The Blandford Blog

Blandford, according to the Dorset Data Book 2006, has a population of 8,910 with the number of dwellings being 4,434.

Not sure if this includes the Army camp which is about 1 mile out of town and, currently, home to The Royal Signals Regiment. The camp has around 3,000 military and civilian personnel, and is without doubt the biggest employer in the town.

Unfortunately, the MOD want The Royal Signals to move to Wales, and has said they will. This will devastate the town in terms of employment, but we are hoping that another regiment will move into the camp and keep the civilians in employment. It will be a devastating blow if the camp closes altogether.

There will be more posts about the camp in the future, I’m sure of this as it is such a big part of the town.