Charity calls for volunteers to help get former Fort Fun site ready for big event

In the plea, Defiant Sports, called for volunteers to help clean up the site so that it is ready for the Eastbourne Festival of Accessible Sport.

The charity, split with Wingrove House, is helping refurbish the site, including its outdoor space, for families to enjoy.

Defiant Sports had also issued an urgent plea in July to residents after the site was vandalised with toilets and other equipment smashed on the floor.

Following this, the charity has now called for volunteers to help clear up the rest of the site.

In a statement, the charity said: “Are you free to help us get the old Fort Fun site ready for the Eastbourne Festival of Accessible Sport 2023 on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th of August? It'll be from 10am to 2pm both days.

“The tasks that need to get done are: Cut off bolts, refit door hinges to building, weeding, lift heavy fibreglass slides across site and assess whether our gate could be split in two or made more user friendly.

“If any waste organisations are free, we would love someone to come down and give us a quote for the removal of our waste.

“Please bring tools for any task you want to help out with.”

The charity hopes to get the site ready for the Festival of Accessible Sport which is a local Eastbourne event aimed at making sport inclusive for everyone.