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Monthly Meetings 2010

P.A.V. Events 2010

See Events page for details

Royal Armouries

Events at Leeds and Fort Nelson.

Work Parties 2010

Saturday Work Party - March 2010

The Saturday Work Party will meet at Fort Nelson on the following Saturdays in March 2010: 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th (08.30 to 13.00). Work will continue on Gun Position XXII and the Firing Step between Gun Positions XX and XXI, subject to weather. Please note that on the 6th a PFS Committe Meeting will be held from 09.00 to 11.00, so the Work Party will start later on that morning. Notification of any changes will be communicated via this website.

28 Feb 2010 by Michael comments (0)

Committee Meetings 2010

January 13

March 6

May 8

July 10

September 4

November 6

A.G.M. October 9

Redan and Newsletters

All members should have received the October 2009 edition of The Redan (No.70).
The latest Newsletter, Number 101 (December 2009) is available from the members' section of the website.
All contributions to the Journal should be sent to Ian Stevenson. All contributions to the newsletter should be sent to the Geoffrey Hallett both c/o Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham. Hants PO17 6AN.

Gallery of the Month

This can be seen on the PFS Gallery page.
The Deember gallery is Spitbank Fort Portsmouth.
Any requests, e-mail the webmaster

Fort Gilkicker, Gosport

December 2009

The Fort Gilkicker website has been updated with details of some more historical aspects of Stokes Bay.

It can be found at:

www.fortgilkicker.co.uk

What do you think should be done with Fort Gilkicker?

Journalists required

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PFS 2010 Calendars

The PFS calendars for 2010 and some fortifications bookmarks are available from the Downloads Page.

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Portsdown Artillery Volunteers bookmarks!

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Fortification News

Fort Delimara Malta

The Fort Delimara Preservation Society  is actively seeking support and funds in order to prevent Fort Delimara from falling into the sea. The cliffs beneath the fort are eroding at a faster rate since the nearby Freeport Terminal's breakwater was built in the 1980s. Another possible casue of the erosion is the nearby power station. The Society needs funding in order to build a wave-breaking system that would eliminate the threats. Heritage Malta had proposed a public-private partnership to restore the fort but the project never took off because of lack of funds. More details on the Society's website. Delimara Preservation Society

05 Feb 2010 by David comments (0)

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Whitesand Bay Battery

The owner of Whitesand Bay Battery at Plymouth (occupied by Whitesand Bay Holiday Park) has contacted the PFS with the news that the gun emplacements have now been cleared of static caravans. Part of the glacis has been reinstated and the owner hopes to open up part of the magazines to guests of the park. Photographs can be seen by visiting the Park's facebook pages. The fortlogs for this battery and the nearby practice battery, which has also been cleared, can be found on the fortlogs page of this website here: Fortlogs

03 Feb 2010 by Mario Farrugia comments (0)

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Spitbank Fort Development Plans

Halley has informed us via the PFS forum that Amazing Retreats has been commissioned to turn Spitbank Fort into an offshore hotel and health spa with work apparently ongoing. Details and plans of the proposals can be found here: Amazing Retreats Website. The website states that "The existing museum room at Spitbank is to be maintained and will follow the life of the Fort since 1860." Also "we intend to keep an on-line diary of developments from completion of sale to launch. As soon as we have stills, video or web cam images, this will be the place to view the on-line story of the exciting transformation and challenges to the team at Spitbank Fort."

10 Jan 2010 by David comments (0)

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Gilkicker Public Inquiry

The dates for the Public Inquiry in to the proposals for the restoration and conversion of Fort Gilkicker have been set at March 23 to 25. It will be held in the Town Hall Gosport starting at 10:00am. Documents relating to this appeal can be viewed at the Town hall and on Gosport Council's website here: Planning Documents

19 Dec 2009 by David comments (0)

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Bembridge Fort open in 2010

The National Trust will be opening Bembridge Fort for tours on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month during 2010. The tour lasts for 1.5 hours and is conducted by volunteer guides. Places are limited and must be booked in advance. The cost is £3 per person. Details and how to book can be found on the IslandUpdate website.

02 Dec 2009 by David comments (0)

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Spitbank Fort refurbishment

The new owners of Spitbank Fort, Clarenco Properties, are currently working on plans for the refurbishment of the fort. On their website they state that it is likely to be several months before this venue is open to guests once more. They will publish details of the refurbishment on their website.

28 Nov 2009 by David comments (0)

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