In the spirit of collectivism, three members of the Portsmouth Authors Collective are joining forces for a combined book launch of their latest novels. The event is scheduled for 6:30 pm on 24th October at [… read more ]
Pens of the Earth’s book Wild Seas, Wilder Cities launched on 21st October 2024 at the Portsmouth Guildhall’s Lens Studio. Jackie Green reports. Environmental events can be a hard sell but Pens of the Earth’s [… read more ]
There are many reasons to attend Pens of the Earth’s Wild Seas, Wilder Cities book launch on 21st October, at Portsmouth Guildhall. It will be an event-packed evening, offering a joyful glimpse inside Wild Seas, [… read more ]
On 21st October, a very special book is being launched. Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is a collection of stories, poems and articles, written by local poets and authors and beautifully illustrated by local artists. Its [… read more ]
By Richard Salsbury As I strode past the orchard on Cornwallis Crescent I realised that the tingling in my hands and feet wasn’t going to disappear after a bit of exercise. I was on my [… read more ]
By Richard Salsbury I remember when all this was concrete. Well … and brick and stone and glass. But you get the idea – straight lines; beautiful, flat surfaces as far as the eye could [… read more ]
By Richard Salsbury She could go down to Canoe Lake, or sit on the esplanade with views all the way out to the Isle of Wight and the sounds of the swashing of the sea. [… read more ]
November sees the start of tree planting season, and the culmination of the Woodland Trust’s ‘Big Climate Fightback’ campaign which encourages everyone to pledge to plant a tree. But what might this mean in Portsmouth? [… read more ]
Eileen Robertson (1941-2018) We’re sorry to have to report that one of our friends and member of the Portsmouth writing community, Eileen Robertson, died on Tuesday 20th November. Eileen was proud of being a Yorkshire [… read more ]
The Prime Minister Theresa May recently announced a festival of British culture, sport and innovation to take place in 2022, inspired by the Great Exhibition of 1851. S&C can now exclusively reveal an anonymously leaked [… read more ]
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