Old Sarum: Cafe which 'burned to ashes' reopens in mobile van
The airfield is home to several organisations, with one hangar housing the Boscombe Down Aviation collection.The fire broke out a week after plans to build 315 homes were given the go-ahead after a planning battle. Plans also included restoring the World War One era hangar three that was extensively damaged by Storm Isha last year.
Following the incident, the Hangar 3 cafe team put out an appeal on social media for kitchen supplies and equipment to help them to start again. "People came up with so many things... it's been an absolute lifesaver," Ms Scott said. Alex Moldoveanu, the cafe's head chef, said it has been "really tough" but the team is now doing "quite well" in the mobile van."We're going to be reborn,' he said. "[The community] helped us a lot, so we want to give back as much as possible.'
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