• We have put in for £15,000 funding In the adur pot of gold but they have said that we need to find someone willing to match fund 10%. The short listing is Tuesday so me have to email them by Sunday to confirm whether we have found a sponsor of £1500. Has anyone got any ideas?
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• Scaffolding and fencing is going up as we speak!!! Not long now until we start seeing the tower coming down [{"shortURL" : "v", "urlID" : "31"}]
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• Happy pancake day! What's your favourite topping? I like strawberry jam with a small sprinkle of sugar just to try to sweeten me up a bit lol
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• Well the tower has been marked up for removal and the contractors date to start is here so will keep you all posted as and when I hear anything ok but it should all start to happen really soon. Finish date is around the 2nd of march! [{"shortURL" : "q", "urlID" : "26"}]
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• Volunteer day and tours
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The Carnot wall is what makes this fort so special, it is now the last fort, as far as i know, in the country and maybe the world that has a Carnot wall incorporated in its design.


At its original height it would have stood 12 feet tall and allowed the soldiers to stand behind the wall and aim their rifles through the rifle slits at the enemy coming down the outside wall, whilst being protected from enemy fire.


The wall also had a rounded top, making it very difficult for the enemy to grip, if they got close enough to try and climb over it

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