Yea they used to with dogs as well. It's their land! Last time I heard the MPs were around here, were to kick out the pikies and they forced them to tidy up after themselves!!
They also drove around the parameters of their land with their MP vans. It's a military village. People who live here work there. It's us in the past 5-10 years that have buggered it all up with new estates. There's signs everywhere saying MOD Land and gaurd dog signs. Loads of homes now empty. Loads of Gaurka families live here too. They don't speak English usually, even worked with a lady at my last job (she was a cleaner) but her husband is in the British Army. I see her driving her Yaris going back home to the squaddie side from time to time. She only knew 'hello', 'OK' and 'Good'! Bit of a lie but English was terrible. But a lovely lady she always did a good job.
There's an old bloke who now works security at the military Church (where i walk my dog) and I get chatting to him when I see him. He's Ex Army served in loads of places and still has connections. He is old now and only recently gave up his contract to RAF Lyneham. He says the place has changed too much and I can understand why he says that with the problems that have happened recently. When it was a military strong hold apprently it was very much a keep the problems in the military and sort them out and it worked. Now the old bill want a report and don't do anything to sort these problems out. Basically don't f' with the MPs
Although saying that the officers homes are lovely. You can tell the difference between the officers roads and the squaddies 'gaffs' but i would love to buy one of the squadie homes. Need some work but should be cheap and would come with a back garden too so prefect. But i dont think the MOD will sell these homes privately think they will sell as one big bulk of land to a property developer and then we will just be a lump of land with homes on it.
On a plus side we recently had Aladdin (Will Smith) film here at our new film studio that has taken over the Tank garages on the barracks. Pretty cool in my opinion. Hope to see more films being filmed there and maybe bump into some A star celebs who knows!
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