Gary Baines
Founder, Chairman and Future Management Coordinator. First visited the fort in 1984, Started researching the fort in 1994. Became site monitor for English Heritage in 2006 and hopes to continue the dream with the help of the loyal Trustees and members of the Friends of Shoreham Fort.
Sharon Penfold
Sharon has been volunteering at the fort since September 2011 where she first took part in a sponsored walk and does a great job as the charity secretary and treasurer.
Barry Walters
Barry has been volunteering at the fort since 2019, where he does a great job maintaining the mowers & strimmers, making the best use of them to keep the Fort looking tidy.
Co-opted members
Andy Vincent
Andy has been volunteering at the fort since 2012 and maintains our website and other technical thinga-ma-bobs.
Peter Briggs
Fondly known as “Mr Chips”, Peter has been volunteering at the fort since 2012 and maintains all sorts of things around the Fort and builds incredible models too.
Nigel Shearman
Nigel has been volunteering at the fort since 2022 and is responsible for our Tin Hut Talks and Militaria Fairs on site. He is a bit of a history buff who enjoys historical podcasts and has been spotted pushing a lawnmower on site, while listening to them.