My name is Scott Ashworth and I am an Access & Recreation Advisor based in the DIO Environmental Support & Compliance team. The MOD has a policy presumption in favour of public access wherever this is compatible with operational and …
Hi, I’m WO1 Jeff Elson, a Training Safety Marshall on Salisbury Plain. The Salisbury Plain Training Area is the largest training area in the UK at around 38,000 hectares. Its size means there is a wide range of training opportunities …
Hello, my name is Jimmy Evans and I am the Training Safety Officer (TSO) and Commandant for Halton Training Camp near Lancaster, Holcombe Moor Training Area near Bury, and the Ambleside Adventure Training Hut in the Lake District National Park. …
Hi, I’m Nick Nichols and I’m the Process and Construction Management Lead for DIO’s major project at Worthy Down in Hampshire. Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration The site is an existing Army base and home to the Adjutant …
DIO has had a busy year, living up to our aim of supporting Defence by leading and managing the delivery of what the Armed Forces need to live, work, train and deploy. 2015 has seen the completion of several major …
I’m Lt Cdr Bob Carter, SO2 Air Safety for the DIO’s Service Delivery Training Safety team, and when asked what I do for a living, I often reply: “I’m in the Navy, but I work with the Army, offering aviation …
The past two-and-a-half years has seen the former RAF base at Lyneham transformed into a new training facility for the Army’s Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) which is relocating here from Arborfield and Bordon. The move is …
I’m Robert Hodson and I work for Landmarc, who are contracted by DIO to run the military training estate. This is pretty wide ranging, from land management to range and training area support. My role is as a rural manager …
Hi, I’m Major Alistair Rule and I’m one of the Training Safety Officers at the Salisbury Plain Training Area. I blogged for the first time back in January last year and now I’m back to let you know about a …
I'm James Nevitt and I'm DIO's Senior Access and Recreation Advisor. In my earlier blog I discussed a project we were undertaking to clarify rights of way across Salisbury Plain but today I'm blogging about a more specific public access issue. Between …