Monthly Meetings 2008
7:30PM at Fort Nelson
P.A.V. Events 2008
See Events page for details
Royal Armouries
Events at Leeds and Fort Nelson.
Work Parties 2008
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Saturday Wrok party
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The work party on Saturday 12 July will be at Fort Nelson.
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Committee Meetings 2008
January 9
March 12
May 14
July 9
September 10
November 12
A.G.M. October 11
Redan and Newsletters
The October 2007 edition of The Redan, Number 68, was the first to be published yearly in October. It was edited and produced by Ian Stevenson.
The latest Newsletter, Number 93 (March 2008) , is available on 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 Graham Linington 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 July gallery is Fort George.
The August 2008 Gallery will be Landguard Fort.
Any requests, e-mail the webmaster
Fort Gilkicker, Gosport
March 2008
More pages have been added to the Fort Gilkicker website.
It can be found at:
www.fortgilkicker.co.uk
What do you think should be done with Fort Gilkicker?
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If you think you can supply this website with up-to-date information and news about Victorian fortifications in your area then contact the webmaster. You will then be given the link to register as a Journalist. We would be pleased to hear from anyone willing to write about fortified areas in the UK or abroad.  |
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Mark Simner has sent information concerning his Victorian Wars Forum.
He writes:
I have a personal interest in the Victorian period as regards to the various wars and campaigns and the military of the time. Recently I set up a new forum called the Victorian Wars Forum for like minded people to join and discuss/learn about this period.
My forum is completely free, non-profit (the financial
burden falls on myself only) and open to anyone who has an interest.
There are no adverts or commercial links and never will be.
The forum can be found here:
Victorian Wars Forum
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The Redan Issue 68 October 2007
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The October 68 edition of The Redan is now available for PFS members to download from the Members' Page of the this website.
It is a large file (11MB) so a Broadband connection is recommended.
Alternatively members may purchase a CD of back issues, from number 21 to number 68. A CD Order Form can be obtained from the Members' Page.
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Thames and Medway Fortlogs
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The fortlogs of some of the Thames and Medway forts have been updated. These are Slough, Shornmead, Cliffe and Isle of Grain Battery. All can be downloaded from the Members' Page and the Fortlogs page.
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Annual Day visit
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The PFS annual day visit on Saturday 20 September 2008 will be to New Tavern Fort, Gravesend and Firepower Museum at Woolwich.
Details and a booking form will be sent to all members as soon as they are finalised.
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Metz Visit
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A small group of PFS members visited the Verdun area of France, centred on Metz, to explore various fortifications including forts Vaux, Douaumont, the fortress towns of Verdun and Laon, the Maginot Line Gross Ouvrage of Hackenburg and Fest Ober-Gentrig (later Guentrange), finally visiting the Classical fortifications of Vauban at Longwy and Sedan. All this was organised by Richardson Travel, who specialise in Academic visits and tours. A PFS Newsletter Special report on this visit can be found here:
Metz Special Newsletter.
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Dartmouth Battery
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There is to be a gun firing event at Dartmouth Old Battery on July 26 and 27 2008. The gunners are not our own PAV however despite the fact that they are shown in the photograph here:
English Heritage :Darmouth Battery
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Fort Amherst: Chatham
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Fort Amherst is open for free on the following dates:
Sunday 6 July, then
Every Sunday through to 14 September
10:30 to 4:30
Fort Amherst Website
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Fort Halstead
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Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks Kent.
The PFS has been invited by the developer of Fort Halstead to participate in the decision making process for the development of the Fort. Four members of the PFS will be visiting the fort soon.
The developer is Hines Uk Ltd. The site is to have accommodation for a mixture of uses – leisure, ecology, education, housing and employment space – of which the latter two will range in size and price. This will facilitate a community of all ages and incomes that meets the aspirations of modern lifestyles whilst embracing and harnessing the distinctive setting, history and tradition and offering a leading response to the growing need to meet the sustainable agenda – economically, socially and environmentally.
Following further consultation and the development of the proposals for Fort Halstead over the Spring and Summer, Hines is aiming to submit a planning application for Fort Halstead in the Autumn 2008.
Details of the proposals, together with a document called A Vision for Fort Halstead can be downloaded from the following website:
Fort Halstead devlopment
Visit the Halstead site on Flash Earth
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Fort Cumberland, Eastney, Portsmouth
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English Heritage are holding a hands-on archaeology event at Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth on Saturday and Sunday 13 & 14 July 2008. Tours of the fort will be taken at 11:30, 12: 30, 2:30 3:30 (50 minutes).
Book in advance or at the information tent when visiting.
A leaflet can be downloaded here:
National Archaeology Week
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Maltese Cavalry
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Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna are hoping to add more horses to the two they currently have. Their aim is a 12 horse formation.
FWA will be premiering the cavalry element of its re-enactment team with a number of horse-mounted troops representing mounted infantry from the late 19th century. These will give a display of military horsemanship skills illustrating how they fought on horseback, using a whole myriad of period weaponry from the sword to the lance. The public will be offered a rare insight into the art and skill of 19th century military sword fighting. An expert in the field will provide a short interactive lecture on the subject using different examples of swords in use at the time. A sword fighting team will show how they fought with the different weapons. More details here: Malta Independent News |
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Fort Brockhurst Open Days
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English Heritage have just published the dates for Fort Brockhurst open days in 2008:
Free entry from 11am to 3pm
Every 2nd Saturday of the month during Summer 2008
Sat 12 April
Sat 10 May
Sat 14 June
Sat 12 July
Sat 9 August
Sat 13 September
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Coalhouse Fort
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Volunteers at Coalhouse Fort are busy producing rope mantlets for their casemated gun positions. Not an easy task! Later this year Ian Donald, Conservation Officer, will visit Williamstown in Australia to view the 9-inch RML on its original carriage and platform. Coalhouse Fort hopes to replicate the mounting in order to put a replica in place. Its a shame that we do not have an original in England.
The fort has also been busy reproducing iron shutters, with the help of local blacksmiths David and Alan Theobald.
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Fort Nelson Lottery Grant
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The Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson has been awarded £2 Million from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
After months of intense work, the Royal Armouries announced today their success in being granted a £1,988,000 grant from HLF, to be added to £1.5m of required matched funding, of which £750,000 has already been secured.The windfall will be used to transform the historic site, which overlooks Portsmouth Harbour and the Meon Valley, by completely redeveloping the free heritage attraction.
Full news item here:
Royal Armouries Press Centre
Daily Echo
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