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Does Size Matter? The Case of the Luna Park Dinosaur

19th October 2021

Having never seen the first installation of the Luna Park dinosaur on Southsea Common, Paris Ali-Pilling set out to see what all the fuss was about, and whether local complaints on social media about the [… read more ]

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S&C’s Top 10 Pompey Lockdown Crowdfunders

21st May 2020

Contributing Editor and reporter Paris Ali-Pilling picks out a top 10 of local organisations and individuals who are crowdfunding during lockdown. Additional reporting by Sarah Cheverton.   Voices from the NHS frontline, Lean on Me [… read more ]

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Aurora New Dawn: ‘Public Support Helps Our Charity Keep Going’

6th May 2020

How has the pandemic affected funding for local charities, and how is the Portsmouth community responding? Sarah Cheverton interviews Aurora New Dawn’s CEO, Shonagh Dillon, in the latest of a weekly series examining the social [… read more ]

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‘Plastic-Free Good News’: The Package Free Larder, Portsmouth

25th July 2019

Community Reporter Rosy Bremer speaks to Connie Fenner, one of the organisers of the Package Free Larder, about their crowdfunding campaign to open Portsmouth’s first plastic-free shop. Good news; genuine, honest, plastic-free good news. The [… read more ]

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Footprint: The Pompey Game that’s Going Global

19th June 2018

Portsmouth resident Owen Devine designed Footprint, a board game to teach people about the environment, after a family game of Monopoly went wrong. Almost ten years later, he’s successfully crowdfunded for a ‘World Edition’ of [… read more ]

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Operation Make: Helping Veterans Transition to Civvy Street

19th March 2018

Portsmouth social enterprise Company of Makers have won a place in a national crowdfunding competition to raise money for sewing equipment that will enable them to help Armed Forces veterans and their families make the [… read more ]

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Bringing Agatha Christie into the Space Age Might Land Local Writer a Book Deal

1st December 2017

Local writer Damon Wakes is working with online publishers Unbound to crowdfund the publication of his new book Ten Little Astronauts, a re-imagining of an Agatha Christie classic. Here, Damon shares the inspiration for his [… read more ]

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This Bike Could Change the Life of A Little Girl in Portsmouth

25th July 2016

This child’s tricycle is like most others, with one important difference. It could change someone’s life. By Laura Stanley, with Sarah Cheverton. Alyssa Mae, her 2 sisters and her parents, Zoe and Colin, are like [… read more ]

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Guide Dogs Charity Needs Portsmouth Volunteers: Could it be You?

8th April 2022

The local branch of charity Guide Dogs is urgently appealing for new volunteers to sign up as Fundraisers and My Sighted Guides. Volunteering Coordinator Pat Janecka reached out to S&C Editor Sarah Cheverton to tell [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Remembers: Remembrance Day Events 2021

7th November 2021

As Remembrance Day approaches, Paris Ali-Pilling collates all the events (both free and ticketed) happening locally to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty.  National Museum of the Royal Navy [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Campaigns: Monthly Round-up (6th Oct – 6th Nov 2021)

8th October 2021

We’re launching a new, monthly roundup of local events and protests for Pompey campaigners and activists. If you have an event, protest or campaign meeting you want to share, let us know on Facebook or [… read more ]

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Portsmouth College Basketball Academy in the Community

28th September 2021

While Portsmouth is well-known for its football club, the city also has a basketball academy that does a lot for the community. Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviewed Rob Milner, chairman of the club, about challenges [… read more ]

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From Essex to Emsworth: A Bike Ride for Domestic Violence Victims

3rd August 2021

Local resident Tom Shaw reports on he and his friends’ 140-mile charity bike ride to raise money for Women’s Aid. On Tuesday 3rd August 2021, a four-man cycling group comprised of myself, Josh Sturt, Joe [… read more ]

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