Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

All military activity is suspended for a week or two.

The tarmac roads to Imber Village from Bratton, Gore Cross, Heytesbury and Warminster will be open to the public from 08.00 on Sunday 16th August until 6.00 pm Sunday 6th September.

Please be aware that these roads are 'poor' tarmac and are not maintained to public road standards. They have some pot holes, so care needs to be taken. However, they are suitable for 'normal' cars and the trip is well worth making.

All other tracks, stone tracks, the Southern Range Road and Imber village remain closed (Out of Bounds) in accordance with the Imber Ranges Bylaws (which are displayed at the entrances to the range). Movement off of the 'opened' roads is forbidden and trespassers liable to prosecution.

There is, of course, a legal difference between the 'opened' roads, definitive legal rights of way (which you are also entitled to use) and 'permissive' rights of way.

One final point. If you do venture onto the ranges DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING you may find laying about, it may kill or seriously injure you!!