The Team
Meet the teams: Management and Working party members.
How we run the organisation: Being that Redsand Army Sea Forts were originally run by the MOD and in Particular the British Army we are ranking ourselves in a Millitary order so as to clearly define our members and their roles.
Support Staff
Management Team / Project Trustees
Charlie Fire Team (Work Team 1) Jacksons Heroes
Glynn is a recent addition to the project having joined us during Covid.
He is an amateur Historian and his passion for the Forts was ignited from his interest in Coastal Defence over the years.
Currently owning his own building company for which he is the Company director Glynn is very well versed in the skills involved with carrying out the minor repairs to the spalling on the concrete legs. Also having Design fabrication and installation experience with Nico global automotive Robotic systems. And having worked extensively in Commercial Facilities management. His other skills include Medic First responder, Oxygen Provider , RYA -Level 2 Powerboat Handling Marine radio VHF. Hobbies Include Diving/underwater photography , WW2 history/battlefields and defence’s , Sunken wreck history and exploration , Fishing and has also had a few active adventures in Motor sport. Working along side our Concrete expert and the rest of the team he is currently working out a way to cleanly shutter the new concrete after the clearing up of the existing rebar has been thoroughly cleaned of loose material and corrosion treated. Also being a qualified Rescue /Recovery Diver will also be going on a treasure hunt around the bases looking for historical cast offs whilst conducting a structural survey below the waterline. To quote "I'm Striving alongside the rest of the sometimes over enthusiastic team to crack on and just get them done after the last momentum was lost due to the onset of the Pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns to! The team and I have prepared all the necessary paperwork for these endeavors and we are just finalising the last few pieces of tooling and equipment to make a very BIG visual impact on G1!! I'm itching to finally be able to get my teeth into the Project as I am overwhelmed with the sheer scale of these water born majestic ladies who have stood so proud for so many years guarding our Foreshores! And I am most excited by the fact of a Treasure Hunt beneath the waves!" Having worked at Ford Motor Company at Dagenham where he qualified for his Technical Apprenticeship in 1987 as an Electrical/Mechanical Engineer ,Tristan Kavanagh
Project Historian (S Sgt) (Brains)
Tristan (or as he likes to be known Tris) is a qualified Historian with a BA Degree in History from the University of Winchester graduate of the class of 2013. A member since 2022 at 34 is possibly our youngest member. He has always had a avid interest in everything historical maritime and military.
Born and bred on the Isle of Sheppey (Kent) the Maunsell army forts (and in particular Red Sands) have always been in his full view all his life.
He knew what they were and knew what they had done from a very young age due to a extremely personal connection to these incredible structures.
Of the three sets of army forts in the Thames estuary there is one collection that do not remain any more; The Nore Army sea forts (U-5). Tris’ grandfather was aboard as part of the crew when in 1953 a Swedish ship (The Ribesborg) got lost in fog and smashed into them utterly destroying mostly all of it. His grandfather, Michael Kavanagh, was one of only 3 survivors rescued by the Southend lifeboat.
As a result Tris grew up on stories of the forts and the life on board which Michael would tell him and Tris would request until he passed away in his 80s.
As one of the historians for the group Tris takes part on research and fundraisers but is also happy to muck in with the other team members in whatever physical work that comes with working with this incredible and unique project.
"What an amazing piece of history! And I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing project!"
Delta Fire Team (Work Team 2) Drew's Ducklings
Disclaimer
Project Redsand is run entirely by volunteers and is funded by donations our rank structure is designed to show our roles in the Project and how they would fit into a British Military Set up But this in no way reflects any current British Military rankings
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