Western Heights Preservation Society
* Workday – St Martin’s Battery – 10:30 – 15:00 * This month, WHPS are picking up from where we left off with last month’s workday which was sadly cancelled due to the weather. We are back at St Martin’s Battery to continue our now regular involvement in managing the site. Main tasks will be […]
* CANCELLED * – with regret this workday had to be cancelled due to heavy rainfall. Our next volunteer workday will be Sunday 18th October, 10:30 to 15:00 at St Martin’s Battery. The focus of this workday will be on scrub clearance at St Martin’s Battery site to maintain accessibility and keep it tidy. As always, PPE […]
Sunday 16th August saw our final workday inside the Drop Redoubt fort for this year. September brings our North Entrance tours as part of the wider Heritage Open Days event – click HERE for tickets to the tours and more info. These tours are free but pre-booking is essential. Workdays will then continue over autumn […]
Our next workday at the Western Heights will be held on Sunday 16th August from 10:30 to 16:00. Work will take place across various parts of the site and we will also be preparing the North Entrance site ahead of the upcoming Dover Heritage Open Days event next month. If you’d like to volunteer with […]
Thanks to all volunteers who came to the WHPS July workday. Tasks completed by volunteers included: – Clearance of overgrowth at the top of the Grand Shaft – Sweeping of the stairs and entrance to the Grand Shaft – Weeding and tidying at the Grand Shaft and the Drop Redoubt Thanks also to regular WHPS […]
Thanks to all volunteers who helped on the very productive May 17th workday at our fabulous Drop Redoubt fort! Tasks accomplished included: – Moving rubble in Caponier 4 in preparation for new flooring – Painting the wooden parts of the casemates – Painting the crowd barriers – Mowing, strimming and weeding the Drop Redoubt site […]
Sunday May 17th sees our next workday at the Drop Redoubt fort – all volunteers are welcome, as usual just bring sturdy footwear and your lunch. More info about our workdays HERE. We are also running tours of the fort for the public at 11:00 and 14:00. There are a few spaces left for the […]
Sunday 19th April saw our return to the inside of the Drop Redoubt fort and our first tours of 2026. Thanks to all who came and also for the generous donations on the day! As a volunteer organisation and charity we really do rely on your support to keep these tours running and to look […]
The next WHPS workday will be Sunday 19th April, all are welcome to come along and help! As usual after the winter break, we will be doing gardening and housework duties around the Drop Redoubt fort and generally getting things up and running again and back to normal. Volunteers are welcome to join from 10:30am, […]
WHPS volunteers returned to St Martin’s Battery on Sunday 15th March, as part of our continued effort to maintain this site and keep at bay anti-social behaviour, litter and overgrowth. The weather was favourable and the fresh air, activity and good company was enjoyed by all. A wide selection of volunteers took part with ages […]