Tag: Range Services

Grenade Range Refurbishment Warminster April 2021

Posted on by Debbie Newman
Something a little different for us  – we recently started a project to refurbish a grenade range at Warminster.
We needed to remove 500 tons of limestone gravel, undertake repairs to the sub-base and increase the area to the required specification.
The throwing bays were also dug out and will be restored once the main range floor has been reinstated.
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Covering an ancient burial site with chain link mesh March 2021

Posted on by Debbie Newman
Something different this week:  we needed to cover an ancient burial site ( Tumulus ) with chainlink mesh to prevent the local badger population from calling it home; this helps to preserve anything inside the mound.   The funny shape was caused by tanks driving over it for practice before heading off to active duty in WW1!
The area is called Snail Down at Everleigh.  See the Historic England information here.
With thanks to Wiki: A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or kurgans, and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones built for various purposes, may also originally have been a tumulus. Wikipedia
covering an ancient burial site with chain link mesh

Refurbishment of viewing area at Larkhill

Posted on by Debbie Newman

We won the contract to refurbish the viewing area at Larkhill on the edge of Salisbury Plain.  The viewing area is used for Military Displays as well as the British Army live Firepower Demonstration.

Back in March 2014, we set about cutting the grass which had been uncut for a number of years. We re-fenced the rear of the seating/grandstand area with 400m new post and rail, replaced and repaired the concrete steps and installed a new access track. The final job was to replace 3000 linear metres of hardwood timber seating (see picture), which involved removing the old, sourcing replacements, painting and repairing all steel supports and then fixing new boards.

The new viewing area was then ready for The Royal Review which was celebrated on 26th May 2016, the 30th Anniversary of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.  Her Majesty The Queen was present and received The Captain-General’s Baton.
Read Her Majesty The Queen’s speech here

Refurbishment of viewing area at Larkhill Salisbury Plain