September 2011

BBC Midlands have recently broadcast Portsmouth Action Field Gun's appearance at the Chatsworth Country Fair in August of this year and will be covering the crew's attendance in September 2012.

 

Portsmouth Football Club will be conducting their new seasonal photo shoot at Portsmouth College on October 3rd, in conjunction with Portsmouth Action Field Gun.

 

Also on September 24th, staff from Portsmouth Action Field Gun and Portsmouth College will be visiting the Orange Free State and Kwa Zulu Natal in South Africa to organise next year's joint visit to various black township schools and colleges, and to run a 5-day adventure training and leadership programme at the Rolling 'M' Ranch near Ladysmith, the scene of the original Boer War Swaartzkop hill pull challenge

 

January 2011

The announcement of Portsmouth Action Field Gun’s new venue at Portsmouth College in Tangier Road appeared in the January 6th edition of PORTSMOUTH NEWS, following a radio interview by Peter Scott on Radio Solent.  Please see article on the NEWS website.

 

 

All Portsmouth Field Gun memorabilia is now being held by the Field Gunners Association.  As of today, anyone wishing to view any memorabilia can contact the Chairman - R. Wyatt at www.portsmouthfieldgunners.org.uk.  This organisation has now assumed the duties and responsibilities of custodians as of  24th April 2011 and only hold memorabilia pre-1999.  All Action Field Gun memorabilia, DVDs, photos etc. relating to Portsmouth Field Gun crew 1999-2011 can be viewed on this website.

 

Great news readers.  

The Secretary of State has confirmed that the British Military Tournament will be held at Earls Court on 2nd, 3rd and 4th December 2011.  Portsmouth Action Field Gun have been re-invited to carry out normal early am to late pm rigging duties for the show.  Our main support once again is for the Wellington Cadet field gun crews, for the lynch-in and lynch-out actions.  In addition, we are being allocated practice period time to carry out our own command field gun drills, early morning, as per our old field gun programming at Earls Court i.e. 5.30am - 7am, so full runs by a command field gun crew will once again grace the tan of the arena.  This is a tribute not only to the multitude of ex-field gunners, staff and trainers of past years, but also to the loyalty of our associate members who have committed themselves to the continuing efforts of Portsmouth Action Field Gun over the past 12 years.  2013 is the final year for the BMT and a competitive run is still on the cards.