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Marham station commander Group Captain Jim Beck said: We have introduced e-scooters for our personnel to reduce carbon vehicle use.
This has enabled greener and more flexible transport with the added bonus of saving money.
Military chiefs bought 90 of the machines as part of Operation Astra and personnel at RAF Marham in Norfolk use the e-scooters to make the three-mile journey from their living quarters to work at the base. (Stock images)
Even the local tractors on the surrounding Norfolk roads travel comfortably faster than the e-scooters, while the supersonic aircraft based at Marham – the F-35B Lightning, the RAF s most advanced fighter jet – can fly at 1,200mph.
CULTURE FOCUS (HIDDEN GEMS): Extended monthly lecture series will last into summer
| Updated: 11:20, 09 April 2021
For this week, Iâm pleased to include my fellow trustee at Wisbechâs Civic Society, Paul Eden, with this introduction to our next talk.
Since its formation in 1939, the Wisbech Society and Preservation Trust has helped promote and expand the townâs cultural life while remaining focused on its primary mission âto stimulate local interest in the preservation of the architectural beauty of the town and to encourage the creation of good modern buildings that generations to come will consider worthy of preservationâ.
The winter lecture series has become a regular Society feature, enjoyed by members and visitors alike.