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King Henry VIII invites you to experience Christmas traditions from his Royal Tudor Court. There will be dancing, merrymaking, magic and music. Throughout the museum you will meet characters from Henry’s court – jesters, courtiers, musicians and ladies in waiting.  Learn to dance like a Tudor lord and lady, learn to curtsy and bow, discover what Tudor music sounded like, find out what food the king would eat at Christmas and how the king’s jester made the court laugh.  Who know, you may even meet the King himself! Make Christmas Memories at The Mary Rose on these dates: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th December Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th December Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th December This event is FREE with a valid Mary Rose ticket.

Members of the Southsea Coastal Scheme team, who are designing new sea defences for 4.5km of Portsmouth's seafront have gone that extra mile to raise money for The LifeHouse , a resource and support centre for those in need, located in Albert Road, Southsea. To raise funds, employees from Portsmouth City Council , Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership and Balfour Beatty came together to take part in the Great South Run in October this year. The more experienced runners covered the 10 mile course, with the rest running in the 5K race meaning that runners of all levels could get involved. They have now smashed their fundraising target of £450, with the current total reaching over £600. Lesley Wenden, Manager at the LifeHouse said: "Not only did this team of people complete the Great South Run for us but they also raised over £600 in doing so! Thanks to this wonderful achievement and people's kindness through donations, we will be able to put the monies raised towards some l

Isn't wonderful to hear that the city's two bathing beaches have kept their top ratings for water cleanliness?  Southsea East and Eastney beaches will have the classification 'excellent' – the highest available – for next year's season, the government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced. This is the third year running that Southsea East has had an excellent rating, while Eastney has had the top classification for some time.  Cllr Steve Pitt, Portsmouth City Council's Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport, said: "It's great to see that our wonderful local beaches have retained their excellent ratings for another year. It's brilliant news for tourism and for local people."  Let's help our beaches stay clean by making sure that we bag and bin litter in the right places.

This evening we craved something wholesome and bought a couple of good looking rib steak. Usually 150 grm is about the right amount per person. We thought we would try a new sauce and mushroom sounds just the ingredient for an autumn evening. Ingredients: 1 shallot thinly sliced 150 g mushrooms 2 cloves of garlic chopped finely 25 g butter 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 500 ml stock 150 ml Marsala wine We fried some shallots, garlic and sliced Chestnut mushrooms in some butter and olive oil. Once it has been frying for about 5 minutes, add a tablespoon of plain flour and mix well. Next pour 500 ml of stock slowly into the pan, making sure everything is blended well. Continue stirring and then add the 150 ml Marsala wine into the mixture. Simmer and stir until the sauce is reduced to 1/3 of the original quantity. This should take about 20 minutes. Serve with the steak which has been grilled for 5 minutes on each side. A jacket potato and some steamed carrots are good com

To commemorate 100 years since the 11 November 1918 Armistice and the end of WW1 people of Portsmouth are honouring the fallen from WW1 on the streets in the city where they once lived. Council Leader Cllr Gerald Vernon Jackson who put up the first board in Reginald Road on 31 October said: " This is a poignant way of remembering our fallen first world one heroes and enabling residents to connect with their local history and community."        Nearly 6,000 residents gave their lives during the conflict from 846 streets in the city. From 5 November their names will be displayed on boards to be erected in the streets where they lived to honour them and thank them for their sacrifice. All boards will be in place for the commemorations on 11 th  November. Greatest losses were sustained by Newcome Road which lost 24 residents and King Street and Reginald Road which each lost 23 residents. The names of those that we don’t have addresses for will be displayed on

Portsmouth City Council's annual bonfire and fireworks display, will take place at King George V playing fields, in Cosham, on Wednesday 7 November. The free event will open at 4pm where there will be a children's funfair (under 12's only) as well as a variety of catering units. The bonfire will be lit at 7pm, followed by a spectacular firework display at 7.30pm which will begin after a countdown led by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Portsmouth. The display, funded by Portsmouth City Council always draws the crowds so please avoid driving if possible although parking is available at Lakeside. Cllr Steve Pitt, Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport, said: "Our free annual fireworks display is always really popular and attracts lots of people from across the city. Arrive early, bring your friends and family and enjoy the evening and the display." Please follow the advice from marshals and use the underpass from Lakeside to the event site to avoid crossing Wester