Southsea Lifestyle July 2017 by Salad Publishing

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CONTRIBUTORS Emma Beatty teaches journalism at the University of Portsmouth. She has lived in Southsea for ten years, and has two children Neil Maxwell is the director of Fry & Kent Estate Agents and volunteer crew member of the RNLI Romany Mathews studies English at the University of Southampton. She lives in Southsea John Worsey is a freelance writer, based in Southsea. He works in advertising, communications, media and branding Russell Baldwin has an MA in Film Studies, is a qualified teacher, lives in Southsea and is an experienced carpenter and decorator Joe Gorecki studies German and Spanish at the University of Bristol and grew up in Portsmouth

Southsea Lifestyle Produced by Salad Publishing Ltd Editor: Kevin John Dean Creative Director: Zirrinia Austin Dean Web design & social media: Daniel Sweeney Media partners: Strong Island Co What’s on listings: Sophie McCue Design assistant: Abi Bryant Editorial assistant: Kai Austin Dean 4

10 IT’S TIME A FOR CHANGE! 12 NATURAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE HAY FEVER SEASON

14 16 18 22

COFFEE STOPS SOUTHSEA FOOD FESTIVAL FEELING HOT, HOTWALLS! REFLECTIONS OF A SOUTHSEA LAWYER

24 26 30 38 40 42 44

PORTSMOUTH TENNIS ACADEMY CULTURE VULTURE BAGS OF IDEAS TORCHLIGHT MYSTERIES FILM TIPPING POINT TALKING: A MODERN THERAPY

18 A NOTE TO ALL BUSINESS OWNERS

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f you are ever find life confusing and struggle to make decisions, then I have news for you. Making the perfect decision is a myth! Of course some choices are best based upon all the facts that are available to us, but, according to doctors, very often rather than pontificating for hours or days, it’s far better for our mental health to follow the advice of a popular sportswear company and ‘Just do it’.

This issue gives you even more choices or decisions to make. Just looking at the What’s On section: you will see numerous events that make the most of the summer, from champagne at Southsea Castle, to a wildlife watch on the beach (Cumberland Natural History Museum). And just to add to your confusion, we highlight many of the coffee shops on Southsea’s high streets ( p.14). Whatever you decide to do, have a wonderful July. Kevin John Dean

INTRODUCING HAVANT AND SOUTH DOWNS COLLEGE

avant Sixth Form College and South Downs College are in the process of developing an exciting partnership which on 1 August 2017 will see them opening their doors as the new multi-campus Havant and South Downs College.

high quality education and training including academic, vocational and professional qualifications and apprenticeships, to young people and adults across South East Hampshire and West Sussex. Building on this, it enables new opportunities for a stronger partnership with business and civic leaders, helping to generate greater prosperity in the lives of the people we serve and the communities in which they live. Both colleges see such a combination as providing significant benefits to all stakeholders and the wider community, including but not limited to:

The vision is to create an outstanding further education provider to meet the needs of our future students by building upon our existing strengths.  Double the expertise – learning with leading subject and industry professionals  Twice the choice – over 150 courses, 80 partnerships with universities and vibrant links with business and industry  Dual campus – designed to raise students’ aspirations and meet their learning and lifestyle choices  Digital innovation – learning through two pioneering ventures: Google and Microsoft The new College creates the ultimate student journey, encompassing the right courses and programmes, lifestyle and employability opportunities to guide our students through their studies to reach their aspirational goals. By formally uniting through a merger it ensures the partners continue to offer a varied range of 6

• Establishing a larger A Level Centre of Excellence that will offer the most extensive choice of courses in the Southern region • Becoming the region’s leading provider of professional and technical courses - offering students progression from GCSE through to Higher Education • Optimising the use of the colleges’ assets, including their world class teaching professionals • Employers benefiting from expanded Apprenticeship programmes and ease of access to future employees • Ensuring a sustainable world class FE provision. Mike Gaston, Principal of Havant Sixth Form College and South Downs College: “The world is changing fast. In a global economy with the rapid developments of the digital age, we are well aware of the importance and contribution of high value industries, services and jobs. Our new College enables students of all ages to develop the skills and attributes that will serve them, our local and regional economy and our society well into the future.”

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IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE!

I’

Neil Maxwell

ve written before about how frustrating the archaic legal process, surrounding house transactions has become. It is amazing that apart from some additional bureaucratic measures, nothing has changed in twenty years, despite the introduction of electronic technology

The only attempt, with the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPS), ended in 2011. Looking back it may well have been because they were ahead of their time, but with clients having to stump up £400 up front for each HIP, you were guaranteed motivated vendors.

process. It wouldn’t take weeks for the surveyor to book an appointment, find works, and then both parties having to enter into a lengthy and testing renegotiation process. At present, it is taking the City Council thirty days to turn round property search information and this is having a huge impact on transaction times despite the volume of sales decreasing in the last two years. Having this information from day one could mean that the legal conveyance time would reduce by up to a third.

Home Information Packs, had they been fully implemented, were meant to contain every piece of information you would require in order to decide on whether to proceed with a purchase and to speed up the legal conveyancing process.

Throughout the house-selling process, I cannot stress the importance of using a local solicitor. So many chains are being held up and transactions lost by the online call centre processing teams who you can rarely get hold of and leave a myriad of unreturned phone calls and emails in their wake.

From survey to searches, it was going to be a one stop shop, and from the vendor’s point of view, any remedial works that would inevitably come to light from the home condition report would be allowed for as part of the offer

So if we do reach a point were political parties are looking for new manifesto ideas, this wouldn’t be a bad place to start, coupled with a review of George Osborne’s stamp duty changes that have driven down transactions by a third.

floor. With over 1,000sq.ft, this luxurious apartment includes; Open plan living room & kitchen with access to an impressive terrace enjoying wonderful far reaching westerly views over the Solent. Both bedrooms benefit from en-suite shower & bathrooms. This property also includes secure underground parking for two cars.

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Luxuriously apartment located on the 24th floor of this iconic building within the Gunwharf Quays. With just over 1,000 sq. ft (95 sq. m) of accommodation, the layout comprises; entrance hall, open plan living room with floor to ceiling windows enjoying the fine panoramic views, kitchen, two double bedrooms, one en suite & main luxury bathroom and also includes underground parking.

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NATURAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE HAY FEVER SEASON

Karen Morton

t’s that time of year again when all the beautiful blossoms are opening, and gardens and our senses are filled with a riot of colour.

But please spare a thought for those who suffer from debilitating hay fever, it can be an uncomfortable time for them. Did you know that some of our native ‘weeds’ and wildflowers may be able to help?

year is the elderflower (sambucus nigra) The quercetin*** in elderflower is a natural antihistamine; therefore, it may help to alleviate hay fever.

Studies have shown that stinging nettles (urtica dioica) have an antihistamine* and antiinflammatory** effect which may aid those with hay fever symptoms. You can pick the new light green tips (wearing gloves) and make a nice green tea to be drunk at least three times a day to help ward off itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing.

Again, a simple tea can be made from the blossoms or you may want to mix it with the nettle to give you a more interesting brew. Adding local honey to taste will also help with hay fever, as it is thought that the local pollen it contains will help to desensitise you to pollen. A couple of precautions: If you are currently taking any medications, please check with your local herbalist that there are no interactions or contraindications before using herbs.

Another helpful plant found at this time of

Also before picking herbs it is advisable to take a photo identification book and if unsure please don’t pick.

*Mittman P. Randomized, double-blind study of freeze-dried Urtica dioica in the treatment of allergic rhinitis. Planta Med 1990;56:44-47. **Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Phytother. Res. 23, 920–926 (2009) DOI: 10.1002/ptr 920 B. ROSCHEK JR. ET AL. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH Phytother. Res. 23, 920–926 (2009) Published online 12 January 2009 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2763 Nettle Extract (Urtica dioica) Affects Key

Receptors and Enzymes Associated with Allergic Rhinitis **B. ROSCHEK JR et al. Phytother. Res. 23, 920–926 (2009) Published online 12 January 2009 in Wiley InterScience(www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2763Nettle Extract (Urtica dioica) Affects KeyReceptors and Enzymes Associated with Allergic Rhinitis ***Nair MP, Mahajan S, Reynolds JL, et al. The Flavonoid Quercetin Inhibits Proinflammatory Cytokine (Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha) Gene Expression in Normal Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells via Modulation of the NF-κβ System. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 2006;13(3):319-328. doi:10.1128/CVI.13.3.319-328.2006

Karen Morton is a Naturopathic Medical Herbalist at the Salix Health And WellBeing Centre, 33 High Street, Old Portsmouth PO1 2LS Tel: 02392 862925 www.salixhealthandwellbeing.com

COFFEE STOPS Romany Matthews

BAFFLED COFFEE

here was some controversy about the Costa Coffee chain

Head to Baffled Coffee in Fawcett Road

coming to Albert Road, home of

for fresh food and coffee. With a focus on

independent shops and of course several

simple things done well, they even cure their own

independent coffee shops. Of all the sectors

meat on site.

on the UK’s high street, coffee shops have continued to grow and thrive. We thought

CASA DE CASTRO

it was about time for a quick overview of the various coffee shops on Southsea’s high streets. Each with their own speciality and atmosphere, and hopefully resilient enough to

withstand

the

competition

from

worldwide coffee brand.

AURORA

Casa de Castro’s delightful garden

If you’re after cake with your coffee, Casa de Castro in Albert Road is the place to go. Enjoy delicious homemade cakes and pastries in their beautiful garden.

COFFEE CUP

Aurora

Located in Albert Road, Aurora offers handroasted coffee in a relaxed lounge setting. Open late into the evening at the end of the week,

With a shop on the beach at Eastney, another at Clarence Pier, and a mobile kiosk in Guildhall square, there is plenty of opportunity to enjoy Coffee Cup’s selection of hot and cold drinks and food. They also provide a specific selection ideal for younger guests.

there is the option of swapping coffee for a food

COFFEE #1

platter and glass of prosecco.

Situated in Palmerston Road, this is one branch

SOUTHSEA COFFEE CO This friendly coffee shop in Osborne Road is as popular for its delicious and nutritious food as it is its speciality coffee. Soak up its laid-back atmosphere and try their popular raw cakes.

T AND THISTLE

Southsea Coffee Co

of over 70 throughout the UK. The brand focuses on ethical, gourmet coffee.

Located in Highland Road, T and Thistle is a tea and coffee lounge infused with the spirit of Scotland. They stock a variety of Scottish teas and award winning Moonroast coffee.

TEA TRAY

COSTA Costa is the largest UK coffee shop chain. It has recently opened a new store in Albert Road, in addition to its existing one in Palmerston Road.

HOME COFFEE Home Coffee has a simple, effortless vibe. Enjoy their speciality coffees and healthy menu – with many gluten free and vegan options – a few doors away from The Kings Theatre.

HUNTER GATHERER

Tea Tray’s lovely cakes

A relatively recent addition to Albert Road, Hunter Gatherer stocks a broad variety of coffee and tea, as well as housing a small lifestyle boutique. In future, the premises are also intended to be used for different community purposes.

MELODY’S Melody’s in Albert Road has a distinct neighbourhood feel. In addition to good coffee you can purchase a range of food such as generously filled baguettes to eat in or take away. Photos: Callum Hartley

Pop along to Osborne Road to enjoy this quirky tearoom and a slice of homemade cake. Tea Tray also serves as a gallery and music venue.

THE CREAM TEAROOMS The Cream Tearooms in Albert Road has perfected the vintage tearoom feel. As the name suggests it offers traditional afternoon tea and has a Hatters function room perfect for group gatherings. 15

SOUTHSEA FOOD FESTIVAL

Saturday 15th July 10.00 - 18.00 Sunday 16th July 10.00 - 17.00

ake the very best local cuisines, the friendly and laid back Southsea atmosphere and mix together for the perfect food festival • Carefully weigh out over 50 stalls of foodie offerings • Heat gently with exciting taste sensations • Stir in a vibrant mix of sights, sounds and smells • Take a pinch of ‘sea salt’ air and sprinkle with a seaside location • Add a heaped spoonful of entertainment, live music and family fun • Whip up into two days of summer food festival fun

Southsea is ideally placed to celebrate the vast array of local food and drink offerings from across Hampshire. With over 50 market stalls filled with tasty local goodies and offerings from the independent traders of Southsea’s restaurants.

In the precinct on the Saturday, Love Southsea will bring an array of tasty treats to try on the day and take home to savour. Hampshire farmers join in the fun on the Sunday in the precinct, bringing the best quality, in season, local produce with them!

Community Chef Robin van Creveld hosts local food businesses practical demonstrations, key tips, insider secrets and culinary creations. ‘Food Portsmouth’ will bring a unique way to utilize food surpluses with a fun packed ‘Ready Steady Cook demonstration in the Kitchen Theatre.

MARKET DATES FOR YOUR DIARY •

LOVE SOUTHSEA MARKET

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WOODLAND CRAFTS MARKET

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HAMPSHIRE FARMERS MARKET

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SMT, ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES

FESTIVAL AREAS • • • •

Kitchen demonstrations - Kitchen Theatre Music Food stalls Children’s entertainment

Live music from the Wedgewood Rooms provides the festival sound track on the music stage. With a mix of acoustic sessions from laid back beats, summer grooves and crowd pleasers to go hand in hand with your culinary adventures. It’s a great way to relax, kick back and enjoy time with friends and family. There’s always fun for all the family, young or young at heart, from live music, on stage demonstrations and plenty of food to sample!

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Palmerston Road Precinct http://www.lovesouthsea.co.uk/ First Saturday & Sunday of each month March - November 2017 Palmerston Road Precinct http://www.woodlandcrafts.co.uk/ craft-markets-southsea/ 2nd Sat & Sun of the month, April - November 2017, one exception in October when Market is 21/22 (3rd weekend)

Palmerston Road Precinct http://www.hampshirefarmers markets.co.uk/ 3rd Sunday each month, January - December 2017 Palmerston Road Precinct http://www.southernmarkettraders. co.uk/ 4th Sat & Sun of each month, March - November 2017

HOTWALLS STUDIO’S - OPEN STUDIO Old Portsmouth www.hotwallsstudios.co.uk Every 3rd Sunday of the month 11-4pm till the end of December

SOUTHSEA BUSINESS SUPPORT

Support for local business is at your fingertips, with information on funding, advice, local organisations, and trading associations Market Start up: With short term, one-off and day pitches, running a market stall presents a viable route for retail and startup business to trial products, establish a customer base and develop ranges. Contact us at bisiness@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Words by Fran Downton, Portsmouth City Council

FEELING HOT, HOTWALLS!

John Worsey

o, happy first birthday to the Hotwalls Studios. This month, we’ll find out whether Portsmouth’s bid to become City of Culture 2021 has been successful. Whatever the outcome, it’s a pleasure to see this unique community of artists thriving. In this issue, we profile the diverse creatives

building their businesses in Old Portsmouth’s arches. I spoke to Facilities Manager Chrissie McQueen about how year one has gone and what’s next. “For a lot of the artists,” she explained, “this is their first professional venture. It’s been an interesting journey, finding the balance between making work Photo: Claire Sambrook

and promoting themselves.” Portsmouth City Council has three ambitious goals for the Hotwalls: increasing footfall into the area, creating jobs, and developing a thriving cultural quarter. With around 71,000 visitors to the Studios and Canteen in the past year,

everything is on track. In year two, Chrissie told me, the focus will be on creative development. “It’s all about the artists and the quality of their work. Also, we’ll look at developing use of the Round Tower - perhaps for workshops and exhibitions - and the parade ground - possibly for markets and performing artists.” She has relished being part of it. “I love the depth of different artists. Each studio has its own look and personality. It’s been a real joy to meet these people and see what they can do.” From the Mary Rose Museum to Victorious Festival, Chrissie is right to say “we’re putting Portsmouth on the map.” I also agree it’s a big strength that “Portsmouth is very loyal. People are behind anything produced here.” In the years ahead, that Pompey pride may make all the difference for our creative entrepreneurs.

ALICE HUME: STUDIO 12

the need for the modern day

"Wild Water" 2016. PHoto: Alex Fountain

palaver of electronic hype (an un-gentlemanly pursuit). batchmakerweb.wordpress.com

COMPANY OF MAKERS: STUDIO 7

artists as possible to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the hotwalls studios, the collective has embraced the experience to the full, and several monkeys have already spread their wings and gone on to greater personal success.

A textile artist who graduated from Winchester School of Art with a degree in Woven Textiles.

Designers & makers of

Alice creates contemporary

products inspired by the British

woven wall-hangings using

military’s influence on pop

unusual materials of copper,

culture, fashion & design.

raffia, denim and driftwood.

Think Sergeant Pepper’s, mods

www.alicehume.co.uk

adopting the RAF roundel,

Web: firemonkeyarts.org.uk

camo fabric & sailor chic.

JAMES MOULAND EBRU STUDIO: STUDIO 13

BATCH-MAKER PRINT STUDIO: STUDIO 8

www.companyofmakers.com

EMMA NICOL ILLUSTRATION - STUDIO 3 Emma Nicol is a textile artist and Illustrator, born in Portsmouth. Her work is inspired by local architecture. She uses textiles and embroidery to create illustrations onto homeware and accessories.

Founded by friends Spencer,

www.emmanicolillustration.co.uk

James specialises in both traditional and innovative styles of Ebru; the fascinating Turkish art of marbling on water. His vibrant, nature inspired images are captured on a variety of surfaces and shown annually at the World Ebru Expo

Matt and Christian. Each of them

FIRE MONKEY ARTS COLLECTIVE

are experienced paper screen-

The Fire Monkeys are a

printers who have long wanted a

collective of local artists and

KARL RUDZIAK: STUDIO 4

space they could dedicate to

makers with a wide range of

A figurative artist working mainly

their personal work, as well as

experience and styles.

in oils, Karl’s inspiration comes

display and sell from, minimising

Established to allow as many

from the people of Portsmouth. 19

OPEN STUDIOS Every 3rd Sunday of the month 11-4pm An opportunity to visit our creative studios, see all our artists and makers at work and buy or commission professional pieces.

www.hotwallsstudios.co.uk 20

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in my unique naïve style.”

by their celebratory use of colour and line. She exhibits internationally and currently has a print in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. www.sadietierney.co.uk

THE MAKERS TABLEN: STUDIO 9 His project ‘We Don’t Need Culture’ is a collaboration with Portsmouth City Council to re-evaluate and challenge local attitudes of culture by engaging the community

icanseethesea.com

REFOLD, ALEX HAGEN: STUDIO 11

through drawing and painting. www.rudziak.co.uk Sarah Radford, Ruth Lacey and

KIM EDITH: STUDIO 6

Emma Plato form The Makers Table. They create varied and eclectic paintings, drawings, prints, textiles, jewellery and sculptures, whilst offering a range of exciting creative workshops.

A textile artist who creates bold fabric collages and memory books using a range of traditional textile techniques

Alex works with natural dye processes and the different marks created by a variety of resist techniques. She creates bold individual textiles with a strong emphasis on sustainability.

@themakerstableuk

THE SACRED OBSCENE - JESSIE POTTER: STUDIO 6

SADIE TIERNEY

combined with photographs and ephemera.

LIZZIE CORNELIUS: STUDIO 2

“The Sacred Obscene is a

“Life by the sea has provided me

textile artist who creates intricate

with endless inspiration for my

hand embroidered art on

paintings. Capturing a

clothing and furnishings and

photograph of seaside life, I then

A graduate of the Royal

works with fabric and trimming

deconstruct the image with a

College of Art, Sadie Tierney’s

collected from their travels to

sketch and reconstruct the painting

paintings and prints are marked

create bespoke lampshades.” 21

REFLECTIONS OF A SOUTHSEA LAWYER Michael Rowland, a solicitor specialising in commercial law at Large & Gibson solicitors

oming from a large law firm based in an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;out of townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; business park, one of the attractions of joining a smaller practice, Large & Gibson, based in the heart of Southsea was the opportunity to explore the area, even if it was only a quick stroll along the sea front during my lunch hour. Unfortunately, those opportunities have dwindled over the last few years. Following an accident eleven years ago, my mother needed ever increasing care and support. This meant that most of my life outside the office was taken up with travelling to and from her home in London to visit hospitals or arrange care for her.

We took a stroll along the seafront and reached Southsea Castle. The children asked if they could go inside. I was reluctant, as my recollection, from past visits some time ago, was that there was not much inside and it was damp and uninviting. I could not have been more wrong. The children were enthralled by the talks given by the guide in full Tudor outfit about the history of the castle and particularly enjoyed the activities room, where they could dress up in costumes and sit on the throne.

Sadly she passed away towards the end of last year, but it has given me a chance to start getting my own life back on track. I was recently reminded of what an interesting place Southsea is to live and work in, when my best friend brought his family for a day out in Southsea. I came up with several possibilities for the perfect day, but, as the weather was sunny, they opted for a picnic on the beach. We walked through the town and I began to recall how many of the different properties I had been involved with over the years, whether buying or selling, leasing or purchasing the business, many of which, I was pleased to see, are still thriving. We spent a few pleasant hours on the beach and the children were fascinated watching the boats a and skimming stones across the water. 22

Southsea Castle, Photo: Paul Gonella/Strong Island

Sometimes it helps to see the familiar through the eyes of others.

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PORTSMOUTH TENNIS ACADEMY Tessa Baker talks to Southsea Lifestyle about Portsmouth Tennis Academy, how it began and their summer programme

How did Portsmouth Tennis Academy (PTA) start?

[heated] inside the canopy to allow families to

Portsmouth Tennis Academy was started in 2003 by

watch tennis when it gets cold. It does get really

Kevin Baker whose passion for tennis pushed him to

chilly inside in fact some days colder inside than

educate himself to become a professional tennis

out! But without the rain an wind!!

coach with qualifications from PTR, RPT and a level 5 LTA qualification, he is also a qualified racket stringer. Kevin is a tough and hard working coach who expects the best from all his students, making the academy one of the most prolific and strongly educated in the UK. The feel of the academy is warm and welcoming, and every person that steps onto our courts is going to be having a great time and learning how to play tennis the correct way, through great teaching and fun! Our coaches have mostly all come through the academy as children so shout out to: CLAIRE, JOSH, OLLIE, DAVE, ALEX, MARTIN and KENEDI and to our reception staff PAULA and ANGIE.

We bought 2 new fresh tea/coffee machines and have a great cake maker, and sell a small but tasty range of snacks. The racket shop account is with Babolat and can order in any rackets or tennis equipment through them. Can anyone play tennis at PTA, or do they need to become club members? PTA is not a membership only tennis club and we our proud to say that ANYONE can come and use our courts inside and out at any time, and they do! from the tiny tots to the mens and ladies groups, we also have an amazing team of coaches that will do individual coaching sessions, just give us a call

I remember bringing my children to play tennis

and we can set that up.

about 10 years ago, but everything looks bigger

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good age for children to begin

and brighter now and the cafĂŠ area looks great.

playing tennis?

Kevin and I took over the site with the Royal Navy

You an start tennis at any age! My mother started

about 4 years ago and spent a huge amount

in our adults beginner course at 70, the youngest

completely changing the changing-rooms and

is about 3, and we have loads of energetic school

coffee shop, and adding a huge glasshouse

children of all ages and abilities.

You have an extensive children’s summer programme, do some children come for the day? Our summer programme, includes full and half days of not just tennis but all sorts of sports. Our performance programme has intensive days too, and we have sessions for tots throughout the 8 weeks. We are open to help any adults too; if you would like a day full of tennis and fitness, we can accommodate that too just ask! Do any of the children go on to win tournaments locally or further afield? Tournaments can be a great way of telling what standard you have reached and help push you on with your game, some people love he challenge and some like to join our leagues for the fun and fitness it brings. Tournaments are not for everyone, but tennis should be enjoyed whatever you decide. One of the great things about the game is that it is loved all over the world; you can enter tournaments from Bournemouth to Scotland or just play a game in the local park in Spain. Our children do just that: they’re quite international players! In fact some of our players have even gone on to colleges and universities in the USA! How about adults, if they haven’t played for a long time, how can they get started again? For the adults that want to get back into tennis, we offer beginner/refresher courses. It’s a little like riding a bike but its the fitness level that you can really feel get better every session. Will you be going to Wimbledon this year? We will be going to Wimbledon this year, I love to go to the second week to watch the juniors play. Who’s your all time favourite tennis player? My favourite player is Del Potro, Kevin’s all time

2017 SUMMER CAMPS AND HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES PTA holiday camps are from 17 July-1 Sept 8.30 to 4.30pm @ £30 a day or £100 per week Mon-Fri Bring packed lunch, water bottle and hat with sunscreen

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK PTA ALSO RUN ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS: Little Smashers 9.15-10am - £5

Fun Day with Mc Donalds lunch inc. 10am-3pm - £25 Mini Camp 10am-12pm £12

PTA SUMMER OPEN DOUBLES TOURNAMENT For the first time this year PTA are running a doubles tournament The categories are: Mens, Ladies and Mixed Doubles 13 August from 10am-6pm £15 a pair with a BBQ to finish the day included in the entry fee Entries in by 6 August

Please call PTA for payment and book your place Both indoor and outdoor courts will be available to ensure that whatever the weather, the tournament will run

Portsmouth Tennis Academy Burnaby Road PO1 2EL TEL 02392730082

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CULTURE VULTURE Emma Beatty

s we went to press, Southsea

This year, The Royal Opera House is

was basking in temperatures

live-streaming Verdi’s La Traviata on

hotter

Tues 4 July (7pm) and Puccini’s

than

the

Bahamas.

The seafront looked like Venice Beach;

Turandot on Friday 14 July (7.30pm). If

I love it.

you don’t know Turandot, you’ll surely

I hope it stays like this for the Big Screen in Guildhall Square. On a warm summer night, there’s nothing Culture Vulture likes more than taking a picnic, a deckchair and a bottle of wine to sit and watch live opera on the big TV in Guildhall. You can settle down and

recognize the famous Nessun Dorma. But do you know its context? No-one (nessun) in the kingdom is allowed to sleep (dorma), as they stay up all night trying to solve a riddle—on pain of death. The music, the spectacle and the drama are like no other.

watch the action al fresco – disturbed only

There are more tales of woe in The Royal Navy

Theatre Association’s summer production of

the

occasional

swooping seagull.

tottering

drunk

Romeo and Juliet, performed in the unique

Portrait, Stephen Turner, ‘Everything Comes from the Egg’ exhibition, installation view, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, 2017. Photo: Stephanie Rose Wood

setting of the Upper Lawn of HMS Excellent (1214 July). Sadly, this year’s tickets are limited to family and friends for security reasons. For aerial midsummer magic, hop over to Gosport Ferry who are running a special cruise to see the famous Cowes Fireworks (4 August). They’ve got a four-hour family party boat to see the spectacular pyrotechnics. It’s party-time too at the Hotwalls Studios for their 1st Birthday Celebrations (7 July, 17:30-21:00). One year after opening, the old arches are buzzing with arty activity. Go celebrate, meet the artists and see what’s been happening in the past 12 months. (I love the shop that sells the cushions made out of Royal Navy’s sailor’s collars, using the same ribbon used by the Navy).

Jack House Gallery in Old Portsmouth has an eclectic summer show from the I HEART ART collective (29 July-19 August). This artists group met in the 90s when its members were studying

Fine

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University

Portsmouth, back when it was still taught in the John Pounds building in the heart of Portsea—then a place of warren-like studio spaces whose atmosphere ‘invited free thinking and artistic risk-taking’. The group reunite for shows bringing some of that spirit back together. They are a broad range of talents—painting, drawing, installation, film and performance. Meanwhile, down in Aspex Gallery in Gunwharf, you can see the work produced by another collective in Trawl, a celebration of Portsmouth’s long relationship with the sea, bringing local people together to share stories in the tradition of net-making in a project created by Croshare, with artists Sharon Bennett and Tom Jeram-West. Using basic crochet skills, they crocheted a large fishing net, and filled it with made items as well as

Ockham’s Razor

Back indoors, there’s plenty happening in our theatres and galleries. Dance fans should look out for Tipping Point at The New Theatre Royal (2526 July). Aerial theatre group Ockham’s Razor’s new show was crowned winner of the Circus Award at the last year’s Edinburgh Festival. It’s set in the round with five performers transforming metal poles in bizarre ways— balanced on fingertips, hung from the roof, swung, lashed, climbed up and clung to; the action ‘veering from catastrophe to mastery’. Read more about the group on page 42.

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his August, the New Theatre Royal is launching its new performance space, a 60-seat studio theatre created on the

main stage. The opening event in this new creative space is a local production of The Hound of the Baskervilles - but not as the author intended! Sir Arthur Conan Doyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous novel is taken in hand and given a fondly farcical overhaul in this caper through London, Dartmoor, and back to Baker Street! Torchlight Mysteries, fresh from three sell-

out productions of the works of Agatha Christie, presents this version devised and written by Steven Canny and John Nicholson, in which three actors play all the parts in a clever comedy, that serves up the original plot of this treasured story as you are unlikely to have seen it before. Torchlight is a company that has recently specialised in presenting pieces of theatre in Heritage buildings, most notably with their Christie productions at Wymering Manor, Portsmouthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest home. Their

immersive approach has turned the drawing room at the old manor into the cosy crime world of Miss Christie, in which audiences are invited to sit and watch stylish productions of the works of the Queen of Crime herself. Their next offering at Wymering is a new production of Murder at Martindale Manor in October. Information on all their productions and events can be found through www.torchlightmysteries.com Before they return with a new production to the old manor, they will be bringing their keen eye for a thoroughly entertaining mystery to the New Theatre Royal, and demonstrating the creative versatility of the new studio space with this high-energy, far-fetched production of The Hound of the Baskervilles.

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TIPPING POINT Joe Gorecki

ith the help of several long metal poles, Ockham’s Razor and their show Tipping Point have been taking acrobatics firmly out of circus tents and into theatres around the country, blending it with visual theatre for a memorable performance. We recently spoke with the show’s co-director Charlotte Mooney about it.

How does the acrobatics in Tipping Point differ from what you might see in a circus? It’s called contemporary circus and it takes a lot of the traditional movement of the circus while reinterpreting it in a new way. This show is set in the round, so the audience sits quite close and there are five performers with five very long metal poles. Throughout the show, they explore everything these poles can possibly do. The thing people haven’t seen before is the invention in it and the fun, alongside some very high acrobatic prowess. But within it there’s also an element of narrative, you have this feeling of seeing the relationship between the performers throughout the hour performance. Where did the idea for the poles come from? We had wanted for a long while to do a show ‘in the round’ because this is where the circus comes from and it’s a very different experience when you’re sitting across from an audience member. And then we thought what would be interesting aesthetically to have with the circle. These big poles, they’re just so great as they cut it aesthetically but they’re also exciting as well as visually pleasing. 42

Having it so simple, there’s so much you can do with it and it’s really gratifying. The name of the company is Ockham’s Razor: the theory is if you have two ways of doing something, go for the simplest. Has the production changed much since its premiere? Yes, its evolved massively. We started showing it in Autumn 2015 and it’s been touring since with the original cast of five. Every time they come to it, it does change…People will have found additional stories and new things which

really make it constantly come to life. Sometimes it will be little nuances in relationships that change, but they’ll have a big impact. Have you ever fallen off? Yeah! Never in a performance because it gets to a point where what you’re doing is just so drilled into you, but in rehearsals people certainly have: when trying new things, you need to take that risk as much as possible. It’s funny, as so much of circus is about playing with risk and danger, but if you see something where somebody is doing something genuinely risky, you can really clock it as an audience and it is unnerving to watch: there’s a real fine line. See TIPPING POINT Tue 25 or Wed 26 Jul 7.30pm Tickets: £16.50, Student £10 New Theatre Royal 20-24 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD 43

TALKING: A MODERN THERAPY Maria Dantas-Martins

e may hide it well, but so many

In the 20th century, Freud’s medical background,

of us suffer from self-doubt,

debates with colleagues, philosophers and intellectuals from different fields, created new psychological approaches where psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and all forms of counselling took their place. Ever since, they have been helping to diminish sufferings, limit discomfort, solve and treat problems, clarify doubts, increase self-esteem, and promote better relationships and integration into society.

anxiety

and

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different points in our lives. These issues can often lead to relationship problems or difficulties with our children. Prescribed medicines can sometimes help in the short term, but very often a much simpler and more natural solution can

be found in simply talking about our problems with a professional therapist. Counselling or psychoanalysis conjures up images of someone lying on a leather couch in a state of despair or self-obsession. The contemporary ‘talking cure’ is very different, relaxed, informal and supportive. The ‘talking cure’ is an act of catharsis bringing to life, thoughts, and feelings, free from restraint, prejudice or judgement, and allowing a sense of security, relaxation and freedom. The therapist assists and cares, combining ethics and method. Each session allows possibilities for surprises and constructions towards new perspectives. It is a practice where by using our own words we can find ourselves and have an encounter with what determines the problem. When working with children this process might enable them to feel secure, to build better relationships with their parents or to help with difficulties at school. The attention to infancy and early intervention, where required or needed, could resolve effectively problems which would be much more difficult to achieve when they are adults. 44

Ultimately psychoanalysis is a talking method where listening to what the clients are saying is paramount, and a major way to allow them to progress. We are embraced by language, as it is through language that we show what we are. Whatever issues you may have in your life, talking is a process of communication, treatment, discovery and surprise, leading to a sense of relief and comfort. That’s life! Maria Dantas-Martins is presently developing a career in Counselling, Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, Child Care and Education. She lives in Southsea with her English partner.

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