Bombing on Salisbury...

[gruntygiggles]

Is making the house shake and we're almost 20 miles away. There have been explosions going off for quite a while now, very very loud even from here and it's weird leaning against the door and feeling it shudder!

Anyone know how we can find out more. I am most curious

[DarrenSV650S]

We have a lot of gunfire here sometimes from barry budden. Not really house shaking stuff but it's really loud

We have gun fire here aswell - but thats from the estate near us!

[andrewsmith]

we hear Otterburn on a run as it is over our house

I'm guessing you'll be near the plain?? Will be the Army on build-up training, not sure if you'll find out much more though.

I used to live right oposite an army barracks, was great when you could hear them shooting and being about 7 at the time was even better

DSTL have been doing some fairly 'heavy duty' work all week, plenty of big bangs. The ranges are open there tonight so probably some field tests going on.

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

Is making the house shake and we're almost 20 miles away. There have been explosions going off for quite a while now, very very loud even from here and it's weird leaning against the door and feeling it shudder!

Anyone know how we can find out more. I am most curious

That means my ex is going to be a little busy later. She does EOD from her workplace at Porton Down.

[_Stretchie_]

Been working in Devizes for two years and hear the guns alot, I used to think it was a skip company nearby or something with all the noise until someone told me.

Devizes is 8 miles closer to the plains than where we live and I've never heard and felt it this loud before.

Google, as always, is your friend

Originally Posted by This is Wiltshire

October will see a significant increase in training across the Plain with the main event being a double TESEX (using the Army Weapons Effect Simulation system), involving 1200 troops from 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and 2nd Battalion the Royal Gurkha Rifles. This exercise will run from 9 – 29 October and will include some armoured opposing forces, and increased low level air activity involving both helicopters and fast jets both day and night.

Originally Posted by This is Wiltshire

FIRING NOISE

The 3rd (UK) Division artillery concentration, Ex IRON STORM, will take place from 11 – 21 October with 1 RHA converting to AS 90 155mm self propelled guns. This exercise will have a live firing phase from 13 – 19 October during which there may be increased noise levels that will be monitored to ensure they do not exceed the permissible level. Although some may find the noise intrusive, it is well below legal limits.
AS90 night firing will take place on Thursday 14 October, Saturday 16 October and Tuesday 19 October.

Good job I'm getting nissed as a pewt with Saxo this weekend then

It's the Oxtail cow pie, with suet top that I had last night, sorry everyone.