Western Heights Preservation Society
Our February workday will take place on Sunday 15th February. Somewhat appropriately for the Valentine’s weekend, work will be focused in the ‘V-cut ditch’ which is just outside of the Drop Redoubt fort. The nature of the work on this workday will mostly be vegetation clearance to maintain the preservation of historic structures and keep […]
The Western Heights Preservation Society are pleased to be able to invite you to their AGM to be held on Friday 27th March 2026 at an exciting new venue, La Salle Verte coffee shop at 14-16 Cannon Street, Dover, CT16 1BZ. All are welcome to attend, doors will open about 1800 for an 1830 start, […]
Our first workday of 2026 saw us back at St Martin’s Battery on Sunday 18th January, to continue maintenance of the area. This site gets quickly overgrown and accumulates litter and as a prominent point of the defences with fantastic views of the sea and port of Dover, it is important to keep it looking […]
For our first workday of 2026 we will be continuing our work at St Martin’s Battery on Sunday 18th January. Historically, for a long time this amazing structure had been neglected and has been the focal point for antisocial behaviour and criminal damage but by clearing it and with involvement of Kent Police, Port of […]
On this eve of Christmas (cunningly known as Christmas Eve ) the committee of the Western Heights Preservation Society extend to all of our volunteers, supporters and contributors a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for all your help and efforts throughout the year, we are proud to have worked alongside you and delivered much benefit to […]
For our final volunteer workday of 2025 on 16th November, we went to the Drop Battery site to give it a tidy up and to enhance accessibility for everyone using it over the winter. This also serves to discourage anti-social behaviour and littering. A large amount of vegetation was cleared and burned, and all the […]
We were proud to host Engineering students from East Kent College at the Grand Shaft on 12th November who carried out exceptional work of cleaning and maintenance of the Grand Shaft site. Tasks completed on the day included: – Rubbing down and preparing railings ready for future painting – Gathering and removing leaf matter – […]
A grey and slightly rainy 19th October saw our final workday inside the Drop Redoubt for this year, passing custody to the hibernating bats that live inside the fort over the winter and look after it in our absence. We would like to thank everyone who has joined our tours or visited us for any […]
We are pleased to be able to announce that the Heritage Open Days booking link for Dover’s North Entrance is now live at Eventbrite, click here to access and book your place. Simply select the day you require and select your preferred tour time from the list of available times. Tours run every half hour from 1000 […]
All tours are now fully booked – we look forward to seeing you all on your tour! The Western Heights Preservation Society are pleased to be able to announce that we are opening the Napoleonic North Entrance road tunnels and gun rooms once again in 2022! This is a ‘once a year’ opportunity to […]