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A new interpretation board at the bastion
The Friends of the Bastion are delighted with the recent installation of a new interpretation board. You may have seen an interpretation board on Haslar Road - it's still there and worth a look. The new interpretation board is INSIDE the Bastion, to encourage you to...
caring for the Bastion’s plants and Trees
At this week's workday at the Bastion, the Friends welcomed the visit by Gosport Borough Council's tree officer Stephanie Smith. She has identified the work that needs to be done to the trees on site and a plan to tackle the sycamores on the bank. We were delighted...
Distinguished Visitors on the bastion’s second Gosport Heritage Open Day of 2025
On Saturday 20 September the Friends were delighted to welcome visitors to the Bastion again for the Gosport Heritage Open Days programme. It was particularly enjoyable after the disappointment of having to cancel two days on the previous weekend because of bad...
A monumental success – the Friends welcomed visitors on the first Gosport Heritage Open Day of 2025
On Friday 12 September the Friends were delighted to host the first of a five open days being held as part of the Gosport Heritage Open Days 2025 programme. Between occasional rain showers, we were blessed with a bright autumnal day. The event attracted a steady...
Hampshire Genealogical Society Group tour of the bastion
On the 27th August 2025 The Friends of the Bastion No.1 hosted a one hour historical tour of the Bastion for the Gosport group of the Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS). Fifteen members attended and were introduced to the history of this scheduled ancient monument...
Welcome to the Friends’ Website
The Friends of Bastion No 1 are delighted to launch their new website. We are exceptionally grateful for the professional help we got from Annelies James of 22Midnight Limited and Daniel Wood of Nettl in the design, development and building of the website. Also, we...
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