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On 1 July, the Running Out of Time relay baton will enter Portsmouth, an important stop on its extraordinary 2,436km route from Ben Nevis, Scotland to Big Ben, London in the name of climate action. The relay is the country’s only sporting event for climate and this year’s is the biggest yet. Its route comprises […]
Today, the penultimate day of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, The Octavia Hill Garden by Blue Diamond with the National Trust by award winning designer Ann-Marie Powell received this year’s RHS/BBC People’s Choice Award, an award voted for by the public. The Show Garden was also voted the favourite of the junior judges who presented […]
Watch the Red Arrows soar as part of the huge, free Portsmouth Armed Forces Day event taking place on Southsea Common on Saturday 8 June. This year’s Armed Forces Day is being held at the end of a week of D-Day commemorations which starts in Portsmouth on Wednesday 5 June, to give everyone the opportunity […]
Basingstoke Comic Con 2024, The Hampshire Court Hotel – Saturday. Actors from Stargate, Harry Potter, Our Flag Means Death and Supernatural were at the event with headline appearances from Jason Momoa, Richard Armitage, Richard Dean Anderson and Rhys Darby.
Basingstoke’s second Comic Con, taking place at Hampshire Court Hotel on 10 to 12 May is set to welcome Jason Momoa as its headline guest alongside the likes of Richard Armitage and Richard Dean Anderson. The full list of guests can be seen on the event website including a host of Stargate, Supernatural, Harry Potter […]
The names of 56 veterans of D-Day and the Normandy campaign have been added to the Normandy Memorial Wall in Portsmouth. On Monday 29 April, the new bricks carrying the name and the unit they served in were carefully added, taking the number of World War II veterans honoured on the wall to over 600. […]
With radio DJ Chris Evans at its helm, it’s no surprise that a host of fan favourites and award winning celebrities would join him for this year’s StarFest, one of the much loved festivals within CarFest presented by bp pulse. Following the triumphant success of last year, CarFest showcases seven festivals in one: AdventureFest, FoodFest, […]
The Watercress Line’s spectacular Spring Steam Gala returns, with two very special guest engines set to thrill visitors, from 26 to 28 April. The three-day event is a chance to explore the heritage railway’s 10-mile line, travelling behind home-fleet and guest locomotives, with an extensive operating service running each day. LMS Jubilee Class ‘Leander’ no. […]
New Forest residents are to benefit from a new community garden designed by local groups for BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair. The garden has been designed and built by home-schooled children in Bramshaw and adult participants of Solent Mind, in collaboration with local award-winning designer Leigh Johnstone. It will be on display at BBC Gardeners’ […]
