1st Orkney Volunteer Artillery - 1902

6-inch BL at Fort Westmoreland, Cork Ireland

7-inch RBL, Fort Nelson

Fort Bovisand, Plymouth

Fort Horsted, Chatham

Antrim Militia Artillery carrying out gun drill at Carrick Fergus Castle

Building of the Verne Citadel, Portland - Illustrated Times 1862

Magazine sign, Synewood Battery, IoW

Sligo Militia at Verne Quarry HA Battery, Portland August 1900

Hurst Castle East Wing Battery

32pr SBBL breech block

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Links to Archives

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Irish Defence Forces Archives www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections

Meetings / Events

26/02/2020 - The Black and Tans and the Anglo-Irish War

2020 marks the centenary of the deployment of the para-military police force - the Black and Tans - in Ireland. Their indiscriminate and heavy-handed methods succeeded in dragging the IRA to the negotiating table but alienated the majority of the law-abiding Irish population. The talk on this fascinating and generally forgotten subject will be given by PFS member Richard Willcocks

25/03/2020 - Wellington: Iron Duke or Old Nosey?

A talk by Paul Vickers, Heritage Project Officer, Friends of Aldershot Military Museum

22/04/2020 - The Empire Shrinks: Flashman and the First Anglo-Afghan War

PFS member James Doherty provides an insight into one of the worst British military disasters of Queen Victoria's reign, and ponders the contribution of the rapscallion, but fictional, Harry Flashman.

News

Hurst Castle storm damage sparks safety fears

Fears over the future of Hurst Castle have been heightened after storm damage forced the historic building’s closure at the weekend. English Heritage, which owns the scheduled monument near Milford, has shut a number exhibition rooms for the foreseeable future after large cracks appeared in the walls and ceilings.
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Redan 80 Availability

The 2019 issue of The Redan has been received from the printers, and will be distributed to members who attend this year's AGM on the 12th October. A general mail out to members who have renewed will commence from the 14th October.

PFS Membership Renewals

The new PFS membership year commenced on the 1st October, and thanks to all members who have renewed, but a reminder to those who have yet to renew that their subscription for the 2019-2020 year is now in overdue.

Peter Ashley Activity Centres: Fort Widley Heritage Evening - 4th October 2019

The Peter Ashley Activity Centre at Fort Widley will be open for a unique evening on Friday 4th October with a tour of the Secret Nuclear Bunker. The two hour guided tour begins at 6.30 pm and will include access to the Nuclear Civil Defence Bunker and a talk about the changes to civil defence since the 1950s. The cost is £15 per person and does include refreshments, including Pompey Pals Ale. To book call Lydia on 02392 321223 or email: lydia@peterashleyactivitycentres.co.uk
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Fort Cumberland Heritage Open Days

Fort Cumberland Heritage Open Days will be from Friday 13th September to Monday 16th September. Full details and tickets are available on the website: www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/fort-cumberland1
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