Silvercity
Well-Known Member
Those were the days eh Carl. ICI Wilton and Billingham plus the steel works in the area were the driving force for the Teesside economy. MME was a small but very busy little airport then but it has been downhill all the way for ICI and steel since then with the subsequent economic woes for all. It is good to see that someone is attempting to do something about this although I doubt we will see the same levels of economic activity without very large amounts of public money being pumped into the area. Only then will we see a proper MME revival.
Indeed, seems incredible that such an icon British brand as ICI should have disappeared .