"The local PFA strut and the newly formed Sandown Flying Club are trying desperately to get flyers from all over the UK to come back and visit the Island again.  We've had two very wet winters, closing Sandown to most aircraft for long periods; in addition the café was only open for six weeks last year and was literally falling down.  It was too much for all of us we could see the airfield dying around us so we took the bull by the horns and spent a lot of money restoring the café. It is run by our local CFI and is affectionately called the “Reach For The Pie” café.  It is based near to the tower on the southern side of the field and is well worth a visit as the prices are excellent (in line with the scenery of course). Now all we want are some visitors!"