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The Flying Scotsman locomotive will be in Corfe, in the station yard, for another two weeks. You can pre-book tickets @ £7.50 for a footplate visit (talk to the engine crew, have all the levers and dials explained, ask questions and walk through the secret tunnel through the tender to allow crews to be changed without stopping the train). It's great! You can also get a ticket for £20 which includes the Scotsman tour and a ride up and down the line. Or, you can get a very good look at the locomotive for free from the station platform. Check details on www.swanagerailway.co.uk Portchester Beer Festival is back with its mix of local and national real ale, food and entertainment this Saturday 13 April. With over 30 real ales, ciders and perrys to choose from, as well as Prosecco cart, there is something for everyone to try. This year there is Dave Barrett taking over the Afternoon Session & The Damiain Lodrick Band rocking the Evening Session. The new Gourmet Build a Burger will ...

As appeared in Portsmouth View March 2019 British Science Week will be celebrated across the UK from Friday 8 to Sunday 17 March and not least in Portsmouth. There are activities sponsored by the British Science Association Portsmouth and Isle of Wight Branch of which I am a volunteer. Catch artist Immy Smith and her sciart at the aspex gallery Family Saturdays on 9 March from 11am until 1pm. The unique workshop is led by local artists Bethia Wentworth and Jordan Baines and it’s free. On Wednesday 13 March, one the Thai boys rescue divers will be in Portsmouth to talk about his experience. Jason Mallinson is also an alumnus of the University of Portsmouth. This free event is held at the King’s Theatre, 6pm. For your ticket, go to port.ac.uk/events Join the Skeptics in the Pub at The Rifle Club in Fratton on 14 March at 7pm. James Williams, Lecturer in Education at University of Sussex will talk about Alfred Wallace who famously sent Charles Darwin an outline of the theory of e...

Come and enjoy our Summer of Sherlock events programme, from Sherlock's chemistry lab to a game of footie with Doyle, there's enough here for any budding detective! 1st August  - Portsmouth Museum - Sherlock Science - 11am - 3pm - Families A science extravaganza! Come and see some wonderful theatrical experiments in Sherlock's chemistry lab 1st August  - Brook Club, Somerstown Hub - Whodunnit - 6pm - 8pm - 11 - 16 year olds Codebreaking, chemistry and fingerprints and nothing like school! 2nd August - Portsea Youth Club, John Pounds Centre - Football with a difference - 5pm - 7pm - 11 - 16 year olds A game of footie with a different twist - find out what surfing, cricket balls and bowling have in common! 10th August  - Paulsgrove & Wymering Youth Club - Sherlock on TV - 1 - 3pm - 11 - 16 year olds Presenting the oldest of scripts using the most modern of technology! Back stage or in front of the camera - all welcome! 13th August  - Cosh...

As appeared in the Portsmouth View, October 2016 Looking at the programme of activities for the HG Wells Festival you can see how Portsmouth has given him much inspiration. The festival programme takes in everything from talks about Wells’ influence on popular culture and his passion for human rights to the latest scientific thinking on time travel and a creative writing and science fiction workshop. Science is so much a part of our lives that we do not often realise. When you make a cup of tea and the dry leaves turn into a comforting brew in the cup, it is science in action. All that you have in our mobile phone is science. Science is all around us. We do a lot at the university to encourage young people to study science. Sometimes it surprised me that we have to work so hard to do that. After all, science is really fascinating. Do we not wonder about how trees die down in the winter to come blooming in the spring? Or have we taken science for granted? This month I urg...

There are a number of excellent science and environmental events in Portsmouth next week! Cafe Scientifique Portsmouth explores Lycopene, a red pigment from tomatoes and its role in cancer, with Dr Mridula Chopra. Cancer remains a challenge to prevent and treat. Cancer preventive agents from natural source are of interest as they pose minimal adverse effects. Several dietary components have been highlighted in this respect. Population based studies have shown that individuals consuming lycopene (pigment that gives red colour to tomatoes) containing foods show lower incidence of cancer. Dr Chopra, from the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Portsmouth, will talk about the mechanisms through which lycopene can inhibit the cancer related processes and relate this to the amount of lycopene that needs to be consumed and factors that can improve its bio-availability. She would also highlight other cancer preventive dietary components. Date: Tuesday 24 May...