’s been to. Guy Ritchie has been talking with aviation reporters six months after he purchased the airfield and café from the Hughes family. He says he is six months into a three-year plan, where his food offer will be a focus of attention. But rather than making radical changes, Mr Ritchie says his intention is ‘just to make it more of what it is’. The Gritchie Brewery owner and film director who lives near Ashmore says safety comes first when running an airfield but adds that it is more fun than a brewery. He tells Flyer.co.uk that pubs are ‘egalitarian’ spaces to be treasured. Similarly, he wants to ensure that the airfield is a focal point for the community. Listen to excerpts from the video broadcast with the kind permission of Flyer.co.uk . Watch the full video, here .