Guidance

East region firing times December 2025

Updated 26 November 2025

Firing times

DATE Thetford Fingringhoe Barton Road Beckingham STANTA
1 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing Day Day
2 December 2025 No firing No firing Day Day and night Day
3 December 2025 Day Day No firing No firing Day
4 December 2025 Day Day Day Day and night Day
5 December 2025 No firing No firing Day Day Day
6 December 2025 No firing Day No firing No firing No firing
7 December 2025 Day Day No firing No firing No firing
8 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
9 December 2025 No firing No firing Day Day and night No firing
10 December 2025 No firing No firing Day Day and night No firing
11 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing Day and night No firing
12 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing Day No firing
13 December 2025 No firing No firing Day No firing No firing
14 December 2025 No firing Day Day No firing No firing
15 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
16 December 2025 No firing No firing Day Day No firing
17 December 2025 No firing No firing Day No firing No firing
18 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
19 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
20 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
21 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
22 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
23 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
24 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
25 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
26 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
27 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
28 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
29 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
30 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing
31 December 2025 No firing No firing No firing No firing No firing

Range firing timings

Beckingham Range Complex

Firing times (1 January to 31 December):

Monday to Friday: 9am to 3:30 pm and 5pm to 11pm (night)
Weekend: 9am to 3pm (day) and 5pm to 11pm (night)
Extended firing: 3:30pm to 5:30pm

Fingringhoe, Middlewick & Barton Road Ranges:

Firing times (1 January to 31 December):

Monday to Thursday: 9am to 3:30 pm and 3:30pm to 11pm (night)
Friday: 9am to 12:30pm
Saturday: 9am to 3:30pm (day) and 3:30pm to 11pm (night)
Sunday: 9am to 2pm

Thetford range complex

Firing times (1 January to 31 December):

Monday to Sunday : 9am to 11:59pm

STANTA range complex (public access prohibited at all times)

Firing times (1 January to 31 December):

Monday to Sunday : 9am to 11:59pm

Your safety

For your own safety do not touch any military debris, it may be dangerous.

If the red flags and/or lights are hoisted, regardless of the timings, do not enter the training area. This is a danger to life.

Location and public access

Read more about accessing all ranges in the east of England.