Western Heights Preservation Society
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 […]
The next volunteer workday will be held at St Martin’s Battery on Sunday 15th March 2026. This will be follow-up work from our January workday, to remove more vegetation overgrowth from around the battery site and we will be having another bonfire! As always please dress appropriately for the weather as this is outdoor work, […]
We have reluctantly had to cancel our February workday due to the weather making our planned tasks impossible. We hope to see you at the next workday on Sunday 15th March.
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 […]
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 […]