So You Think You Know Gosport! Part 1
Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Green, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1HL Lets start at the very beginning, its a very good place to start…. Peter Keat will begin with “ABC” on his illustrated alphabetical tour of Gosport looking at buildings, events and happenings from now and the …
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Minor Railways of Gosport
St Faiths Parish Centre, Victoria Square, Lee on Solent, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 9NF At one time the area had nine working railway stations but what do you know of the railways in Haslar, Browndown and Blockhouse. A fascinating illustrated tour of the publicised railways in …
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The Line to the End of the Rainbow – Illustrated Talk
Elmore Fishing Club, Marine Parade East, Lee-on-the-Solent, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 9BJ “The Line to the End of the Rainbow” was how the railway to Lee on the Solent was advertised. Join Peter Keats (Gosport Railway Society) for his illustrated talk which will take you on …
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The Somme: a family story at Fort Brockhurst
Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4DS In this short but meaningful talk, Joyce Brown will recount how her relative, Reginald Westbrook, lost his life in the Battle of The Somme. Reginald was a Gosport Fireman and had no need to go to war. …
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The Hidden Gem of Gosport – Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Green, Haslar Road, Gosport, PO12 1HL This magnificent C of E church was built in 1696 and is situated on the waterfront at Gosport. If you have only ever seen the rather stern Victorian-looking red-brick exterior of the church, then the …
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Grange Airfield: Teaching the World to Fly
Gunners Way, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4DS Now the site of HMS Sultan: from 1910 to 1956, this is the tale of Gosport airfield’s contribution to the progress of aviation, and the defence of this island. The people, the planes, the humour, the heartbreak are recalled …
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Bay House and The Alverbank
Bay House and The Alverbank: noble houses and their occupants Lower Hall, Bay House School, Gomer Lane, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2QP Find out about the two lovely Victorian noble houses which sit close to the shoreline at Stokes Bay, overlooking the Isle of Wight. Bay …
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The D-Day Story – Gosport 1944
Gosport & District Angling Club, Lifeboat Lane, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2TR In 1942 Stokes Bay was chosen as an embarkation point for vehicles destined for the Normandy beaches as part of Project Overlord, the invasion of France. The whole of the Bay became a …
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‘Lost Souls’ – a WW1 family story
Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4DS Local lady, Bren Margetts, shares the story of her great-grandmothers life and the heart-rending fact that she lost 5 of her 6 sons during WWI. This story is told within the atmosphere of Fort Brockhurst, from where …
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Favourite Hymns with Pam Rhodes
Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Green, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1HL Pam Rhodes presents stories behind her favourite hymns, introduced by Rev. Andy Davis – Vicar of Holy Trinity Church Pam Rhodes, journalist, presenter, writer, speaker and a familiar face of television’s Song’s of Praise, returns to …
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