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FERRY POINT PARK GUNPOWDER MAGAZINE

Mason Dean Saunders, assisted by Mark Mills, completed his third project for SGF in February when he remediated the roof of the 19th-century gunpowder magazine below Martello Tower at Ferry Point Park. The top layer of the structure was crumbling following years of invasive root growth dislodging the stonework.

Mr. Mills joined the project from the Department of Public Lands and Buildings as part of the Department of Culture Apprenticeship Programme, which provided funding support for the project.

Fort Albert is looking fantastic! The Weekday Warrior volunteers fixed fences, installed safety signage, cleared invasives and beautified the UNESCO World Heritage Site 19th century fort which was built in the mid 1800s to strengthen the defence of the Narrows.

A lumberjack crew of Weekday Warriors began removing the casuarina forest to the north of Fort Victoria, opening up the view originally seen by soldiers stationed at the 19th century fort.
The extent of the casuarina forest surrounding the fort can be seen in the aerial shot taken last month.

The Department of Corrections Charity Work Release Programme has become a vital part of the restoration and maintenance of the UNESCO fortifications. We are grateful for the hard work of the gentlemen from the Co-Ed and Farm Facility who join the SGF volunteers each week.   

UPCOMING EVENTS 

Whispers From the Past
This Bermuda National Trust tour tells some truly extraordinary stories of the lives and deaths of people buried in St. George’s cemeteries and graveyards. Some lived in the town their whole lives, some were garrisoned here, and some ended up here purely by chance. Visit the site of each final resting place with Anna Stevenson, Heritage Education Manager for the Bermuda National Trust and curator of the tour, as she reveals tales of heroism and sacrifice, astonishing family ties, curious characters, and hidden pasts.
The tour will start at the St. George’s Cemetery on Secretary Road and move to the St. Peter’s Churchyard. Personal transport needed.

Saturday, 10 May 2025
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $45 BNT members; $55 non-members.
Purchase tickets at BNT.bm.

Naval Dockyards Society 30th Annual Conference

On Saturday May 31, 2025, the UK's Naval Dockyards Society and the National Museum of Bermuda will be holding a conference at NMB commemorating the 75th anniversary of the closure of the Royal Naval Dockyard.

Seven speakers from the UK, US, and Canada will present in three sessions on the following topics:

1. Bermuda Naval Dockyard—Early Bermuda history & North Atlantic Conflict

2. The North Atlantic—Second World War & Second World War personal stories

3. Dockyard closure & Bermuda Dockyard today—Bermuda’s economic loss and recovery

Saturday, 31 May 2025
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $70 NMB members; $80 non-members.
Purchase tickets at NMB.bm.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to our grantors, donors and members for supporting The St. George's Foundation - your funding support is critical to the progress of the work of SGF and ensures the restoration and maintenance of Bermuda's UNESCO World Heritage Site fortifications will continue.

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The St. George's Foundation 

Registered Charity no. 454

Supporting Bermuda's

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Town of St. George and Related Fortifications.

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