February Highlights
Events in Portsmouth and Southsea We made it through the longest and darkest month and February seems lighter as if we are sprinting towards spring and sunnier days! This month is packed to the rafters with creativity and events. The podcast…
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Making Waves Festival
Film Festival Events in Portsmouth Making Waves Film Festival returns from 20th February until 29th March with a jam-packed programme of events tailored to all who love cinema and the art of storytelling. Uniquely driven by…
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Slam at the Emporium
Poetry Events in Southsea Portsmouth Pompey will set the stage for a creative Battle Royale as 12 hopeful wordsmiths compete for a coveted place at the prestigious Cheltenham Poetry Festival. ‘Slam at The Emporium,’ hosted by 2023 Slam…
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Grrls to the Front
Singing Group Events in Portsmouth I absolutely love El Morgan and first heard her sing at Women in Art, an exhibition that happened last Spring. Since then, I have been down to Southsea Sound and enjoyed seeing the work that El, Tim and the…
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Petal & Pchelka
Meeting Sally from Petal & Pchelka and seeing her latest artistic dried flower installation made me feel that my love of dried flowers has just gone to a new height. I got to head down to the Historic Dockyard and explore her studio where…
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Victorious Champions Community Work
Victorious Festival celebrated a fantastic year in 2024. They generated £24.3 million in direct economic impact for Portsmouth’s economy and won ‘Major Festival of the Year 2024’ at the Live Awards too. What I loved on top of…
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Island City Voices
Scrolling through my Instagram feed, I came across a woman shouting obscenities down what can only be described as an iconic phone. A 1960s type that you can imagine on a big screen. It stopped me in my tracks. Living in an Instagram world…
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The Lucky Ones Grow Old
If you haven’t already, you must drop by and see ‘The Lucky Ones Grow Old,’ which features images of nine veterans alongside their stories of wartime service and their lives after the war. It ends this wknd on the 18th of January at the…
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A Poem for Your Club
Do you have what it takes to be Portsmouth Football Club’s new poet-in-residence? ‘A Poem for Your Club’ is an exciting collaboration between the National Literacy Trust, Pompey in the Community and Portsmouth FC. The bold new initiative…
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January Highlights
I love January, even for its long-winded stroll to payday. It has taken me a while to embrace this cold month in the past. I know it is easy to wallow in a sea of winter despair and cry out for the warmer months with more money in our…
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Smoke and Mirrors
So, I finally tried S&M for the first time in December. Now before you get the wrong idea, I’m actually talking about Smoke and Mirrors, the Old Portsmouth restaurant that opened last February in 2023. Mind you, given the mysterious dark…
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Southsea Beach Cafe New Menu
One of the first places I fell in love with when I moved to Southsea was the Southsea Beach Cafe. It has the vibes and a stunning view, even in the winter. I love how on a cold day, you can sit by the wood burner, have one of the cafe’s…
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Selected Stories
Tapas in Southsea
What can be better than getting together with family and friends to share good food,…
Grounded In Southsea
It has been lovely to watch Grounded In Southsea grow over the last 2 years. Catching Sam…
SouthSeaEyes
The transformative power of printmaking, a tactile, kinaesthetic art form which offers a…
Bay Coffee
Maybe you have seen the mellow yellow camper van on Goldsmith Avenue next to Johnson Paints…
Wine On a Bike
I love it when Independents come up with quirky ideas and the latest one from Wines By The…
Look Up Portsmouth
Street Art fans who follow the scene here in Portsmouth will be excited for the first-ever…
Victorious 23 Review
I was really excited about Victorious this year as I thought the lineup was good and I feel…
Southsea Spirit Bar
The girls from Southsea Spirit have done it again! Having built up a strong brand and…
Indieep
There is a fab new website that champions the local indie scene, called INDIEEP and has been…
Offbeet Southsea
We finally made it to Offbeet Southsea, yay! Offbeet is a café and deli in Albert Road. Part…
The Interior Port
As The Interior Port on Albert Road is set to open, I caught up with Heather to talk about…
Southsea Local
After successfully opening and developing a well-loved coffee shop on Osbourne Road for 10…
Arepa 2Go
We are now living in a city where street food plays a huge part in our culture and our…
Pepita Coffee
I love how coffee and art can come together to create a clever brand and one company doing…
CROXTON’s
Having a local independent hangout that offers really good food, the best vibes, and takes…
Sketchy Southsea
Based in the heart of Croxton's on Palmerston Road is a group called Sketchy Southsea…