Review of access issues to the MOD training estate and how DIO are working against the interests of the local community Continue reading →

Back in April this year our local MP, Ranil Jayawardena, wrote a letter to a few constituents. This was in a response to complaints regarding a severe lack of access at Long Valley, and the fact DIO had not complied with the ministerial directive to keep the gates unlocked when not in use. Two statements…

Way back in March Hart District Council wrote the DIO Chief Executive Graham Dalton, raising concerns among other things at the lack of access at Long Valley. You can read a copy of the letter here: In April Guildford Borough Council also wrote a letter to Mr Dalton, raising concerns and seeking answers to the…

We do appreciate feedback from the MTB community on what is happening on the military lands – and in particular we really like to hear of any encounters with DIO’s Training Area Safety Marshals (TSM). So we were delighted to hear of one positive outcome, when a TSM lent a mountain biker a tool to…

TAG review of ministerial letter discussing the vandalism costs at Ash Ranges – the claimed savings miss £50k of associated costs and overlook the mental and physical health benefits access brings. Continue reading →