Respect the Range..
Standing proud over the rolling Wiltshire hillside, the installation features 10ft-high silhouette ‘giants’ modelled on soldiers from 5 Rifles - which conducts military training on nearby Salisbury Plain – alongside figures representing members of the public.
Designed by the Standing With Giants charity, the artwork is to raise awareness of the MOD’s Respect The Range campaign.
Military training is vital to ready the UK Armed Forces for operations throughout the world. Over two thirds of the MOD’s land is held for training, and last year alone saw thousands of incidents in which the public accessed the Defence training estate when and where they shouldn’t have. This meant hundreds of ‘near misses’ where training was interrupted due to a serious safety risk to the public or the military.
The public are being reminded that they should only access military training areas when and where it is safe to do so and should exercise caution at all times. To help keep themselves and their loved ones safe, the MOD is asking the public to follow these simple steps:
Look out for red flags and observe all signs and information.
Check live firing and training times online at GOV.UK before visiting a military training area.
Stick to footpaths, bridleways, byways and Public Rights of Way.
Keep dogs under close control and pick up after them.
Never touch any military debris (UXO), report these for safe removal.
Respect the Range..
Standing proud over the rolling Wiltshire hillside, the installation features 10ft-high silhouette ‘giants’ modelled on soldiers from 5 Rifles - which conducts military training on nearby Salisbury Plain – alongside figures representing members of the public.
Designed by the Standing With Giants charity, the artwork is to raise awareness of the MOD’s Respect The Range campaign.
Military training is vital to ready the UK Armed Forces for operations throughout the world. Over two thirds of the MOD’s land is held for training, and last year alone saw thousands of incidents in which the public accessed the Defence training estate when and where they shouldn’t have. This meant hundreds of ‘near misses’ where training was interrupted due to a serious safety risk to the public or the military.
The public are being reminded that they should only access military training areas when and where it is safe to do so and should exercise caution at all times. To help keep themselves and their loved ones safe, the MOD is asking the public to follow these simple steps:
Look out for red flags and observe all signs and information.
Check live firing and training times online at GOV.UK before visiting a military training area.
Stick to footpaths, bridleways, byways and Public Rights of Way.
Keep dogs under close control and pick up after them.
Never touch any military debris (UXO), report these for safe removal.