Shoreham Fort

Its nearly that time of year again for our Military History Weekend!

This year it will be the 1st and 2nd June.

We Need Your Help

We are looking for sponsorship for the event, we also need marshalls on the days and general help with the planning of the event. If you, or you know of someone that can help, either finacially or by donating their time, then please contact us on

Info@shorehamfort.co.uk

The Friends of Shoreham Fort will be holding their Annual General Meeting on

Thursday 10th January 2013 at 7pm

At The Sussex Yacht Club in their Restaurant Room.

Members Welcome

On the evening of the 11th November we are holding our community remembrance event.

This is a chance for the community to remember anyone they have lost, not just those in the armed forces but for people that have lost a battle with illness or that have left us.

Starting at 6pm we invite you to come along for a service and light a candle for your loved one. Candles and jam jars will be available for a small donation on the night and can be reserved by emailing info@shorehamfort.co.uk with the quantity you require.

Once all the candles are lit we will light our beacon fire Basket.

Hotdogs, soup and hot and cold drinks will be available from food for fort.

All monies donated will go towards a memorial bench to have at the fort

Please come along, to what was a very moving event last year and remember those that we have lost, together

RAFA Shoreham Airshow
Over the weekend, we held a stand at the RAFA Shoreham Airshow. Saturday started off with a hectic setting up of the stall, followed by some entertaining aerobatic action! Sunday unfortunately began with some dreary English summer weather, but the day soon brightened enough for some flying to begin!

Next volunteer day (with FREE tours)
On the 16th of September, we will be having a volunteer day (with the free tours as per usual) – This will be at the usual time of 11am till 5pm, with the tours at 1pm and 3pm.
Our events are usually organised on Facebook, but will also be listed here, in the top-left of the website. You can check out the Facebook events page for more information.

Volunteer Day

On Sunday 19th August, we once again held our fortnightly volunteer day, with tours. Normally we would only do 2 tours (at 1pm and 3pm), but since the weather was so nice, we stayed late, and Pete & Clare ran a special 3rd tour. The day was enjoyed by all, especially as we managed to have a barbecue and a couple of beers after a day of working in the beautiful British summer.

Whilst the tours were being run, we continued to uncover the guard room (adjacent to the original entrance hall). This is a fairly huge task, whilst the room is about the same area as the barrack store, there is about a foot of earth and in-fill above the floor. During the excavation, we found a water pipe that looks like it was added as part of the modifications made to the fort during World War II. Also uncovered was an entrance to the next-door cell (which would’ve most likely been used to keep soldiers who were being disciplined).

Please do check out our progress for the day, in the gallery 19th August 2012

Dates for your diary

On the 1^st & 2^nd of September, we will be holding a stall at Shoreham Airshow, so please if you are in the area, come along and say hello, with the added bonus of being able to watch the amazing action at the airport!

Also on the 2^nd of September, we will be having a volunteer day (with the free tours as per usual) – This will be at the usual time of 11am till 5pm, with the tours at 1pm and 3pm.

Our events are usually organised on Facebook, but will also be listed here, in the top-left of the website. You can check out the Facebook events page for more information.