Flagship November 2015 by Jenna Smith

Season’s greetings

Winter 2015

14–18

Festive fun Christmas games for all the family

Win tickets See The Mousetrap at the new-look New Theatre Royal

What’s on Five pages of great winter events listed

Inside this issue:

On the cover Season’s greetings from Flagship and our sponsor, Unbeatable Car

Free books online

Your wellbeing

Bin days

Win panto tickets

Great services for library card holders

The new one-stop service for health

Changes to collections over the holidays

A great competition with the Kings Theatre

Next issue delivered 17–24 March

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Contacting us over the festive period

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You can get this Portsmouth City Council information in large print, Braille, audio or in another language by calling 023 9283 4092.

The Civic Offices, the city helpdesk and our switchboard will close at 4pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. They will be closed 25–28 December and 1 January. You can still use our website: www.portsmouth.gov.uk Children’s social care: call 023 9283 9111 or 08456 710271 (during usual office hours). Call 08456 004555 (emergency cover) outside office hours and on 25, 28 December and 1 January. Adult social care: call 023 9268 0810 at any time.

Let’s go Christmas crackers! Everyone likes lazing on the sofa at Christmas, watching telly and playing with their new gadgets. Especially kids! But the holidays can also be a great time to get children active – whatever the weather. Here are some fun ideas:

Be a reindeer Set up an obstacle course (inside or out) and pretend you’re one of Santa’s reindeers pulling the sleigh and delivering presents – flying over houses and down streets, and soaring back up through the sky.

Head off to your local park or play area Weather permitting, the kids will enjoy a good run around. Search playgrounds at www.portsmouth.gov.uk for where to go.

Try a balloon challenge Hit one into the air as many times as possible without it touching the ground (hands, feet and head allowed).

Serve up some indoor tennis Use your hands as rackets and bat scrunched-up balls of wrapping paper back-and-forth over the sofa.

Play frozen statues Put some music on, get dancing, and as soon as the music stops pretend you’re completely frozen. Anyone who moves is out, and the last one left is the winner.

Hold a festive treasure hunt Combine a walk with an outdoor hunt. Be the first to collect or spot things such as holly, fairy lights, a wreath or an inflatable Santa.

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Book Fest bonanza Hear from a former nun and a famous punk rocker. Have tea with the Gruffalo or delve into crime… There’s something for everyone at Book Fest, our festival of events and talks, which runs from 14 February to 6 March. Here are some of the highlights: ff Enjoy some Valentine’s Day tales with a twist.

ff Discover more about Rudyard Kipling, who spent part of his childhood in Southsea. ff Explore the city’s connections with Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ff Meet former nun and midwife Eleanor Stewart-Richardson...

ff Check out a new anthology of black and Asian writing.

ff …or musician Viv Albertine – guitarist with The Slits, friend of The Sex Pistols and The Clash.

ff Come to a tea party with the Gruffalo at your local library.

ff Learn about the history of Gunwharf with Michael Underwood, author of Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth.

Win Mousetrap tickets and theatre tour We’ve teamed up with the newly-restored New Theatre Royal to offer you the chance to win one of three pairs of adult tickets to The Mousetrap – plus a behind-the-scenes tour. The theatre now has a new stage area and dressing rooms, improved accessibility, a new studio space and updated café and bar areas. The council helped the project with a £150,000 loan. Send your name, address and phone number to boxoffice@newtheatreroyal.com or write to: Flagship Competition, Box Office, New Theatre Royal, 20-24 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD by 11 January 2016. The Mouse Trap runs 14–19 March. For the current programme, go to www.newtheatreroyal.com

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Free books, mags and music With a library card you can download books, magazines and music 24/7. Ebooks and e-audiobooks are easy to download from the Borrowbox app or our website. Zinio gives you a wide choice of magazines including Marie Claire, National Geographic, BBC Good Food and Hello!.

ff Investigate CSI Portsmouth with bestselling crime authors Elly Griffiths and Pauline Rowson.

With Freegal you can download and keep up to five songs a week. Pop into your local library or search library information at www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Tickets are on sale from 4 January at your local library or online. Search Portsmouth bookfest. Far left: Charles Dickens. Second from right: Viv Albertine (photo Michael Putland). Far right: Rudyard Kipling.

Park and ride means fun Little ones love going on the big blue Park and Ride bus. From 4 January they will be able to pick up a free activity booklet and crayons from the terminal, with exclusive discount vouchers for child-friendly attractions. If they get their activity pack stamped by the driver, after the fourth visit they can send off for a cute Park and Ride teddy bear. So Park and Ride isn’t just a great way of getting into town if you live in the north of the city – it can be a fun trip for anyone with younger children. A ticket allows you to hop on and off Park and Ride buses all day long. It’s £4 per vehicle for the day, or as little as £2.24 with a Flexipass. More info: ff parkandride.portsmouth.gov.uk Take some stress out of Christmas shopping with the special late-night Park and Ride service, Monday to Saturday from 26 November until 23 December. The last bus from The Hard is 9.15pm.

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Hot tips for staying well in cold weather Get your flu jab

Keep warm

Flu can be much more serious than you think. It can lead to bronchitis or pneumonia, and it can be deadly. That’s why the flu jab’s free if you’re 65 or over, or if you have a long-term health condition.

Heat your home to at least 18 degrees Celsius (65 Fahrenheit) and keep bedroom windows closed at night, as cold air can increase the risk of chest infections. Wear several thinner layers (warmer than just one thick one) and try to move around at least every hour, even if this is just doing some exercises in your chair.

If you’re 65 or over, you’re also eligible for the pneumococcal vaccine, which will help protect you from diseases like pneumonia.

And get a qualified Gas Safe engineer to check your heating appliances are safe.

Sort out your tablets Make sure you follow instructions for medicines, and if you’re prescribed antibiotics, finish the course. Get any repeat prescriptions filled in in advance, as many surgeries and pharmacies close over Christmas. Keep a supply of cold and flu remedies at home so you don’t need to go out if the weather’s bad.

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If you’re over 65 or have a long-term health condition, cold weather can be bad for your health. But there are things you can do to help you stay well this winter.

Holiday

The

Season

is better by bus! Get help early If you start to feel ill, even if it’s just a cough or cold, get help and advice from your pharmacy (chemist) straight away before it gets more serious.

Whether going shopping, partying, eating or drinking, the Holiday Season is better on a First bus...

Pharmacists are fully qualified to advise you, and this can be the best and quickest way to help you recover and get back to normal. If you can’t get out yourself, ask someone to go for you or give the pharmacy a ring. Don’t go to A&E or call 999 unless it’s an emergency. If you’re not sure, use the NHS 111 number. NHS 111 can help you get the right treatment. An adviser will assess you and point you to the best placed service in your area. You can dial 111 at any time, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and calls are free.

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There’s a new one-stop service that can help you live more healthily. Instead of going to lots of different places for advice, you can use the free Wellbeing Service. It can help you give up smoking, cut down your drinking or lose weight. It can also point you in the right direction if you have problems with things like housing, employment, debt and self-confidence, if they’re affecting your health. You can talk to a wellbeing worker and look at the full picture of what’s happening in your life. The idea is to help you reduce your risk of diabetes, liver disease, lung disease and heart disease, and live a healthier, more fulfilled life for longer. We started the service because Portsmouth people told us they would prefer a one-stop shop rather than having to visit lots of different services. We tried it out in Somerstown first. Here are some of the success stories: 8

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The one-stop way to better health

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Melanie, 54, had no set meal times and lived on snacks with around 15 cups of sugary tea a day. She now cooks regular nutritious family meals, drinks more water and has done a 13-mile bike ride. Jack, 51, wasn’t seeing his children or grandchildren because of his drinking, which regularly got him into hospital. He’s now stopped, and is rebuilding his family relationships. Jayani, 39, was worried about her weight, but a chat revealed she had anxiety, depression and low selfconfidence. We found her a counselling service and recommended courses to help her boost her skills and make friends. Now she’s lost 5cm from her waist and has a job as a school assistant. More info: ff contact the service: 023 9229 4001 or wellbeing@portsmouthcc.gcsx.gov.uk ff or talk to your GP. Names changed, picture posed by models

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Summer was great, let’s keep pedalling!

Jack Stoneman

Keep safe Staying safe on the roads is even more important when mornings and evenings are dark. Be more visible by: ff making sure lights are fitted and working

Pedal Portsmouth gets under way

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Portsmouth families made cycling a great part of summer when they joined our first Pedal Portsmouth event on the seafront. Now we’re hoping everyone will carry on pedalling, even though the weather might not be so brilliant. There are lots of ways you can still enjoy cycling. Search cycling at www.portsmouth.gov.uk for leisure routes and information on rides organised by Portsmouth Cycle Forum. British Cycling are working with us to hold free guided rides. They run the Ride Social programme offering volunteer-led rides of varying distances to suit cyclists of different abilities. They also run Breeze rides for women. These fun, social rides always include a stop for cake and chat.

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Keep secure Secure your bike using a good quality lock. Search bike safe at www.hampshire.police.uk You can buy a D-lock for the great price of £19.52 from Civic Offices reception in Guildhall Square.

New faces are always welcome on British Cycling rides, so give one a try. For more details go to www.goskyride.com/Portsmouth Going on an organised ride can really inspire you. After Pedal Portsmouth, Nicky Stoneman told us: “Our son Jack, who’s four, only learnt to ride without stabilisers two weeks before the event. He absolutely loved it. I’ve now caught the cycling bug and am looking to purchase a bike through my workplace cycle to work scheme.”

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Steer clear of bus lanes Drivers who illegally use our bus lanes now risk being caught on camera and fined £60. Police can already prosecute people who illegally use the lanes, but can’t monitor them all the time. Our new cameras can operate 24/7 and will make it much easier to identify vehicles and provide evidence. Bus lanes are there to make buses quicker and reduce journey times. Making sure they’re used correctly encourages people to use buses instead of cars, which helps reduce congestion and emissions. Lanes can also be used by cyclists and taxis (hackney cabs, not private hire vehicles). Money from any fines will be invested in improvements to roads and transport in the city. More info: ff search bus lanes at www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Snow and ice on the roads In wintry weather, our contractor Colas’s priority is to salt or clear vital road routes in and out of the city, major bus routes, and major routes to places like hospitals, schools and shopping centres. (See map, opposite.) In the event of heavy snowfall, once priority 1 and 2 roads have been cleared, they will endeavour to clear lower-priority roads. Pavements are also salted on a priority basis. In the event of heavy snowfall, once priority pavements have been cleared, Colas will endeavour to clear lower-priority ones. You can clear snow and ice from pavements yourself. It’s unlikely that you’ll be sued or held responsible if someone is injured on a path or pavement if you’ve cleared it carefully. If you clear snow and ice: ff do it early in the day – it’s easier to move fresh, loose snow ff clear snow to a place where no-one can fall over it ff don’t use water – it might refreeze and turn to black ice

Is this love? Do you feel happy and secure in your relationship? Do you have the freedom to do your own thing and see your friends and family when you want? If the answer is no, we can help… If you’re 13 or over and are experiencing abuse from a partner, we have a service for you… ff Call Vickie on 023 9268 8472. ff Or for more information search Is This Love Portsmouth and take our quiz. 10

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ff use salt if possible – it will melt the ice or snow and stop it from refreezing overnight ff use ash and sand if you don’t have enough salt – it will provide grip underfoot ff pay extra attention when clearing steps and steep pathways – using more salt may help There are 80 salt bins across Portsmouth. These are for public use but please use the salt wisely and remember it’s not for use on private property.

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Snow and ice: priority roads map

Priority 1 Priority 2 Grit/Salt Bin ÂŠ Crown Copyright and database right 2015. Ordnance Survey licence number 100019671

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out&about NOVEMBER to MARCH All the highlighted events are FREE

loads more happening

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There isn’t room here for all the things to do and places to visit in Portsmouth. You can find out more about forthcoming events and attractions at www.visitportsmouth.co.uk It’s the definitive listing for events and activities, for residents and visitors alike. If you have an event to promote, or want more information about something listed on the website, call us on 023 9282 6722 or email vis@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

ONGOING EVENTS First Monday of every month Portsmouth Pensioners’ Association Council chamber, Guildhall. 1.30pm. pompensa@virgin.media.com

Until 12 Feb UoP Student Exhibition Guildhall, 9am–5pm, Mon to Fri. Until 24 Dec Christmas Market Commercial Road. Daily. 21

Josh Widdicombe New Theatre Royal. From £16.50. 8pm.

Brief Encounter (PG) No 6 Cinema. £8, £6.50 concs. 7pm.

Community Lights Celebration St Mark’s Church, Derby Road. 4pm–5.30pm. Free.

21&26 Suffragette (12A) No 6 Cinema. £8, £6.50 concs. 7pm (21st), 4pm (26th). 21

Waiting for Godot New Theatre Royal. From £14. 7.30pm.

SASSY Party Night Emirates Spinnaker Tower. £5. 8pm.

Community Lights Celebration Lighthouse Community Centre, Albert Road. 4pm–6pm.

Art & Collectibles Market Palmerston Road. 10am–4pm.

UoP Choir: Hummel & Mozart St John’s Cathedral. £12/£10. 7.30pm. music@port.ac.uk

Discover Handel’s Messiah Portsmouth Choral Union. Trafalgar School, 10am–4pm. £15, students free. 023 9282 2227 or www.pcuchoir.org.uk

Creative Writing Workshop Exploring Walter Besant’s By Celia’s Arbour – Milldam House, Burnaby Road. 11.30am.

Life-Writing Workshop University Library, Cambridge Road. 12pm.

Show of Hands New Theatre Royal. From £22.50. 7.30pm.

Cosham Christmas Cracker High Street Precinct. Christmas lights switch-on. 4pm–6pm.

Joanna Scurr Lecture – Research Group in Breast Health Portland Building, University of Portsmouth. 6pm.

26 Theeb Portsmouth Film Society, Eldon Building. 7pm. £6.

Josh Widdicombe, 27 November

27–29 Victorian Festival of Christmas Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. 10am–6pm. Adult £17.50, child £15.50, senior £16.50, family £50.50, student £16.50, disabled £15.50.

NOVEMBER Until 28 Feb The Story of Children’s TV Exhibition, Portsmouth Museum. Tue to Sun, 10am–5pm.

Christmas Fair Anglican Cathedral, High Street. 11am–1.30pm. 50p, children free.

Our distributors are contracted to deliver flagship between 21 and 27 November. Depending on where you live, some events may have taken place before you receive your copy. However, events for this period were included in the last edition of the magazine.

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28&29 Open Day Eastney Beam Engine House, Henderson Road. 1pm–5pm.

UoP Choir: Hummel & Mozart, 28 November

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Why Do We Say That? Talk on the Origins of Expressions. Portsmouth Museum. 2.30pm. Tickets in advance from D-Day Museum or museum. £3.

Primary Schools Christmas Party Mountbatten Centre. £4.50 per head. www.linkedupfundraising.co.uk/ eventstobook. 2.30pm–4.30pm.

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28–31 Dec Festive Fun Emirates Spinnaker Tower.

Justin Smith Lecture Revolution in culture as a result of advances in technology. Portland Building, University of Portsmouth. 6pm. BSO: Sibelius 150 Guildhall. 7.30pm. From £14.75.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (15) Portsmouth Film Society, Eldon Building. £6. 7pm.

Theatre Tours Groundlings Theatre. £5. 12pm & 2pm.

Sea Shanty Night HMS Warrior. 7pm. £60. 023 9277 8604.

Christmas Lights Switch-On Allaway Avenue. 4pm.

4–6

Dickens’ Birthplace Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum. Special weekend opening. 10am–5pm.

Art & Craft Workshops Omega Centre. From £65 inc materials and lunch. www.omegaarts.co.uk

Christmas Wreath Workshop National Museum of the Royal Navy. 1.30pm–4.30pm. £28, inc materials. 023 9272 7595.

5&6

Etsy Made Local Xmas Market Aspex Gallery. 10am–4pm.

5&6

Festival of Christmas Market Port Solent. 9am–5pm Sat. 10am–4pm Sun.

5&6

Love Southsea Christmas Market Palmerston Road. 9am–5pm Sat. 10am–4pm Sun.

5–12

Hunt the Presents! HMS Warrior. Free with valid ticket. 11am–2pm.

Christmas Fair Eastney Community Centre, Bransbury Park. 20p.11am–3pm.

Dickens Christmas Guided Walk Victory Gate, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. 2.30pm. Tickets in advance from D-Day Museum or Portsmouth Museum. £3.

Portsmouth Guildhall

Christmas with the bso

Christmas Concert MGC Choir, Royal Marine Assn. Concert Band Sunday 13 December 2015, 3pm Portsmouth Guildhall. £6.50 to £14 For tickets call 0844 847 2362 or visit Portsmouth Guildhall Box Office

DECEMBER 2

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra concert season 2015 / 16

Christmas Concert Royal Marines Museum. Adult £10, under-18 £8, students £5. 7.30pm.

6–3 Jan Jack and the Beanstalk Groundlings Theatre. Adult £16, child £10, conc £12, family £42. 7

Shed Seven Pyramids Centre. Support Inspiral Carpets. Doors 7.30pm. £23.75.

Christmas Tree Switch-On Guildhall Square. 6.30pm.

Portsmouth’s Gunwharf (part one) Talk by Michael Underwood, author of Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth. 6.30pm, room PO1-11 Portland Building, University of Portsmouth.

8–3 Jan Pantomime: Cinderella Kings Theatre. 10

Neighbourhood Forum Old Portsmouth & Gunwharf Quays, Becket Hall, Cathedral House. 7.30pm.

11–13 Christmas at the Castle Southsea Castle. £5–£10 a day. 10am–11pm Fri & Sat, 10am–7pm Sun.

BSO: Sibelius 150, 3 December

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monday 21 december 7.30pm

Last Night of the Christmas Proms A fun-packed concert for all the family with seasonal classics old and new, and the best excerpts from West End musicals.

Conductor Pete Harrison. Singers Shona Lindsay & Stephen Weller

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Upbeat Beatles New Theatre Royal. From £17. 7.30pm.

12 Dreadzone Wedgewood Rooms. £15. 8pm. 12

Winter Wonderland HMS Warrior. 7pm. £60. 023 9277 8604.

Dr Zhivago (PG) No 6 Cinema. £8, £6.50 concs. 6.30pm.

12&13 Love Southsea Christmas Market Palmerston Road. 9am–5pm, Sat. 10am–4pm Sun. 13

Christmas Concert – MGC Choir, Royal Marine ASSN. Concert Band 3pm. Portsmouth Guildhall. £6.50–£14. 0844 847 2362 or Portsmouth Guildhall Box Office.

Christmas Music by Candlelight St James Church, Milton Road. £8 (children free). 4pm. portsmouthfestivalchoir.co.uk

Dickens Christmas Guided Walk Victory Gate, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. 2.30pm. Tickets in advance from D-Day Museum or Portsmouth Museum. £3.

Pantomime: Cinderella, 8 December –3 January

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18&19 Portsmouth Beer Festival Guildhall. £10 per session. Fri 6pm–11pm, Sat 12pm–5pm & 6pm–11pm. 18&19 Spectre (12A) No 6 Cinema. 7pm. £8, £6.50 conc.

Family Activity Area, 19 December – 3 January

Festive SASSY Party Night Emirates Spinnaker Tower. £5, 8pm.

Love Southsea Christmas Market Palmerston Road. 9am–5pm.

Santa Experience Square Tower. £18. manicsp.co.uk

A Bluegrass Xmas Square Tower. 7.15pm. £10 adv, £12 door.

Family Santa Fun Runs Clarence Esplanade. 11am. www.fitprorob.biz

Paddington (PG) No 6 Cinema. £8, £6.50 conc. 4pm.

Emporium Vintage & Craft Fairs Innlodge Hotel, Burrfields Road. 11am–3.30pm. £1, children free.

Frozen Big Screen, Guildhall Square. 1pm. www.bigscreenportsmouth.co.uk

Xmas concert: Handel’s Messiah Portsmouth Choral Union. St Mary’s Church, 7.30pm. £17, less in advance. 023 9282 2227 or www.pcuchoir.org.uk

Peter Cater’s Ministry of Jazz Innlodge, Burrfields Road. Doors 7.15pm. £19/conc £17.

Chamber Music Series, 18 January

Coastal Waterside Marathon 2015 Pyramids Centre. 9.15am.

Festive Half Marathon 2015 Pyramids Centre. 10am.

Christmas Concert Guildhall. £10.95, conc £8.50. 7pm.

Christmas Carol Concert For Wessex Cancer Trust. St. Mary’s Church. 6.30pm. £8 adults, £5 under 12.

19–3 Jan Family Activity Area HMS Warrior. 10.30am–4.30pm. Free with valid ticket.

Carol Service HMS Warrior. 6.30pm. specialevents@hmswarrior.org

19–3 Jan The Santa Trap New Theatre Royal. From £10.

The Harbour 50k Challenge Pyramids Centre. 8.30am.

The Rowans Hospice: Light up a life Canoe Lake. 5pm–7pm. Service at 5.45pm. www.rowanshospice.co.uk

19–3 Jan Hunt The Slipper Family Trail HMS Warrior. 10.30am–4.30pm. Free with valid ticket.

Carol Service Anglican Cathedral, High Street. 6pm–7pm.

Last Night of the Christmas Proms Guildhall. 7.30pm. From £14.75.

Wedge Comedy Club Wedgewood Rooms. 8pm. £8.

Hampshire Farmers’ Market Palmerston Road. 10am–2pm.

A Victorian Christmas HMS Warrior. 7pm. £70. 023 9277 8604.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower. 11am–4pm.

Carol Service Anglican Cathedral, High Street. 7pm–8.30pm.

Christmas Evensong With blessing of crib. Anglican Cathedral, High Street. 6.30pm–7.30pm.

27–31 Thriller Live Guildhall. 7pm, matinee 3pm. £21.45–£33. 31

New Year’s Eve Party Night Wedgewood Rooms. £12. 8pm.

JANUARY

The Santa Trap, 19 December – 3 January

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Damon Brown/Christian Brewer Quintet Innlodge, Burrfields Road. Doors 7.15pm. £14/conc £12.

BSO: Shostakovich Guildhall. 7.30pm. From £14.75.

BSO: Shostakovich, 14 January

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The Nutcracker, 27&28 January

The Temperance Movement Pyramids Centre. Doors 7.30pm. £15.50.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower. 11am–4pm.

Chamber Music Series Ensemble 360. Guildhall. £16/£14, 7.30pm.

Portsmouth’s Gunwharf (part two) Talk by Michael Underwood, author of Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth. 6.30pm, room PO1-11 Portland Building, University of Portsmouth.

Burns Night HMS Warrior. 7pm. £60. 023 9277 8604.

Art & Craft Workshops Omega Centre. From £65 inc materials and lunch. www.omegaarts.co.uk

Holocaust Memorial Day D-Day Museum. 10am–5pm.

26 Giselle Kings Theatre. 7.30pm. 27&28 The Nutcracker Kings Theatre. 7.30pm. Thursday matinee 1pm. 28

Tangeries (15) Portsmouth Film Society, Eldon Building. £6. 7pm.

Kimmie Rhodes Square Tower. 7pm. £10 adv. £12 door.

30&31 Open Day Eastney Beam Engine House, Henderson Road. 1pm–5pm. 31

Massive Attack Guildhall. £36.85.

Night at the Museum Royal Marines Museum. Doors 5.30pm. £12 adults, £10 conc, £5 children.

Heroes and Aliens Galactic soundtracks. Guildhall, from £15.75, 6pm.

Bon Giovi Pyramids Centre. Doors 7pm. £21.50, £20.25 conc.

6&7

Love Southsea Market Palmerston Road. 9am–5pm Sat. 10am–4pm Sun.

Mayday Parade Pyramids Centre. Doors 7pm. £17.50.

Birthday Opening Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum. 10am–5pm.

Joe Jackson New Theatre Royal, 8pm. From £26.50.

Valentine’s Day Crafts Action Stations. 10am–5pm.

13&14 Valentines Comedy Night Emirates Spinnaker Tower. £15, £30 with food, 8pm. with Full Orchestra

Founder: Victor Smirnov-Golovanov

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“Not to be missed” Sunday Express

FEBRUARY

Giselle The Nutcracker Music: Adolphe Adam

Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Tue 26 - Thu 28 Jan

Book Now: 023 9282 8282 www.kingsportsmouth.co.uk Tue 26 Giselle • Wed 27-Thu 28 The Nutcracker

Bon Giovi, 5 February

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Portsmouth Coastal Half Marathon Pyramids Centre.

14–6 March Portsmouth Book Fest 15

Bassey plays Basie Innlodge, Burrfields Road. Doors 7.15pm. £14/conc £12.

Chamber Music Series Piatti Quartet. Guildhall. £16/£14, 7:30pm.

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Guildhall. From £24.75. Doors 7pm.

19 Runrig Guildhall. £30.80. 20

Art & Craft Workshops Omega Centre. From £65 inc materials and lunch. www.omegaarts.co.uk

Hampshire Farmers’ Market Palmerston Road. 10am–2pm.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower. 11am–4pm.

BSO: Magic Tales Guildhall. 7.30pm. From £14.75.

Young Musician of the Year Royal Marines Museum. Doors 6pm. £10, conc £8, children £5.

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Vasilis Xenopoulos/ Jo Fooks Quintet Innlodge, Burrfields Road. Doors 7.15pm. £15/conc £13.

15&16 Peppa Pig’s Surprise Kings Theatre. Tue 1pm & 4pm. Wed 10am & 1pm.

16&18 Kids Club Port Solent. 11am–4pm. 19 Tosca Kings Theatre. 7.30pm.

BSO: Magic Tales, 11 March

Art & Craft Workshops Omega Centre, from £65 inc materials and lunch. www.omegaarts.co.uk

27&28 Open Day Eastney Beam Engine House, Henderson Road. 1pm–5pm.

Hampshire Farmers’ Market Palmerston Road. 10am–2pm.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower. 11am–4pm.

Duathlon Series – Race One Clarence Esplanade. 8.30am.

Steve Knightley Square Tower. 7pm. £16 adv. £18 door.

Emporium Vintage & Craft Fairs Innlodge Hotel, Burrfields Road. 11am–3:30pm. £1, children free.

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22–20 May UoP Student Exhibition Guildhall, 9am–5pm, Mon–Fri.

World Book Day Action Stations. 10am–5pm.

Dub Pistols & Zegema Beach Wedgewood Rooms. 8pm. £14.

The Classic Rock Show Guildhall. £35.75, £24.75. Doors 7pm.

BSO: Fantastic Berlioz Guildhall. 7.30pm. From £14.75.

Nautical Chic National Museum of the Royal Navy. £10. 023 92 727584 or community@nmrn.org.uk. 6.30pm.

Rossini: Petite Messe Solenell Portsmouth Choral Union. St Mary’s Church, 7.30pm. £17, less in advance. 023 9282 2227 or www.pcuchoir.org.uk

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Love Southsea Christmas Market Palmerston Road. 9am–5pm Sat. 10am–4pm Sun.

The Rifles Wedgewood Rooms. 8pm. £15.

The Rod Stewart Story Pyramids Centre. Doors 7pm. £21.50, £20.25 conc. Peppa Pig’s Surprise, 15&16 March

Venue contact information Aspex Gallery.....................................023 9277 8080...... www.aspex.org.uk Blue Reef Aquarium............................023 9287 5222...... www.bluereefaquarium.co.uk Cellars at Eastney...............................023 9282 6249...... www.thecellars.co.uk City Council Museums........................023 9282 6722...... www.portsmouthmuseums.co.uk Gunwharf Quays.................................023 9283 6700...... www.gunwharf-quays.com Kings Theatre......................................023 9282 8282...... www.kings-southsea.com New Theatre Royal.............................023 9264 9000...... www.newtheatreroyal.com No.6 Cinema..........................................07435 029408....... www.no6cinema.co.uk Port Solent..........................................023 9221 0606...... www.portsolent.com Portsmouth Film Society....................07528 808400....... www.portsmouthfilmsociety.org.uk Portsmouth Guildhall.........................08448 472362 ...... www.portsmouthguildhall.org.uk Portsmouth Historic Dockyard...........023 9283 9766...... www.historicdockyard.co.uk Pyramids.................................................023 9279 9977...... www.pyramids.co.uk Royal Marines Museum......................023 9281 9385...... www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk Spinnaker Tower.................................023 9285 7521...... www.spinnakertower.co.uk Wedgewood Rooms............................023 9286 3911...... www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk BSO: Fantastic Berlioz, 25 February

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If you’re unsure of your collection day just search rubbish and recycling collections at www.portsmouth.gov.uk You can enter your postcode to find your collection, and download a recycling collection calendar too. Just follow the links. Remember to recycle greetings cards along with your empty cardboard boxes, paper, food and drinks cans and plastic bottles. Please, no gift wrap though – unfortunately a lot of it contains plastic so we can’t recycle it. Please put out rubbish and recycling by 7am. If you miss your collection please keep rubbish on your property until your next collection or take it to the Port Solent recycling centre.

Don’t forget your bag for life Back in 2002, Bangladesh became the first country in the world to ban thin plastic bags. Now action has been taken in England with the new 5p charge for every plastic bag used at supermarkets and many other stores. On average, it takes 1,000 years for a plastic bag to decompose, so the move is a positive one for the environment. Bags can have a serious impact on wildlife, especially seabirds, sea mammals and fish as they are prone to eating them and getting them stuck in their gut. You can still get a free bag when buying uncooked meat and fish, prescription medicines, certain fresh produce and unwrapped ready-to-eat food. But please make sure you have your bags for life to hand when you head out shopping. Maybe leave some in your car and your coat pocket, so you don’t forget. In a very short time taking them with you will become second nature. Last year 7.6bn bags, or 140 per person, were handed out in the UK. So the charge is great news for environmental charities as they will receive the biggest share of the sale proceeds.

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Message in a bottle

This Christmas Portsmouth residents will get through more than a million glass bottles as they make merry – all of which can be recycled. Here we follow a bottle on its recycling journey.

The bottle is posted into one of 55 bottle banks across the city.

The banks are emptied and the glass is taken to London to be washed, chipped and sorted.

The chips are heated into liquid glass and moulded into new bottles.

WEEE now collect it Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) can now be taken at the same time as your standard recycling collection. Put small electrical items such as toasters, hairdryers and irons inside a standard supermarket carrier bag and place it next to your green bin or box, or your flats’ recycling bin. If the item fits in a standard carrier bag then it can be recycled.

Win £25 of shopping! Look out for our Recycling Revolution banners in Fratton, Southsea and Paulsgrove. To win a £25 Love2shop voucher, all you have to do is let us know what recyclable materials are shown being held in the hand. Make sure you look carefully as there’s more than one banner… Send your entries to bigrecycle@ portsmouthcc.gov.uk, including your name and address.

The bottles are filled, labelled and trucked to supermarkets, where you can start the process all over again… The energy saved from recycling one glass jar or bottle can power a computer for 20 minutes or a 40w light bulb for almost two and a half hours.

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It’s now illegal to smoke if you’re in a vehicle with a child. The person smoking can be fined £50 and so can the driver, whether they were smoking or not. Cigarette smoke is particularly dangerous for children as they breathe more rapidly and have less developed bodies. Every time a child breathes in smoke they take in harmful chemicals, putting them at risk of illnesses like bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, meningitis and cancer. If you’d like help giving up smoking go to www.nhs.uk/smokefree

Come along to one of our drop-in sessions, where social workers and foster carers can chat through all the information you need, their fostering experiences and the wonderful rewards available. There’s no need to book, just visit the Civic Offices reception on: ff Tuesday 24 November 7pm–8.30pm ff Tuesday 9 February 7pm–8.30pm For more information about fostering: ff 023 9283 4071 ff www.fosterportsmouth.co.uk

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The future of NHS services at Guildhall Walk

The NHS needs to consider the future of services at Guildhall Walk Healthcare Centre – and would like to hear your views. In the coming months NHS Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is carrying out a formal public consultation about its preferred option for the future of these services. After spending 18 months hearing the views of both clinicians and members of the public about how urgent care services work locally, the CCG believes that the best option would be to move the ‘walk-in’ service from Guildhall Walk to St Mary’s Treatment Centre, to create a single, enhanced urgent care centre. This would mean GPs and nurses working together, offering care for both injuries and illness, using modern facilities and diagnostics such as X-rays, and with direct links to specialist teams at QA and local ambulance crews.

This would mean that urgent care services were better, simpler, and more efficient. In addition the GP practice would also be moved out of Guildhall Walk, but a new practice would be set up in a central location instead, using premises already owned by the NHS (instead of paying rent to private landlords, as now). The contracts for the NHS services at Guildhall Walk run out in 2016, and so the CCG is legally required to make decisions about the future – simply carrying on as now is not an option. The intention is to use this opportunity to create a system which gives patients a better service. The consultation is due to begin in November. Keep an eye out for the publicity, or keep an eye on our website for information, and details on how to get involved: www.portsmouthccg.nhs.uk

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We’ve joined with the Kings Theatre to offer you the chance to win one of seven family tickets to their glittering new panto, Cinderella. The show stars TOWIE’s James ‘Arg’ Argent and singer Anita Harris, star of Carry On films. Just send your name, address and phone number to: Flagship Competition, Kings Theatre, Albert Road, Portsmouth PO5 2QJ. Closing date: 7 December 2015. The first seven entries picked will win. Excludes performances 19–26 December. Go to kingsportsmouth.co.uk for more info.

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Have a happy caring Christmas Christmas opening If you need support in your caring role over Christmas, please call the Carers Centre. We’re open 9am–5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am–4.30pm on Friday. We’re closed on 25 and 28 December and 1 January, and the Carers Café is closed on Saturday 26 December.

Useful numbers over the holidays If you’re a carer, here are some tips to help make the festive season a happy one for you and the person you look after. ff Make sure you have emergency contact details to hand for organisations such as social services and your GP/hospital/ care agency. ff Don’t take on too much. Delegate Christmas tasks and ask for help from family and friends. Communicate openly and remember it’s OK to say “no”. ff Make sure you have enough medication to last over the Christmas period. ff Don’t think you’re alone – there’s a whole community of carers in the same situation as you. To find out more about our carers services and support groups get in touch with us (details on this page). ff If you rely on public transport and can’t visit family and friends on Christmas Day, move your celebrations to another day. ff Make time for yourself – this could mean just going for a walk, reading a book or watching TV. ff Most of all, make the most of Christmas and enjoy the time with the person you care for!

ff Council adult social care (in or out of office hours) 023 9268 0810 ff NHS non-emergency number 111 ff Samaritans (free, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year) 116 123

Keep in touch The Carers Centre is at 117 Orchard Road, Southsea. ff Call us on 023 9285 1864 ff Email us on carerscentre@portsmouthcc.gov.uk ff Search carers at www.portsmouth.gov.uk ff Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ portsmouthcarerscentre

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YOUR CITY YOUR SAY

BUDGET UPDATE

More than 2,400 people responded to our consultation on how to make savings in our budget. That’s a great response, so we’d like to say a big thank-you. We had some great suggestions for ways to save on spending or increase income. Like all councils, we’re facing further cuts to the money we get from the government. At the same time, an ageing and growing population is increasing demand for our care services, which is pushing costs up. We need to save £31m over the three years from April 2016. Search budget consultation at www.portsmouth.gov.uk to see the results of the consultation. If they haven’t been published yet, they will be very soon. Budget savings for 2016–17 will be decided at the 8 December full council meeting. The entire budget and council tax level will be finalised at the 9 February meeting.

Scared silly by numbers? If you struggle with numbers, then you might be losing out on a lot. You might miss the best energy deal, or find you can’t help the kids with their homework. But now there’s a way to boost your confidence and get to grips with everyday maths. Go online and do the free National Numeracy Challenge. You can find out your level of skill with numbers, and see how to improve. Jade Elie, 34, from North End, says the challenge helped her set up a part-time craft business. “Being able to budget for my business and search for the best possible value for money has been awesome. Sometimes you instantly think you’re getting a good deal, but now I look harder and I’m shocked when it isn’t. I realise I would have ended up spending more in the long run.” Take the challenge at www.nnchallenge.org.uk and use the access code pg1. Jade Elie

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Looking after your sexual health We’ve made improvements to sexual health services after asking Portsmouth people what they wanted. Clinic appointments You can now book an appointment at the sexual health clinic as well as just walking in. To book, just call 0300 300 2016. There’s also a new dedicated time for people under 20, from 3pm–5.30pm on Thursdays (no appointment needed). The clinic is on the second floor of the main building at St Mary’s Hospital. Free condoms Our new C Card scheme offers free condoms and advice to under 24-year-olds. To get a C Card just visit the sexual health clinic at St Mary’s, where the staff will make sure you know how to use a condom safely, and give you guidance if you don’t. You can use your C Card in pharmacies and youth centres citywide to collect free condoms. Free test kits online If you’re over 18, you can order a free kit online which tests for all sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. The kit arrives in the post, and you provide a sample before posting it back for free. If the test shows no infections, then you’ll get a text message telling you. If it shows an infection, then you’ll be invited to the St Mary’s clinic for treatment, advice and support. Go to www.letstalkaboutit.nhs.uk and click on quick check online. Stock image used for illustrative purposes and posed by models

Being evicted? The law now gives more protection to tenants who are told to move out after they ask their landlord for a repair. This action by landlords is called retaliatory eviction. We can help if it happens to you. We have powers to prevent your landlord from evicting you for up to six months. The protection applies if you signed a new contract after 1 October this year. Just call us on 023 9268 8369 or email housing.privatesector@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Advertise with us If you want hundreds of thousands of people to see your business message, there’s no better way than using the council’s publications, online services and advertising sites.

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Domestic abuse: you can help People are often scared to report domestic abuse or just don’t recognise their relationship has become abusive. So we need your help in building up a true picture. We’d like everyone – not just people in abusive relationships – to complete the Safer Portsmouth Partnership survey at www.saferportsmouth.org. uk/survey There are questions about what domestic abuse is, which services you recognise and what you’d do if a friend asked for help. The survey closes on 31 December.

Domestic abuse is everyone’s business.

The Hampshire Health Record

Your information The Hampshire Health Record is an electronic summary record for people living in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton. The record stores information from GP surgeries, hospitals, social and community care teams in one place so that – with your consent – professionals can view it to deliver better care to you.

Your choice If you are happy for your information to be stored on the Hampshire Health Record then you do not need to do anything. Please contact us if you would like a copy of the information held about you on the Hampshire Health Record or prefer your information not to be stored on the Hampshire Health Record. 30

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Could you be a Portsmouth teacher? Portsmouth’s children need more teachers. And a great way of becoming a teacher is to do your training in a school. The School Direct route into teaching means you’re supported and mentored from day one. Helena Roche from Southsea is training at St George’s Beneficial Primary School. She said: “After working in the civil service I decided I needed a new challenge. Teaching was the obvious avenue but to be sure I decided to gain some experience in a primary school.

“I worked as a teaching assistant, and then I heard about School Direct. It was an amazing opportunity, especially as I became part of the team and learned within the school environment.” You can find out more at a Train to Teach event, run by the Portsmouth Teaching School Alliance, on 2 December or 13 January, or at our teacher recruitment event on 16 January. More info: ff info@portsmouthtsa.org ff portsmouthtsa.org

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Adoption: too old at four? The children waiting the longest to be adopted are often aged between four and eight. But adopting an older child can bring special rewards. One of our adopters chose a little girl aged five, and has never looked back. She said: “I was fearful that an older child wouldn’t attach to me, but when I met my adopted daughter for the first time, it just felt right. I think it’s the match between you and the child that matters, not the age. “If a child’s at school, you can network immediately. Older children are great fun. You also know a lot about their history, and have a much better idea of their physical and emotional prospects.” You can register for one of our Tuesday adoption information sessions: ff 1 December (6.30pm–8.30pm) ff 15 December (12pm–2pm)

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Friends around the globe As part of our series about Portsmouth’s links with cities around the world, we look at our bond with Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a city of around 21,000 near the mouth of the Piscataqua River. Settled in 1623, it is said to be the USA’s third-oldest city. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was set up in 1800 as the country’s first naval shipyard. Our friendship link with the city was cemented in 1997 with a visit by our then Lord Mayor, Cllr Mark Hancock, followed by a visit by then Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Lynne Stagg in 2012. Along with our city, and fellow US Portsmouths in Virginia and Rhode Island, it is a signatory to the Portsmouth Atlantic Compact, which pledges the four communities will work together. This was signed by the mayors of the four communities, including our then Lord Mayor, Cllr Stagg, in 2013. For more information go to www.portsmouthnh.com or www.cityofportsmouth.com

Market Square, New Hampshire, USA. Photo: Joe Parks

Twinning and other links are supported, but not funded, by the council. For more information search twinning at www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Help us keep their story alive We’re planning to transform the D-Day Museum, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, but now need your help to raise an additional £200,000. One way is to buy a unique album, Heroes’ Tide, produced in support of the D-Day Museum Transformation Project. It features 12 tracks by local choirs, as well as a newly-composed piece by James Dunlop performed by the Portsmouth Massed Choirs. To find out more and order your CD or download, go to www.ddaymuseum.co.uk

Info and advice: your views The right information and advice, at the right time, can really make a difference. The Care Act 2014 says we have to make sure that information and advice about things like social care and wellbeing are available when you need them. To do this we need to understand what’s important to you when you look for information and advice. If you would like to share your views, please email involvedsocialcare@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or call 023 9268 8317.

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Change to opening hours

Let us know about problems with abandoned vehicles or broken streetlights.

From 4 January, the times for visiting the Civic Offices reception or calling the city helpdesk will change.

Tell us about missed bin collections or if you’ve changed address.

The opening hours will now be 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, covering the busiest times of the week.

We can also take payments for council tax, parking tickets and your rent. If reserving a library book is keeping you awake at night, you can do that too, straight away.

The changes don’t affect housing options or children’s social care. Christmas opening: see page 2.

View planning applications on a Saturday...or make secure payments for residential care on a Sunday. It’s quicker and easier to tell us online, or make a secure payment when it suits you, and there’s no need to hang on the phone.

Keep backing Ben Our home team Land Rover BAR have finished 2015 in third place overall in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series. Racing in Bermuda, Sir Ben Ainslie’s Portsmouthbased team finished just three points behind America’s Cup holders Oracle Team USA, with Emirates Team New Zealand the season winners. The World Series continues in February, and is set to return to Portsmouth in July. Rankings in the series determine the teams’ starting scores in the America’s Cup qualifiers in 2017. Follow the team at land-rover-bar.americascup.com

Your business future Business people are being invited to a free breakfast event about funding, growth and future opportunities in the city. The event, called Future Portsmouth – a Great Deal for Business, is on 11 March at Portsmouth Marriott Hotel. It will also give employers information on how to develop their workforce, with apprentices and their bosses on hand to talk about their experiences.There will be a chance to network over an informal breakfast. To register, email events.south@ hampshirechamber.co.uk

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Business support

Help for business

If you’re a small or start-up business then we’ve lots of ways to help. For more information:

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Get networking Our Business 2 Business meetings are great for making new contacts, promoting your business and networking. Meetings are on the third Thursday of each month, 12pm to 2pm, at the Mountbatten Centre, and cost £12 including buffet lunch, tea and coffee and parking. More info: ff 023 9283 4307 ff danielle.milasinovic@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Stay one step ahead With our Business Update e-bulletin, you get the latest on grants and funding, training, events, networking and advice. To sign up: ff email mediacom@portsmouthcc.gov.uk (with “business update” as the subject)

Shop local on 5 Dec

Free parking

On 5 December it's Small Business Saturday, a special day to support your local traders. We're encouraging small businesses to run special promotions and events. To help the day along we're offering free parking at these car parks: Wootton Street, London Road, Stubbington Avenue and Ashby Place. There are more than 6,000 small businesses in the city, but sometimes they can struggle. It really helps to shop locally and support small firms in your neighbourhood. Southsea Bathing Hut is a start-up company which makes soaps, cosmetics and bathing accessories. The organisers of Small Business Saturday have named it as one of 100 unsung heroes of British small businesses. Company owner Samantha Worsey said: "We're so very grateful to the city for giving us so much support in our first year of trading. The loyalty of people here has been a constant reassurance. The advice and support the city council provided has also been invaluable and has very much underpinned our success. "Until the 1930s, Portsmouth had a flourishing soap-making industry. Our mission is to revive it on a national scale and this is something which really drives us."

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Find space Our three enterprise centres provide low-cost, adaptable industrial and office units for new or growing businesses. More info: ff enterprisecentres@portsmouthcc.gov.uk ff 023 9282 6225

Develop your staff Apprenticeship and traineeship info. ff kate.prowse@portsmouthcc.gov.uk ff 023 9262 1860 Samantha Worsey

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We’re planning to build new industrial and enterprise units at Hilsea Industrial Estate, which will boost local businesses and jobs. Around 21 units, with a restaurant/café, will be built on the old AE Hadley shopfitters site at Limberline Spur. The site is owned by the council. The redevelopment should be ready by next autumn. The units, in a busy, established freight and distribution location, will include allocated parking, bespoke fit-out and mezzanine options, plus extra business services. The project will cost an estimated £4.25m and will bring in rental income, which will benefit the tax payer. For more information contact our corporate assets team by emailing commercialpropertytolet@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or calling 023 9283 4349. www.facebook.com/portsmouthcitycouncil

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