...façade, allowing it to be fully completed and on full show for the celebrations. Improving accommodation for personnel One of our key taskings was to modernise the Single Living Accommodation...
...who shared her expertise about the key importance of the site for birds and other wildlife. Browndown is nationally important as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for its...
...now been recognised in a formal agreement. The Volunteer Arrangement The Volunteer Arrangement for the Salisbury Plain Rights of Way Volunteers provides a framework for ongoing support from DIO Senior...
...for example, benefit both service personnel and their families at the Mount Pleasant Complex. Unlike in the UK where they may have dozens of other options for activities, something like...
The cattle at Woolmer Forest. Copyright: Olivia French. The importance of the MOD estate for supporting wildlife and heritage has long been recognised. In 1971-73, the Nugent Committee examined the...
...arrived at MOD Head Office feeling very proud of ‘our project’. We’d brought it in early, well under budget and it was one of the best sustainable outcomes for the...
...MOD 2017]I also work alongside my colleague Tim who’s the Senior Authorising Authority (SAA) for work at height. I’ll hopefully progress formally to Deputy SAA once I’ve heard back about...
![Reservist Ben Lolley on the upper deck of the Danish warship HDMS Absalon. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/20171027-Lolley_Pic1-1-1024x768.png)
...with two journalists from Crown Media [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]I am also fortunate enough to currently be DIO’s Reserve Forces Advocate. Reserve Forces Advocates were established earlier this year to...
![The new Dunker facility combines all the elements of pool and sea drills and dunker under one roof. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/03/VL180023010-1024x734.jpg)
...example of MOD’s commitment to work together with a range of industry partners to modernise our military infrastructure and ensure the best possible safety training for the UK’s Armed Forces....
...as you could get. That fateful decision to participate was a fork in the road for me and led to a fulfilling new career in heritage and veteran’s wellbeing. It...