In honour of the Queen

On Monday September 19th, the day of the Queen's funeral, the sound of cannon resonated across the Strait.  Led by cannon expert Yaron Thau, the Hussars of Anglesey came to the Fort and fired the cannon, and Belan became one of the many batteries in the UK to pay tribute in this way.  

Filming at the Fort.

Please see 'Fort Events' for details and a video.

Restoration work

Railings to the turrets

As part of FOBA's project to restore, (where possible), the rusting iron work at the fort, new railings have now been fabricated and fitted to the turrets.

Please see the pictures which are on the 'Recent Achievements' page and read details of the work involved.

Cannon

Steve Penfield, a long-time FOBA member, kindly offered to restore three of the cannon on a voluntary basis. He and his sons have done a brilliant job! They are members of the Guild of Master Craftsmen.

The FOBA committee has now agreed to fund the restoration of the five cannon which are alongside these three and has asked Steve to carry on in the same way.  Work is already well underway.

The Bakehouse

The restoration of the interior of the bakehouse has  been completed.  There are photos on  the 'Recent Achievements' page.  Work is now underway on the roof.

Railings to the turrets

As part of FOBA's project to restore, (where possible), the rusting iron work at the fort, new railings have now been fabricated and fitted to the turrets.  This work has been completed and pictures with an explantion of what was involved can be seen on the 'Recent Achievements' page