Campaigners fighting for the retention of RAF Leuchars hope to put their case directly to Prime Minister David Cameron during the Scottish Conservative party’s conference in Perth.
Among the delegation representing the Residents Action Force is the Rev Caroline Taylor of St Athernase.
Leuchars primary school head teacher Patricia Johnston will also attend along with a number of local councillors.
Fife Council has warned closure of the base would cost the local economy about £60 million, and that 2000 jobs could be lost.
Carroll Finnie, vice-chairwoman of the action force, said, “We are glad that we are being represented and we hope we can have the opportunity to meet with David Cameron to put our views forward on behalf of the residents of Leuchars and the benefits of retaining the base for RAF,” she said.
Rev Taylor hopes the visit will have a big impact, insisting there is much at stake.
“My concern is for the well-being of the people in the parish,” she said.
“At the moment there is a lot of anxiety being expressed because of the uncertainty over the base’s future and that the decision will not be made until closer to the summer.
“If the base is closed, it is going to completely change the shape of the parish and this has brought its own anxieties.
“On average, about half of the baptisms and a third of weddings at our church are RAF personnel,” she said.
“Together with the local padre we run a Christian after-school club at Leuchars primary school, so there are strong links with the base.”
She said much more than service personnel would be lost to the community if the base were to close.
“On Remembrance Day, the church is packed with RAF and non-RAF personnel joining together in worship.
“This is especially poignant as it represents the coming together of the community with active members of the RAF, remembering those who have died in service and it is an opportunity to pray for those who are currently serving.”
Ms Johnston is similarly concerned, and warned of a devastating impact on her school.
“The RAF base is extremely important to the school,” she said.
“In fact, 65% of primary school children and 64% of nursery have parents working with the RAF.
“Over the last 100 years, the school has never known a time without the air base.
“The RAF base in Leuchars is very much at the heart of the school community as well as the village community.
“The impact of population loss associated with closure of the base would certainly call into question the viability of the Leuchars primary school in its current form.”