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Initial Consultation document
Representation ID: 91923
Received: 01/08/2018
Respondent: Fritton Action Rescue Group
The forest site was used by the army for 'live firing' exercises during both world wars.
Any descending 'dud' shells or mortar bombs would penetrate some distance into the sandy ground and in time get buried even deeper by the accumulation of compacted pine needles. The lost ordnance items could well have, by now, become sensitised by 'sweating' of the explosive charges.
Some two years ago one came to light near Staith Road track. After a police guard overnight, and residents having been warned, the bomb was detonated in situ by Army Bomb Disposal.
We advise, on health and safety grounds, that prior to any extraction a comprehensive 'mine clearance' of the site be carried out.
The forest site was used by the army for 'live firing' exercises during both world wars.
Any descending 'dud' shells or mortar bombs would penetrate some distance into the sandy ground and in time get buried even deeper by the accumulation of compacted pine needles. The lost ordnance items could well have, by now, become sensitised by 'sweating' of the explosive charges.
Some two years ago one came to light near Staith Road track. After a police guard overnight, and residents having been warned, the bomb was detonated in situ by Army Bomb Disposal.
We advise, on health and safety grounds, that prior to any extraction a comprehensive 'mine clearance' of the site be carried out.