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Otterburn firing times
Dates and times when Otterburn and Redesdale ranges and Bellshiel demolition range are being used for live firing.
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Firing times for Otterburn and Redesdale ranges and Bellshiel demolition range.
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Published 25 August 2011
Last updated
21 25 March February 2025
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21 March 2025
Updated Otterburn firing times April 2025.
25 February 2025
Updated Otterburn firing times March 2025.
24 January 2025
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 28 February 2025.
16 January 2025
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 February 2025.
13 December 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times January 2025.
14 November 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times December 2024.
1 November 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 30 November 2024.
15 October 2024
Added 'Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 November 2024'. Updated 'Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 October 2024'.
1 October 2024
'Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 October 2024' added.
13 September 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 October 2024.
4 September 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 30 September 2024.
16 August 2024
'Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 September 2024' added.
1 August 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 August 2024.
3 July 2024
Updated: Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 August 2024.
28 June 2024
Update: Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 July 2024.
13 June 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 July 2024.
6 June 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 July 2024.
22 April 2024
Updated 'Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 May 2024'.
16 April 2024
Updated: Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 June 2024. Added: Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 30 June 2024.
3 April 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 15 to 31 May 2024 and Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 June 2024.
11 March 2024
Updated Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 March 2024.
15 February 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 30 April 2024 and Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 May 2024.
9 February 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 31 March 2024.
24 January 2024
Updated Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 29 February 2024.
10 January 2024
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 29 February 2024.
29 November 2023
'Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 January 2024' and 'Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 January 2024' added.
15 November 2023
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 December 2023.
31 October 2023
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 December 2023.
18 October 2023
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 30 November 2023.
4 October 2023
Added: Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 November 2023.
20 September 2023
Updated: Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 October 2023. Added: Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 October 2023.
6 September 2023
Added: Firing times for 1 to 15 October 2023.
30 August 2023
Added: Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 30 September 2023.
9 August 2023
Added: Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 September 2023.
26 July 2023
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 August 2023.
10 July 2023
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 1 to 15 August 2023.
29 June 2023
Added Otterburn and Ponteland firing times 16 to 31 July 2023.
14 June 2023
Updated Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 June 2023.
8 June 2023
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 July 2023.
23 May 2023
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 June 2023.
10 May 2023
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 June 2023.
27 April 2023
Added 'Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 May 2023'.
14 April 2023
'Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 May 2023' added.
15 March 2023
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 30 April 2023.
28 February 2023
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 March 2023.
16 February 2023
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 March 2023.
1 February 2023
'Otterburn firing times 16 to 28 February 2023' added.
12 January 2023
'Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 January 2023' and 'Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 February 2023' added.
16 December 2022
Added 'Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 January 2023'.
7 December 2022
Updated contact information.
16 November 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 31 December 2022.
1 November 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 November 2022.
17 October 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 November 2022.
3 October 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 October 2022.
15 September 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 October 2022.
1 September 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 September 2022.
16 August 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 September 2022.
29 July 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 16 - 31 August 2022.
21 July 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 August 2022.
30 June 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 July 2022.
22 June 2022
Amendment made to firing times 1 to 15 July.
15 June 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 July 2022.
1 June 2022
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 June 2022.
19 May 2022
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 June 2022.
3 May 2022
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 May 2022.
18 March 2022
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 April to 15 May 2022.
28 February 2022
Updated: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 March 2022. Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 March 2022.
17 February 2022
Added firing times for: 16 to 28 February 2022 and 1 to 15 March 2022.
16 February 2022
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 March 2022.
2 February 2022
Addition of: Otterburn firing times from 1 to 15 February 2022.
19 January 2022
Addition of: Otterburn firing times from 1 to 15 February 2022.
16 December 2021
Addition of: Otterburn firing times for 1 to 31 January 2022.
1 December 2021
Updated: Otterburn firing times for 16 to 31 December 2021.
30 November 2021
Addition of: Otterburn firing times from 16 to 31 December 2021.
15 November 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 December 2021.
29 October 2021
Addition of: Otterburn firing times for 16 to 30 November 2021.
18 October 2021
Addition of: Otterburn firing times for 1 to 15 November 2021.
6 October 2021
Addition of: Otterburn firing times for 16 to 31 October 2021.
16 September 2021
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 October 2021.
2 September 2021
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 September 2021.
16 August 2021
Addition of: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 September 2021,
29 July 2021
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 August 2021.
22 July 2021
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 August 2021.
15 July 2021
Added firing times for 16 to 31 July.
18 June 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 July 2021.
28 May 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 June 2021.
28 May 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 15 to 30 June 2021.
19 May 2021
Edited: Otterburn firing times 1 June to 15 June 2021 (updated 19 May).
18 May 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 June to 15 June 2021.
12 May 2021
Updated: Otterburn firing times for 16 to 31 May 2021.
4 May 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 23 May 2021.
16 April 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 May 2021.
7 April 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 April 2021.
15 March 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 April 2021.
24 February 2021
Updated: firing times for 2 and 4 March and addition of Otterburn firing times for 16 to 31 March 2021.
16 February 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 March 2021.
29 January 2021
Addition of: Otterburn firing times 16 to 28 February 2021.
15 January 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 30 January to 15 February 2021.
8 January 2021
Added: Otterburn firing times 15 to 29 January 2021.
10 December 2020
Addition of: Otterburn firing times 31 December to 14 January 2020.
26 November 2020
Addition of: Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 December 2020.
12 November 2020
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 December 2020.
27 October 2020
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 November 2020.
14 October 2020
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 November 2020.
9 October 2020
Updated the firing times schedule 1 to 15 October: firing on 12 and 14 October has now been extended until 9am the following day.
28 September 2020
Addition of: Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 October 2020.
25 September 2020
Updated: Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 September 2020.
14 September 2020
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 October 2020.
28 August 2020
Addition of: Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 September 2020.
13 August 2020
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 September 2020.
29 July 2020
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 August 2020.
14 July 2020
Addition of: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 August 2020.
30 June 2020
Updated: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 July 2020.
29 June 2020
Updated the Otterburn training area firing times for July 2020.
12 June 2020
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 July 2020.
29 May 2020
Addition of Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 June 2020.
12 May 2020
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 June 2020.
1 May 2020
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 May 2020.
14 April 2020
Addition of Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 May 2020.
30 March 2020
Addition of Otterburn firing times between 16 to 30 April 2020.
18 March 2020
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 March 2020 (Updated 18 March 2020).
16 March 2020
Addition of Otterburn firing times between 1 to 15 April 2020.
27 February 2020
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 20 March 2020.
13 February 2020
Addition of Otterburn firing times for 1 to 15 March 2020.
30 January 2020
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 29 February 2020
17 January 2020
Addition of Otterburn firing times for 1 to 15 February 2020.
16 December 2019
Added Otterburn firing times for 1 to 15 January 2020 and 16 to 31 January 2020.
6 December 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 December 2019.
13 November 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 December 2019.
31 October 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 November 2019
14 October 2019
Added the Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 November 2019.
26 September 2019
Added a note that firing finishes the following morning on 24 October.
26 September 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 October 2019.
16 September 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 October 2019.
30 August 2019
Added the firing times for the 16 to 30 September 2019.
14 August 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 September 2019
30 July 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 August 2019.
15 July 2019
Updated the Otterburn firing times with the dates for the 1 to 15 August 2019.
28 June 2019
Updated the page with the firing times dated 16 to 31 July 2019.
13 June 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 July 2019
30 May 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 June 2019.
24 May 2019
Added an updated version of Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 June 2019 (updated 24 May).
15 May 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 June 2019 in two accessible formation, CSV and HTML.
7 May 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 May 2019.
16 April 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 May 2019.
29 March 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 April 2019.
15 March 2019
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 April 2019.
27 February 2019
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 March 2019
15 February 2019
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 February 2019
31 January 2019
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 28 February 2019
16 January 2019
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 February 2019
11 December 2018
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 31 January 2019
27 November 2018
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 21 December 2018
13 November 2018
Added: Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 December 2018
1 November 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 November 2018
15 October 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 November 2018.
1 October 2018
Added the Otterburn firing times for the 16 to 31 October 2018.
1 October 2018
Added the latest version of the Otterburn firing times for the 1 to 15 October 2018.
14 September 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 October 2018.
30 August 2018
Added the Otterburn firing times for the 16 to 30 September 2018.
13 August 2018
Added for the Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 September 2018.
1 August 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 August 2018.
18 July 2018
Removed the out of date firing time files.
13 July 2018
Updated with Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 August 2018
27 June 2018
Added the Otterburn firing times for the 16 to 31 July 2018.
15 June 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 June 2018.
31 May 2018
Added Otterburn Firing times 16 to 31 June 2018.
15 May 2018
Added Otterburn firing times for the 1 to 15 June 2018.
1 May 2018
Added Otterburn Firing times 16 to 31 May 2018.
18 April 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 May 2018.
3 April 2018
Added Otterburn Firing times 16 to 30 April 2018.
15 March 2018
Added Otterburn Firing times for 1 to 15 April 2018.
12 March 2018
Updated Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 March 2018 following a change to the original notice for Sat 24 March 2018.
1 March 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 March 2018.
14 February 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 March 2018.
1 February 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 February 2018.
16 January 2018
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 February 2018.
15 December 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 31 January 2018.
4 December 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 December 2017.
14 November 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 December 2017.
1 November 2017
Added Otterburn firing times for 16 to 30 November 2017.
17 October 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 November 2017.
29 September 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 October 2017.
15 September 2017
Added Otterburn firing times for 1 to 15 October 2017.
1 September 2017
Added Otterburn firing times for 16 to 30 September 2017.
14 August 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 September 2017.
27 July 2017
Added Otterburn firing times for 16 to 31 August 2017.
17 July 2017
Added firing times for 1 to 15 August 2017.
28 June 2017
Added Otterburn firing times for 16 to 31 July 2017.
15 June 2017
Added firing times for 1 to 15 July 2017.
26 May 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 June 2017.
16 May 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 June 2017.
28 April 2017
Added firing times 16 to 31 May 2017
12 April 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 May 2017.
31 March 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 April 2017.
21 March 2017
Updated Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 March 2017
15 March 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 April 2017.
2 March 2017
Added firing times 16 to 31 March 2017
15 February 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 March 2017
1 February 2017
Updated firing times covering 1 to 15 February, following a second amendment to the original published notice.
31 January 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 28 February 2017
24 January 2017
Updated Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 February 2017 following an amendment to firing times on 15 February.
16 January 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 February 2017.
5 January 2017
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 January 2017.
30 November 2016
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 December 2016 to 15 January 2017
15 November 2016
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 December 2016.
31 October 2016
Added firing times 16 to 30 November 2016
17 October 2016
Added firing times 1 to 15 November 2016
30 September 2016
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 October 2016
19 September 2016
Added amendment to Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 September 2016
15 September 2016
Added Otterburn Firing times 1 to 15 October 2016
31 August 2016
Added: Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 September 2016
17 August 2016
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 September 2016.
29 July 2016
Added 16 to 31 August 2016 firing times.
18 July 2016
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 August 2016.
14 July 2016
Updated Firing notice covering the period 16 to 31 July 2016 following change to the original times for Tuesday 19 July 2016.
30 June 2016
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 July 2016.
15 June 2016
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 July 2016.
1 June 2016
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 30 June 2016.
16 May 2016
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 June 2016.
3 May 2016
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 31 May 2016.
14 April 2016
Added Otterburn firing times for the period 1 to 15 May 2016.
31 March 2016
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 April 2016.
16 March 2016
Added firing times for the period 1 to 15 April 2016.
1 March 2016
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 31 March 2016.
26 February 2016
Added updated firing times commencing 1 March 2016.
18 February 2016
Updated the firing times covering 1 to 15 March 2016 following an amendment in the original programme.
17 February 2016
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 March 2016.
1 February 2016
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 29 February 2016.
15 January 2016
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 February 2016.
6 January 2016
Added new firing times for 16 to 31 January 2016.
15 December 2015
Added Otterburn firing times 1 to 15 January 2016.
1 December 2015
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 31 December 2015.
16 November 2015
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 December 2015.
30 October 2015
Added firing times for the period 16 to 30 November 2015.
21 October 2015
Added updated firing times for 1 to 15 November 2015.
15 October 2015
Added updated firing times for 16 to 31 October and new firing times for 1 to 15 November 2015.
30 September 2015
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 31 October 2015.
24 September 2015
Added updated firing times for the period 1 to 15 October 2015.
23 September 2015
Added updated firing times for 16 to 30 September 2015.
14 September 2015
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 October 2015.
9 September 2015
Added amended firing times for the period 16 to 30 September 2015.
28 August 2015
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 30 September 2015.
13 August 2015
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 September 2015.
29 July 2015
Added new firing times for the period 17 to 31 August 2015.
15 July 2015
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 16 August 2015.
9 July 2015
Updated firing times covering 1 to 15 July 2015.
1 July 2015
Added firing times for 16 to 31 July 2015.
1 July 2015
Added new firing times for 1 to 15 July 2015.
19 June 2015
Added amendment file: Otterburn firing times 16 to 30 June 2015 (updated 19 June 2015)
1 June 2015
Added updated firing times for the period 1 to 15 June 2015.
29 May 2015
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 30 June 2015.
15 May 2015
Added firing times for 1 to 15 June 2015.
30 April 2015
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 31 May 2015.
16 April 2015
Added firing times for the period 1 to 15 May 2015.
1 April 2015
Added new firing times for 15 to 30 April 2015.
16 March 2015
Added new firing times for 1 to 15 April 2015.
2 March 2015
Added new firing times for the period 15 to 31 March 2015.
16 February 2015
Added new firing times 1 to 15 March 2015.
3 February 2015
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 28 February 2015.
15 January 2015
Added firing times for 1 to 15 February 2015.
5 January 2015
Added new firing times for 16 to 31 January 2015 in CSV and PDF formats.
17 December 2014
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 January 2015.
2 December 2014
Added new firing times with amendment for 15 to 31 December 2014 in CSV and PDF.
14 November 2014
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 December 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
4 November 2014
Added new firing times for the period 15 to 30 November 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
16 October 2014
Added firing times for the period 1 to 15 November 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
2 October 2014
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 31 October 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
17 September 2014
Add Otterburn firing times for October 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
12 September 2014
Added amended firing times for 16 to 30 September 2014
1 September 2014
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 30 September 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
15 August 2014
Added Firing times 1 to 15 September 2014.
4 August 2014
Removed July 2014 firing times.
1 August 2014
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 31 August 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
22 July 2014
Added new firing times for 16 to 31 July and 1 to 15 August 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
3 June 2014
Added new firing times for the period 15 to 30 June 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
15 May 2014
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 June 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
1 May 2014
Added mew firing times for the period 15 to 31 May 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
31 March 2014
Added new firing times for the period 16 April to 15 May 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
19 March 2014
Added updated firing times Amendment 2 for the period 15 to 31 March 2014.
14 March 2014
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 April 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
7 March 2014
Added amended firing times for the period 15 to 31 March 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
28 February 2014
Added amended firing times for the period 15 to 31 March 2014.
27 February 2014
Added new firing times for the period 15 to 31 March 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
21 February 2014
Added amendment 1 firing times for the period 1 to 15 March 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
20 February 2014
Added amended firing times for the period 15 to 28 February 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
13 February 2014
Added new firing times for the period 1 to 15 March 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
6 February 2014
Amendment 1 to the firing times for 15 to 28 February 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
31 January 2014
Added new firing times for the period 15 to 28 February 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
15 January 2014
Added firing times for the period 1 to 15 February 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
13 December 2013
Added new firing times for the periods 1 to 15 and 15 to 31 January 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.
15 November 2013
Added new firing times for 1 to 15 December 2013 in CSV and PDF formats.
1 November 2013
Added new firing times for the period 16 to 30 November 2013 in CSV and PDF format.
15 October 2013
Added firing times for the period 1 to 15 November 2013 in CSV and PDF format.
1 October 2013
Added firing times for the period 16 to 31 October 2013.
16 September 2013
Added new firing times for 1 to 15 October 2013 in CSV and PDF
3 September 2013
Added new firing times
19 August 2013
Added 1 to 15 September 2013 firing times.
1 August 2013
Added new firing times
2 July 2013
New firing times added
5 June 2013
Added new firing times
20 May 2013
Updated to include firing times for 1 to 15 June
15 May 2013
New firing times added
8 May 2013
Added Otterburn firing times 16 to 31 May
9 April 2013
New fring times
15 March 2013
New firing times
6 March 2013
New firing times
19 February 2013
Removed out of date firing times and added 1 to 15 March firing times
4 February 2013
New firing times added
25 August 2011
Added new time period for firing times
25 August 2011
First published.