Christmas Tree Recycling

You can compost your real Christmas Tree this year at the Port Solent recycling centre, open 8am to 4pm everyday except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

You can also compost it at one of our specific Christmas Tree drop-off days, which are on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January 9am-2pm, at Victoria Avenue car park in Southsea and Burrfields Road recreation ground car park in Copnor. Please remember to remove all the decorations first!

www.portsmouth.gov.uk

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Mirrorball Disco Lounge on New Years Day

A quick message from the Mirrorball Crew

“Dear Lizards, Hope you’re all enjoying a totally loungetastic Christmas and have been having big fun. We kick off on Friday, New Years Day at the upstairs bar in the Wine Vaults, Albert Road, Southsea and there is no admission charge. We will be having a number of our compadres from Civilisation of the Rough bringing their groovy tuneage along and as a special bank holiday treat we will now be kicking off at an especially early start of 4pm. We really hope you can get down to join us and enjoy the first of our weekly sessions. Keeping it real.”

Happy Christmas from Strong Island

Have a cracking Christmas everyone. We’ll see many of you over the following Christmas and New Years week for more than our fair share of drinks and food I’m sure. To anyone we don’t see have a banger what ever you’re doing and rave safe.

Family Frostbike Cycle Ride

The Portsmouth Cycle Forum have organised a Family Frostbike Cycle Ride on Tuesday 29 December to help work off some of the excesses of Christmas. Here’s the itinerary:

- Assemble at the Ferry Gardens in Gosport (next to the ferry pontoon) at 10am
- Travel using on-road and off-road cycle routes via Gosport Station, through Rowner, Stubbington and back roads to Hill Head.
- Refreshment stop (either Visitor Centre or Osborne View PH).
- Return along coast road to Lee-on-the-Solent (Solent Cycles on seafront for emergency repairs!).
- Carry on towards Stokes Bay but with optional loop to Gosport BMX track.
- Stokes Bay seafront then cycle path on old railway line back to South Street and ferry.

Aiming to finish between 1pm and 2pm. Ferries leave Portsmouth and Gosport every 15 minutes (www.gosportferry.co.uk)

“We hope you can join us!”

Tags: Family Frostbike Cycle Ride, Pompey Bug, Portsmouth Cycle Forum

Chistmas Dinner at The King Street Tavern

Excellent. Sam, Nicky and the team really pulled out all the stops to provide an amazing dinner for us on Saturday. Due to a pretty epic work hangover I didn’t really take any photos of the spread, but believe me when I say it was exceptional on all counts. Big thanks again and also a congratulatory message to Abi and Mikey on announcing their step in parenthood. All the best and thanks for the Champagne. X

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A last minute Christmas gift from Dan Tidbury

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A little Christmas pressie from COR…

Just a quick one to past on a lil Chrimbo pressy mix from COR ressie Mark Persaud, to help get you warmed up for the big COR Boxing Day Bonanza on, well, Boxing Day! Pop over to the COR website and grab an earful HERE.

The Great Boxing Day Bonanza is shaping up to be another cracking Boxing Day blow out. If you made it along to our Boxing Day party last year you’ll know what to expect. Except this year we’ve gone even further! You won’t recognise the place!! The backdrops, the sound, lighting – I’m so excited about this one I could just burst as I write this! Have we got a party for you, I hope you can make it down! Oh and get down early to grab a COR badge while stocks last!

If you are planning on poppin along to our lil soirée but have yet to grab a ticket, you’re not too late! There are still a few left but you’ll have to be quick to snatch one. If you need a ticket pop in to Head (53 Albert Road) and pay a visit to Uncle Tim, or you can get in touch with the COR ressies. Just don’t sleep on it if you’re planning on popping down, really don’t want to leave anyone disappointed!

And remember all of the profit will go to the Hillside Youth Centre to buy DJ Equipment for the kids.

Oh, one last thing – If you were planning on giving a COR T-Shirt as a pressy this year but have yet to order, it’s still not too late!

From everyone at COR Towers, Have a wonderful Christmas and a Big Fat THANK YOU for your wonderful support over the past year, it really is super massively appreciated, without you lot COR would not be possible, it’s you who make it what it is and we thank you so much for that!

Have a belter, Hopefully see you Boxing Day!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Big Love.

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Friends Vs Christmas

A few local bands have decided to throw a pre Christmas party at The Edge of the Wedge this Monday 21st. “All of us bands are good friends but rarely get to play together so we invite you to come and rock/drink with us…open to everyone and free entry! Ripping through the night will be…”

YOU’RE SMILING NOW BUT WE’LL ALL TURN INTO DEMONS – Lords of psyche/doom/rock, new album out and heavier than ever!

ATTACK! VIPERS! – Aggressive man band airingssssssss some new tunes before the year is out!

THE GOOD TIME CHARLIES – Kinda like the Ramones playing Kinks covers, great upbeat garage punk rock.

MANREADS – featuring ex Last Kiss/Pilger chaps, this new two piece on the block rule in a Big Black…errr rocking way!

Doors around 7.30pm, 16+ Bring ID! See you there!

Tags: Attack Vipers, Manreads, The Good Time Charlies, YOU'RE SMILING NOW BUT WE'LL ALL TURN INTO DEMONS

Wallspace Gallery 10% SALE

My bad on this. Been a bit busy. Wallspace is having a 10% SALE this Saturday 19th. A few more hours left to get down there if you see this post.

Metropolis

Good friend of Strong Island Mark Persaud of COR fame and fortune is currently in his first year on Graphic Design (Communication Design) at Portsmouth University and has asked if we could kindly help put the word out about his current project in hope that people might pick up on it and join in.

“My focus for Metropolis is Journey’s through the city and how people move through and use space. As part of this I’ve printed 100 postcards, put a second class stamp on them all and spread them up and down the city. Well, that’s my task for today anyway. The experiment is completely anonymous, however, I’d like to raise awareness of these cards being out there so that if peeps see one they might be more inclined to post it back.”

Thanks for the parcel too mate. Always a pleasure. Shame I can’t make Boxing Day, it’s gonna be huge.

Tags: graphic design, Mark Persuad, Metropolis

Christmas Eve Power Ballads at the One Eyed Dog

What better way to get ready to nurse an epic hangover on Christmas Day than to get involved down The One Eyed Dog for Portsmouth’s first ever fancy dress power ballad night. Free entry, air guitars, mince pie’s and Christmas tipple. Set to be the funniest night of the year- what better way to celebrate all things festive by going nuts to the cream of the crop of power ballads and the best songs ever written?! Expect snow and Christmas trees hanging around everywhere and the entirety of Bat Out Of Hell at least once (maybe even more if we can get away with it!) We’re putting in early measurements for our sexy Santa costumes, so it’d be amazing if all you guys got into the spirit and did the same too!

Check Facebook all the details HERE.

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Art Space 30th Anniversary

Do you have any material which may be useful for a book and/or DVD to mark the 30th Anniversary of Art Space? We are looking for photographs, posters, exhibition invitations, fliers, film or video, snapshots of studios or members, anecdotes…. any interesting contributions, anything amusing about the past 30 years will be welcomed. Do you know where we might find something useful?
Please bring what you have for scanning and/or photographing to Art Space on 9th January.
We will shortly have a dedicated email address to send in digital files, or you can contact any of the ASP 30th committee.

Please make a note in your diary! Saturday January 9, 3pm – 7pm

Many thanks,
Phil Illingworth
www.artspace.co.uk

Join the Facebook group HERE

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New Years Eve

Don’t know about you but I tend to leave picking what to do for NYE until the last minute, here are some options, hope every one has a good one!

Gentle Bren and Red Indie at Little Johnny Russells + free cocktails before 9:30pm (see Facebook event).

A1 BASSLINE & 16BIT – Breakneck, 10Ton & JubJub at The One Eyed Dog, The Fox, Atrium and The Duck (wristband event for entry at all venues, see Facebook event).

Let’s Spend The Night Together, with The Bog Rolling Stones and The Silver Beatles at The Wedgewood Rooms (see Facebook event and buy tickets online).

Hipshaker with The Apple Beatles at The Ryde Theatre on the IOW (see Facebook event).

Tags: 10Ton, Atrium, Breakneck, Gentle Bren, Hipshaker, Little Johnny Russells, Red Indie, The Bog Rolling Stones, The Fox, The One Eyed Dog, The SIlver Beatles, The Wedgewood Rooms

Skateboarding is Sundays…

An oldie, but a goodie. Fallen leaves and falling friends.

Skateboarding is Sundays: Leaf skateing from tommccaughan on Vimeo.

skateboardingissundays

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Confederate Dead, Hearts of Oak & The Rubicon

Busy bees Hearts of Oak will be playing at Mojos in Albert Road on the 22nd with Confederate Dead plus Jake from the Rubicon will be playing an acoustic solo set. More info over at the Facebook event.

Tags: Bar Mojo, Hearts of Oak, The Confederate Dead, The Rubicon

EMPTiFISH at the Hipshaker Christmas Party

EmPtiFIsH LivE! @ Hipshaker’s Christmas Party! Saturday 19th December 2009. 6T’s Funk – Soul – Jazz – Rock – R&B – MOTOWN. Hipshaker’s Resident DJ’s. Emptifish playing Live!

Details available on their Facebook page. The Wedgewood Rooms, Albert Road Portsmouth, 9:30pm – 2AM

£5 Advance Tickets £6 Before 11pm £7 After 11pm Tickets @ The Wedgewood Rooms

ARC Christmas Party

Reminder post that ARC and the Aspex Gallery will be holding their annual Christmas party this year on Thursday 17th December. The party is free and open to everyone, whatever your practice, this is a great opportunity to network and socialise in relaxed and informal surroundings.

Please email resource@aspex.org.uk to reserve your place and check the Facebook event for more info.

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Escape From The Bronx Christmas Special Bike Ride

Get outta town! Escape From The Bronx Christmas Special, Ridin’ around the Christmas Tree is this Sunday 20th.

Proposed ride is get the train to Swanwick, cycle down the Hamble, down to Warsash, go along the coast to Hill Head, Lee on Solent and Gosport then back home on the ferry, finishing with a roast (“xmas dinner”) in LJR/Fox. it’s about 20 miles, probably starting at 10ish.

Check the map out HERE and become a fan HERE.

Bog Rolling Stones at Johnny Russells this Wednesday

The Bog Rolling Stones are back for their annual Xmas bash at LJRs. The Bog Rolling Stones are one of the most popular, sought after live bands in the area. Of course, its only Rock n Roll but a lot of people seem to like it, like it, yes they do!!! Satisfaction’s always guaranteed when these long haired boys play at LJRs!

Doors 8pm. Tickets £4 on the door only. I.D. Required, R.O.A.R

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Build a Bike in Portsmouth

Portsmouth Cycle Forum want to know if you want to learn how to fix and maintain your bike for free and if you fancy learning how to build a good bike from scratch? Got a spare old bike taking up space to donate? Want to get that old bike on the road again? Are you looking for bike spares?

If the answer to any of these is YES, roll up to the popular Break and Make bike sessions at Somerstown Fire station (in Somers Road North, opposite Somers Park Primary School) from 10am to 2pm on the these dates:

- 9th January
- 23rd January
- 6th February
- 20th February
- 6th March

All are welcome and lunch is provided for those with oily hands. Also if you know all about bikes and want to share your valuable knowledge, please join them as well. Help PCF get more bikes on Portsmouth’s roads!

Any questions contact Jayne Rodgers on 023 9283 4590 or jayne.rodgers@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

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