Big Spring Steam Up
This year the Big Spring Steam Up will be holding their first event of 2013 at the Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum. On April 14 traction engines, steam rollers, a steam yacht, tractors, trailer...
View ArticleNew singing group sparked by Locks Heath event
A one-off singing group in Locks Heath was so popular it has led to a permanent club being formed. Evolution singing group learned and performed three musical-themed songs in a day at Locks Heath Free...
View ArticleDate set for Titchfield toddler Harvey’s operation
By Jenny Lingham-Doe Titchfield toddler Harvey Young has got a date for the life-changing operation in the United States that could see him walk unaided. Natalie, Harvey and Nick Young The...
View ArticlePolitical and self mocking at its best with Andy Parsons’ stage show
It’s not every day a television comedian stands in front of you and tells you about their clumsy happenings and accidental naked ramblings. But a Southsea theatre audience will undoubtedly find it...
View ArticleThrilling play reveals family’s secret in a war-torn land
Titchfield Festival Theatre performs a thrilling mystery uncovering secrets of a family’s origin torn apart by war. The theatre group and Amnesty International present Scorched which weaves its...
View ArticlePortsmouth hospital meeting to be held at Park Gate
By Jenny Lingham-Doe People in the Western Wards will get the chance to question hospital officials about the future of care at the main general hospital for the area at a special meeting organised for...
View ArticleEvening of music and poetry at St Peter’s Church
By Jenny Lingham-Doe Saturday June 8 will be an entertaining night of music and poetry at St Peter’s Church in Titchfield. At 7.30pm Titchfield pianist and composer Charles Timberlake will be...
View ArticleWarsash Horticultural Society annual plant sale
By Jenny Lingham-Doe Warsash Horticultural Society will be holding its annual plant sale at the Victory Hall, on Warsash Road in May. Stalls will be set up for visitors to purchase a selection of...
View ArticleSummer sparkle party for Hampshire’s Autistic Society
Ladies have a chance to be pampered at Hampshire’s Autistic Society’s summer sparkle party. The Whiteley-based charity is hosting an evening of fashion and pampering for ladies to get together and...
View ArticleOpen day at Universal Marina offers fun for all
By Jenny Lingham-Doe A marina on the River Hamble is to hold an open day for everyone interested in finding out more about what goes on there. Universal Marina, which is in Crableck Lane at Sarisbury...
View ArticleCelebrity golf day fundraiser for Whiteley charity
Join former Southampton Football Club manager Lawrie McMenemy for a celebrity golf day raising funds for a Whiteley-based charity. Lawrie McMenemy Teams of three have been invited to play with McMenemy...
View ArticleWin cash prize in Sarisbury Green photography contest
Budding photographers could win a cash prize by taking part in a photography contest in Sarisbury Green. Miller Homes property development company, which has a range of homes at Admirals Wood off...
View ArticleAnimal Antics at Locks Heath church
Get ready for some Animal Antics at a fundraising concert performed by children in Locks Heath. The concert on May 21 will be a fun evening with animal-themed songs backed by a guest band at St John...
View ArticleClimb aboard The Port and celebrate 10 years of Bestival
Popular music festival Bestival has announced a new maritime-themed arena to celebrate 10 years of the music and dance show on the Isle of Wight. Louise Roberts on Bestival’s Main Stage in 2011 BBC...
View ArticleChildrens’ emotional journey recreated in Titchfield
Ian Serrailler’s moving account of a family torn apart by war has been adapted for the stage in Titchfield. The Silver Sword, a much-loved classic since it was first written in 1950, will be recreated...
View ArticleFundraiser gig for male suicide charity in memory of uncle
A mother and daughter from Park Gate are fundraising to raise awareness of a charity to help prevent male suicide after a member of their family took his own life. Jasmine and Jacqui with a photo of...
View ArticleAn evening of poetry reading
The Darling Buds of Titchfield poetry evening will take place on Bank Holiday Monday (May 6). The event will continue the tradition of poetry reading at Titchfield Festival Theatre. Poets Carrie Aaron...
View ArticleTwo show-stopping plays in one night in Titchfield
Two one-act plays will be performed in the evenings at Titchfield Festival Theatre. Stephen Dinsdale’s Anorak of Fire tells the tale of Gus Gascoigne, a, spotty and perpetually cheerful young man who...
View ArticleSegensworth business man’s band raise cash for Naomi House
A Segensworth businessman will step out of the boardroom and onto the stage in May for a children’s charity gig. Frank Dixie, managing director of worldwide logistics company PSP, will perform with his...
View ArticleGrouchy Rich Hall will be putting a smile on faces in the south
Funny man Rich Hall is set to perform his new brand new show An Evening With Rich Hall at The Kings Theatre in Portsmouth on May 24. Rich has come a long way since he gave up his job as a hurricane...
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