Air Raid Sirens

[NorthamSteve]

I've had a little look around the interwebs for an answer to this. All I can find is students going OMFG NUKE ATTACK and other really uninteresting comments. If it isn't students it seems to be either preperation for Fawley to go kaboom, the Navy loading/unloading live ammo or the dockies going on a tea-break.

 

What I am sure of is when I hear the sirens going it's what was used as the all-clear in WWII (a long held note) as opposed to the 'oh **** here they come again' (note pitch rises and drops) which I have never heard.

 

So, does anyone know for certain why they test/use them?

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

It is a warning that live munitions are being moved at Marchwood.

 

Not that a nuke attack would serve to get many students up off their arses anyway.

[NorthamSteve]

It is a warning that live munitions are being moved at Marchwood.

 

Not that a nuke attack would serve to get many students up off their arses anyway.

 

So, where is the siren? I'm assuming you might know....

[Jillyanne]

How many times has this thread been posted now? The answer as DSM has said - ammunition being delivered to Marchwood Military Port.

[Shandy_Top_89]

Ha funny i live in Marchwood on and off, hear the sirens go off all the time and never realised this was the reason.

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

I used to live in Fawley, and always assumed it was Esso having a practice for the end of days.

[South City Si]

I live in Shirley and hear this regularly, assume it was to do with the docks.

[LVSaint]

Duck and cover. Good luck all.

[chrisobee]

I never hear them, didn't even know they did go off TBH.

[Ponty]

My bad. I was just having a quick go on War Games.

[Draino76]

I heard them in Grays. It was really louder than loud can be. WTF was it up here?

[Draino76]

I'm happy with this answer.

 

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_there_an_air_raid_siren_in_grays_essex_and_what_is_it_used_for

 

Moving on..............

[ecuk268]

Cognis at Hardley (used to be BP Chemicals) test their major emergency alarm at 14:00 every Tuesday.

[St Landrew]

I always thought the local authority was testing them for Civil Defence purposes. Makes sense, after all.

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

Cognis at Hardley (used to be BP Chemicals) test their major emergency alarm at 14:00 every Tuesday.

 

Did that used to be EniChem at some point as well?