Members of Save Our Spaces met with counsel from a leading London chamber and solicitor from a local law firm who have been instructed to advise Save Our Spaces in relation to the closure to the public areas of the Ash Ranges. Although no immediate legal challenges can be mounted, counsel was able to identify two major areas of …
On 14th October, Michael Gove published a letter from Jeremy Quin highlighting initial proposals for introducing a corridor across the ranges to improve access. Firstly, this shows that we are getting somewhere. Continued pressure from this campaign, the letter writing, the cajoling of local councillors, has proved that this issue is not going away and …
Our local MP was on the ranges last week, with the enemy in chief for our campaign – Jeremy Quin. Mr Gove, on his Facebook page, states I have been pressing Jeremy to lift restrictions and he agreed to visit yesterday to see for himself how access could be improved. We discussed a number of …
What’s really frustrating is the lies, the catalogue of lies. And misinformation that we’re receiving from them for a year and a half. I’ve lost my faith.….. In government. Where are the people who are representing us? Rev Neil Lambert, BBC South Today The last 2 weeks have been hectic for our volunteer campaigners. The Observer – 18th July Just as the holidays …
July is now upon us and it marks a year and quarter since we last had permitted entry onto the Ash Range Firing Floors when flags were down! During this period a lot of effort has gone into the quest for truthful evidence which might support the claims made by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation when …
Ash Ranges is not the only location which is facing an uncertain future. This post is a guest post from our friends over in Colchester. Hi to all those who haven’t heard of our campaign. Save Ash Ranges/ www.SaveOurSpaces.co.uk asked us to write a brief article about our fight to save the Middlewick Ranges. First, …
Following a successful discussion and representation at the Guildford Joint Committee, Cllr John Rigg, the committee’s chair has written a scathing email to the Chief Executive of the DIO. Guildford Joint Committee combines Parish, Borough and County councillors to ensure discussion and action on matters that impact larger groups of residents. This is a great …
On Sunday 18th April, our second formal protest was staged outside of the closed gates. A beautiful April day, with no Army in attendance, our residents deserve to stretch their legs and thrive on the wide, flat surfaces denied to us for over a year. Instead, Save Our Spaces organised a protest on Sunday 19th …
In an open letter to the chief executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Hart Council launched a scathing attack on the perceived changes to the current byelaws affecting lots of residents of Hart District. The council raised concerns about the impact of the closures and more draconian policies currently enacted on Long Valley in particular. …
This campaign began with the closure of the Ash Range Firing Complex however it quickly became clear that this behaviour formed part of a pattern from the MOD–restricting, removing or impeding access to land, covered by the Byelaws without consultation, transparency or any way to be held to account. OUR RESPONSE: If the changing needs …
The MOD has made a number of different claims over the last year regarding its reasons for closure of the Ash Range floors. Our team has held them to account and highlight the real information
A survey was conducted in 2020 on community use of the Aldershot military lands. Almost 11,000 residents responded to the survey (and you can find full details here). What was immediately clear from the results is that the land is highly used and highly valued by a large proportion of residents. Preservingreasonable access will protect …
Since 1855, the residents of Ash Vale and surrounding areas have enjoyed access to Ash Ranges when not in use for military training. This access was suddenly revoked in April 2020 with no consultation with the local council or community, and for no viable reason. In campaigning for access to be re-established, we have discovered …
