Chicksands

The Gilbertine Centre inside the DISC base at Chicksands

According to an account given on the Ministry of defence website:

Home of the Intelligence Corps, Chicksands Camp is centred on a 12th Century Gilbertine Priory set in Grade 1 listed parkland. Situated on the borders of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, with easy access to the M1 and A1, London is approximately 45 minutes away by train. Chicksands’ key business is training, and the Defence College of Intelligence (DCI) trains personnel in Security, Languages, Intelligence and Photography (SLIP) disciplines in support of UK Defence Operational Capability.

Chicksands has a well-equipped gymnasium and the Library contains an Army Learning Centre with Internet access available to all. There is a Sports & Social Club on site for use by all ranks as well as an Officers Mess, Sergeants Mess and Junior Ranks Club. There is also a Spar shop and Barbers on site. The Gilbertine Centre, houses the Church of Gilbert of Sempringham, the HIVE, Unit Welfare Office, the Community Development Worker and the WRVS Coffee Shop. There is also Costa Coffee Shop is located in the foyer of the DISC Theatre. Having close links with RAF Henlow, Chicksands personnel and dependents are able to use their facilities including the swimming pool and squash courts.

There are a total of 266 quarters behind the wire at Chicksands.

Resources

MoD Chicksands HIVE, accessed 13 November 2009.

See also

• 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group
• Phil Taylor (Academic)
• Old Sarum
• Intelligence Corps
• Joint Services School of Intelligence
• Defence Intelligence and Security Centre
• Joint Services Intelligence Organisation
• Joint Support Group
• Mils Hills

Screengrab of Google Maps view of Chicksands and showing Templer Way, named after British counterinsurgency theorist and activist, Gerald Templer