A new generation of young Bermudians will get qualified as tour guides for the island’s historic forts as part of a Mirrors Programme initiative.

The Mirrors team started over the weekend with restorations on historic Paget Island and Fort Cunningham, its crowning fortification.

The site guards the eastern approach to St George’s Harbour, dubbed the Narrows, which was once the main shipping channel into Bermuda.

To mark the tenth anniversary of Mirrors, volunteers launched a five-year plan for the historic island, tackling overgrown vegetation — with Nandi Outerbridge, the Minister of Social Development and Sports, pitching in.

Later this month, Mirrors is to set up a planning committee to oversee restorations, along with a Bermuda Fort Ambassador Certification Committee, which will develop a specific fort tour guide certification in tandem with the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s cultural tourism focus.

Ms Outerbridge thanked Kimberley Jackson and the Mirrors team, along with Outward Bound, the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, the Department of Parks, the National Museum of Bermuda, the Bermuda National Trust, Keep Bermuda Beautiful and the volunteers who joined in.