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Meetings / Events
22/09/2018 - PFS 2018 Outing to the Western Heights at Dover
The PFS Annual Outing this year will be on the 22nd September to the Western Heights, Dover, not visited by the Society as an organised visit before. The visit coincides with an Open Day put on by the Western Heights Preservation Society (WHPS) and will include the Drop Redoubt, the Grand Shaft and many of the other interesting sites on the Heights.
As with previous years the outing will begin and end at Fort Nelson, departing 0800 sharp and returning around 1930. The coach will pick up and return from the Onslow Guildford Park and Ride for those who
that may find this arrangement helpful. Full details of the outing and an application form can be found in Newsletter No. 146
26/09/2018 - Members' Photo Evening
PFS members are invited to share their fortification photographs with those at the meeting.
24/10/2018 - The German Ardennes Offensive - December 1944
Popularly known as the 'Battle of the Bulge', PFS member Michael Forrest recounts one of the largest and most costly campaigns of the Second World War.
News
Fort Brockhurst will be open to the public on the second Saturday of each month until September, the next date being the 9th June, with opening times from 1100 to 1500hrs. Refreshments are available.
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PAV Recruitment Days - 28th April & 26th May 2018
Uniformed members of the PAV will be in the 'Voice of the Guns' at Fort Nelson on Saturdays 28th April & 26th May 2017 to encourage members of the public to join the PFS and, if suitable, the PAV.
All PFS members are welcome to come along to give the boys their support.
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Latest News
New edition of British Fortifications booklet
The Palmerston Forts Society have just published a new and revised version of British Fortification in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
This 36 page booklet was first published in 2003, but now it has been updated and revised for this latest 2013 full colour edition.
This revised edition explains the development of British Fortifications, particularly those resulting from the 1859 Royal Commission and subsequent revisions of the nations defences. It is richly illustrated with:
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12 maps and plans.
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25 colour photographs.
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11 black & white antique illustrations & photographs.
The book sells for £6.00, however, PFS Members may obtain their copy of this latest PFS publication, at the special price of £5.00 per copy, using the following application form: