Just to clear up any misunderstanding on this last Monday due to being unable to park at the Hawthorne P O as the MOD lot were right up to the entrance and beyond both sides of the road plus the 2 -3 spaces there were also taken PRESUMABLY BY PERSONS LUCKEY TO BE ABLE TO PARK AND IN THERE and then MYSELF having to reverse as a large vechicle was driving up I had to THEN DRIVE TO CORSHAM POST OFFICE TO DO MY TRANSACTION HOPE I MAKE THIS CLEAR Park Lane but was used to get there was not affected but not sutible for parking my pins legs are not what they were and we all cannot walk miles let alone park to use the aforesaid Hawthorne Post Office no doubt other users will have had the same problem / we do not all have cameras to record all this let alone opperate it whilst driving / do not do this.
This seems a lot of bother hope the 400 space car park will be up and running soon.

It's a such a massive problem and MOD guys were handing out leaflets along the road to those parked on Westwells the other morning, encouraging them to park inside. From the looks of things, the nearest car parks to the MOD Corsham base which aren't full, are half an hour's walk across the camp, through a building site with barely any lighting. I can understand why people wouldn't want to navigate that in the dark: it could be very dangerous.

I just re-read this thread ... "half-an hour's walk across the camp"
Half an hour's walk from Westwells is CORSHAM!
I think some exaggerating might be going on there.
At most it must take 8 minutes to walk from one Camp to the other.

Oh the moans and groans of Civil servants, i had to walk nearly 200 metres this morning after parking my car on the main road and then i have to sit at my desk looking at a computer screen until coffee break and that restuarant thats about 75 metres away my poor legs, and you do that about 15 times a day and well i have to sit down and have a rest before i can carry on.

News from Wiltshire Council:

Shop

Advisory signs have been ordered and will be placed in the vicinity of the shop in the week of the 14th March. They will request drivers to keep the area clear for shop parking. The signs will not be legally enforceable.

Bus stops

Work on the provision of shelters and other improvements is programmed to commence during week commencing 14th March providing that there is no delay in delivery of the shelters from the supplier. The works will include the provision of “bus stop clearways”. (No stopping)

Waiting Restrictions

It is proposed to introduce waiting restrictions on the east side of Westwells Road and also limited waiting bays on the west side in the vicinity of the shop.

Proposals are currently being formulated but are likely to comprise the following:

• On the northeast side of Westwells Road at its southern end fronting the dwellings – prohibition of waiting Monday to Saturday between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm
• On the remainder of the northeast side of Westwells Road – prohibition of waiting at all times
• On the southwest side of Westwells Road two parking bays providing 8 spaces adjacent to the shop – Waiting limited to 30 minutes in any two hours between 8.00 am and 6.00 pm.
• On the southwest side of Westwells Road from a point north of the entrance to MOD Rudloe to the start of the first parking bay and also between the two parking bays – No waiting at any time
• On both sides of Park Lane for a distance of 60 metres east from its junction with Westwells Road.

Consultation on these proposals will commence in early March and will include a display of the suggested changes in the Neston Memorial Hall with Council officers in attendance;

Statutory procedures will be commenced in early April with a view to the introduction of the restrictions in early July.