Historic Brean Down Fort re-opens after £431,000 renovation

From the archive, first published Thursday 27th Jun 2002.

BREAN Down fort re-opened this week after the completion of a £431,000 renovation project.

The Chairman of Sedgemoor District Council, Cllr Neville Jones, was on hand on Tuesday to present the keys of the World War Two fort to the National Trust at the special re-opening ceremony.

The trust has acquired the fort for the national and will work to preserve it as a heritage site and improve access.

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