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Good morning, Pompey!

It feels really great to be back! Writing this every week has quickly become an highlight for me, that I actually missed doing it last week. But it was good to get some break from work, it felt like time slowed down (in the best way), and hopefully it’s the recharge needed to finish the year strong.

It was a shame we couldn’t bring you some of the events for last week, like the concert at Guildhall, or the food festival at Gunwharf, but we hope you still got out and had a bit of fun.

Summer might be slipping away, but as always there’s still plenty happening around the city to keep your weekend looking lively.

In today’s scoop:

• Ocean Race back in Portsmouth

• Free bikes and cycle training for kids

• Snookies making a comeback!

• The D-Day story awarded a TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Award

Right, let’s get into it!

In this week’s news:

The D-Day story museum was recently awarded a Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice Award, putting it in the top 10% of attractions to visit worldwide, thanks to glowing visitor reviews and based on visitor’s reviews and ratings. The D-Day story has always been an important part of Portsmouth’s proud history, if you’ve not been, this is yiur sign to book a visit!

Thanks to the Recirculate project, refurbished bikes have been donated to children in Buckland, Stamshaw, and young people supported by Enable Ability, all restored by prisoners at HMP Ford using donations from QA staff and locals. And from September, the council’s expanding its Bikeability programme with new Learn to Ride sessions for Year 3 & 4 pupils still learning to ride or using stabilisers. Over 600 kids are expected to take part by spring, all pedalling towards more confident, car-free travel.

Last month, Southsea hosted the SailGP in the Solent waters, this time around The Ocean Race is in town! The Ocean Race is a competition between fully crewed IMOCA raceboats. In 'fully crewed mode', there are four sailors + an on-board reporter. At least one of the crew must be female and two nationalities must be represented across the race crew. The teams will be required to generate at least 30% of the energy used on board during each leg from renewable sources (solar, wind or hydro). Also, specialised equipment will be carried on board to provide water sampling data to international scientists. Read more or get tickets here

Snookies, (and its famous cream cake!) will soon return to Southsea! Snookies was a well loved bakery on Osborne road that unfortunately shut down in 2016 and got turned into an Indian restaurant. It is now set for a return under the new name Snookies & Co., with the promise that the same standard of cakes (& other favourites) which made the original popular will be upheld. There’s no date announced yet, but we’ll let you know when, as soon as we do

🗓️Things To Do

Friday, 8th

Ghost Hunt | Groundlings Theatre | 9:00pm | More info here

Saturday, 9th

Silver Stacking Rings Workshops | Hotwalls Studio | 10:00am | More info here

Royal Marines School of Music | Portsmouth Guildhall | 11:00am | More info here

Proms in the Park | Stansted Park | 3:00pm | More info here

Beaded Necklace Workshop | Hotwalls Studio | 3:00pm | More info here

Sunday, 10th

July Summer Service | Deeper Life Bible Church, Buckland | 10:00am | More info here

Dive Deeper - Many faces of the Mary Rose | The Mary Rose | 11:00am | More info here

Sunday Sessions | Queens Hotel | 12:00pm | More info here

Sunday Lunch & Stadium Tour | Anson Road - Fratton Park | 12:30pm | More info here

TeaJazz in the Park | Stansted Park | 2:00pm | More info here

Sunset Sundays | Spinnaker Tower Sky Bar | 7:00pm - Multiple dates | More info here

Monday, 11th

Warm Spaces | Havelock Community Centre | 1:00pm | More info here

Tuesday, 12th

Portsmouth & Southsea Scrabble | Havelock Community Centre | 1:00pm | More info here

Wednesday, 13th

Stretch & Relax | Victoria Park | 10:00am | More info here

PT in the Park (with BH Live) | Victoria Park | 5:00pm | More info here

Thursday, 14th

Narcotics Anonymous | Havelock Community Centre | 6:30pm | More info here

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Things To Do - with Kids

Friday, 8th

Code & Create at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard | HM Naval Base | 10:00am | More info here

Summer Fun at Fort Nelson | Fort Nelson | 10:30am - Multiple dates | More info here

Meet the Conservation team onboard Victory Live: The Big Repair | HM Naval Base | 11:00am | More info here

Roller Disco | Pitt St. Skatepark | 7:00pm | More info here

Saturday, 9th

Portsmouth & Hampshire Art Society - Summer Exhibition 2025 | Portsmouth Cathedral | 10:00am - Multiple dates | More info here

Operation: Spies and Lies | The D-Day Story, Southsea | 10:00am | More info here 

Family Session (Under 16) | Pitt St. Skatepark | 10:00am | More info here

Royal Marines School of Music | Portsmouth Guildhall | 11:00am | More info here

Community Inclusion Event | Victoria Park | 11:00am | More info here

Summer on the Southside | Portsmouth Cathedral | 1:00pm | More info here

Families and Groups Laser Tag | Queen Elizabeth Country Park | 1:30pm | More info here

Historic Walk & Talk - Hilsea Lines, Gatcombe House, Hilsea Halt | Hilsea Station | 2:00pm | More info here

Beaded Necklace Workshop | Hotwalls Studio | 3:00pm | More info here

Sunday, 10th

Early Bird Beginners | Pitt St. Skatepark | 8:00am | More info here

Summer Service | Deeper Life Bible Church, Buckland | 10:00am | More info here

Port Solent Waterside Market | Port Solent | 10:00am | More info here

Sunday Sessions | Queens Hotel | 12:00pm | More info here

Sunday Lunch & Stadium Tour | Anson Road - Fratton Park | 12:30pm | More info here

Monday, 11th

Vintage Bus Tour | Portsmouth City Museum | Various times | More info here

Connor’s Toy Library | Havelock Community Centre | 9:30am | More info here

Tuesday, 12th

Stay & Play Tuesdays | Portsmouth Guildhall’s Square Kitchen Cafe | 10:00am & 1:30pm | More info here

Summer Fun at Fort Nelson | Fort Nelson | Multiple dates - 10:30am | More info here

Caulking workshops onboard Victory Live: The Big Repair | HM Naval Base | 11:00am | More info here

Innovation - Pioneers at the Mary Rose | The Mary Rose | 11:00am | More info here

Roller Tots (Under 5s) | Pitt St. Skatepark | 11:00am | More info here

Wednesday, 13th

Scenic Solent Cruises - Three Forts Cruise | South Street, Gosport | 12:00pm | More info here

Polymer Clay Earring Workshop | Hotwalls Studio | 6:00pm | More info here

Visit Royal Armouries | Fort Nelson | 10:00am | More info here

Kids Wheeled Disco | Pitt St. Skatepark | 1:00pm | More info here

Kids Wheeled Disco | Pitt St. Skatepark | 4:00pm | More info here

Thursday, 14th

Follow the Boom! | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard | 10:00am - Multiple dates | More info here

The Ocean Race Europe | Ocean Live Park - Gunwharf Quays | Multiple dates - Various times | More info here

Kids Club Professor Strange | Port Solent | Multiple times | More info here

🎭Live Events

😂LOL Comedy Club | Portsmouth Guildhall | Fri 8th, 8:00pm | More info here

🎙Groove Fest | 7 Bar & Restaurant | Sat 9th, 1:00pm | More info here

🎼The Royal Marines School of Music | Portsmouth Guildhall | Sat 9th, 1:30pm | More info here

🕺Marie Clarke School of Dance | Kings Theatre | Sat 9th & Sun 10th - Various Times | More info here

🎙Stone Cold Chili Peppers - Tribute | Wedgewood Rooms | Sat 9th, 7:30pm | More info here

🎙Freestone | Wedgewood Rooms | Sun 10th, 7:00pm | More info here

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