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Skatepark Mini-Ramp Update

Sunday, February 21st, 2010. Published in Skateboarding by

Interesting pub gossip from local transition tweaker Borneo tells me that the mini ramp will quite possibly be finished this Wednesday 24th. If so, this means the first session is officially on and to ice the cake so to speak it’s Borneos birthday as well.

All the money raised over the last year or so has been matched by the Council and the ramp is due to be built and completed by the end of March. The ramp will be about 4 feet high and perfect for beginners and old souls alike.

All involved in getting the mini-ramp offer their thanks to everyone that supported and donated to the fund-raising events. If you think you can offer any help, fund-raising ideas or sponsorship please get in contact with Chris Richards at chris.richards@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.

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4 Comments to Skatepark Mini-Ramp Update

  1. Brilliant news, 4 feet is just about my level these days

    Felix on February 5th, 2010

  2. What a start to my day. Ya gonna have to snake me as I’ll be doing back to back 50/50s all day long.

    Tristan Savage on February 5th, 2010

  3. All the bits are at the skatepark, including the transition pieces, it looks like it is going to be loads and loads of fun

    Paul on February 21st, 2010

  4. [...] my informant might have been a little ahead of schedule at the weekend. Which is a real shame, but by no means a [...]

    Southsea Skatepark Mini Ramp | Strong Island on February 23rd, 2010

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PRIMARY – A Phoneography Exhibition by Strong Island – Call for entries

Thursday, November 24th, 2011. Published in Art & Design, Cultural & Exhibitions, Features, Photography by

This coming new year we will be proud to announce our latest exhibition PRIMARY, a Phoneography exhibition by Strong Island and we are even happier to announce that it’s open to you, the readers.

With the continuing increase in impressive camera technology in mobile phones and the ability to alter, tweak, post process and upload the photos to social media networks and websites like Instagram, the popularity of Phoneography has never been greater.

The ‘of the moment’ ability to take a photo at almost any time and any place by most people has really driven the fact that the camera does not make the photographer. By which I mean, you don’t need an expensive camera to take outstanding photos.

Agreed, the quality of the physical image may not stand up to the big guns, but new learnings in composition, style and aesthetic by a new generation of camera users via online media has really driven this popularity, and encourage people to go beyond a ‘quick shot’.

PRIMARY invites you to get out and about around Portsea with your mobile phone camera and take photos of anything and everything based around the three primary colours red, yellow and blue. What you photograph is entirely up to you, but submissions will only be accepted if they stick to the theme.

The call for entires has now begun and the deadline is the 31st of January 2012 with the exhibition being held in March of 2012. Photos can be taken on any mobile phone model and we ask that a maximum of 3 photos per applicant are sent in to primary@strong-island.co.uk.

Please submit along with your photographs your name, photo title, phone model, location of photo on the island and any post process apps you used, if any, to achieve the final shot.

We look forward to seeing all the entries, and the final installation will be something special using every photo submitted in a slightly different fashion from your average photographic exhibition. CLICK HERE TO PRINT YOUR OWN POSTER

Poster by Tristan Savage & Photo by Paul Gonella

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It’s going to be a Strong Movember – Closed at £725

Friday, October 28th, 2011. Published in Community, Features, Local Events by

Righto chaps, it’s time to clean shave your boat race and get that mighty moustache on the grow in support of Movember for The Prostate Cancer Charity and the Institute of Cancer Research. For 30 days of November you can help support and raise awareness through selflessly parading your top lip for charity.

You can sign up yourself, as I’m sure many of you already have, or you can join the Strong Island team and seek out sponsorship as a team. Through the Strong Island Movember page you can ask people to join the group, make donations, upload photos and post updates via the MoSpace page, Facebook and Twitter.

Head over to www.mobro.co/StrongIsland if you would like to get involved and grow a Strong Moustache to help raise awareness, or simply head over to www.uk.movember.com and sign up to personally raise money.

The funds raised in the UK support the number one and two male specific cancers – prostate and testicular cancer. The funds raised are directed to programmes run directly by Movember and our men’s health partners, The Prostate Cancer Charity and the Institute of Cancer Research. Together, these channels work together to ensure that Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world-class programmes in line with our strategic goals in the areas of awareness and education, survivorship and research.

Poster: Tristan Savage

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