Strong Island Birthday Party at The Belle Isle, Southsea

Friday, September 17th, 2010. Published in Strong Island by Tristan Savage

Just a reminder for all your support over the last 2 years we’d like to say a little thank you and invite you to a bit of a bash on the 30th of September. Our good friends at The Belle Isle have agreed to let us hold a little social at their bar on Osborne Road and we’d love it if you could join us.

The main things to know are on the flyer below, and the things I’d really like to mention are all the people who have kindly agreed to donate to our Raffle, or helped us out with prints/tees/drinks etc. Current shout outs are as follow. Sorry if I missed anyone, just shout back at me and I’ll get it sorted.

The Belle Isle / Bored / Portsmouth University / Paul Gonella / Claire Sambrook / Desperados Beer / Ian Parmiter / Rob Trigg / Wallspace gallery / Head Hairdressing / FarkFK / Southsea Fixed Gear / James weaver / Mikee Ayling / Matt O’Neill / Diana Goss / Caleigh Illburn / Cat Vaughan / Steve Bomford / Owain harris / Miki Organic / Louise Bush / Candice @ Inksquatch / MyDogSighs and more to come. Prizes include tee shirts, drinks, hair cuts, photo shoot, art, prints, photography and more besides.

There will be limited FREE Strong Island Ice Teas on arrival, as well as a few small freebies. The very first Strong Island tee shirt will be available in the raffle and also to purchase on the night. We will also reveal a very limited collaboration tee design with When We Were Kids designer Rob Trigg. Pet Sounds will be providing the background music with a Strong Island VS Pet Sounds Playlist.

Artwork : Tristan Savage

Tags: Strong Island 2nd Birthday

4 Comments to Strong Island Birthday Party at The Belle Isle, Southsea

I’m crying I won’t be there

Ben Mills on September 17th, 2010
Gutted for sure Ben.

Tristan Savage on September 18th, 2010
[...] Mecha Fish over at My Dogs Flickr, and also check out the canvas that he has kindly donated to our 2nd Birthday Raffle. Cheers [...]

My Dog Sighs on Duncan Road | Strong Island on September 20th, 2010
if you don’t win and you’d like a painting I’m always up for commissions!

mydogsighs on September 20th, 2010

Features

The 2nd Strong Island Ale – Dry Dock No. 1

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. Published in Features, Food & Drink, Strong Island by Paul Gonella

As you may know each year we run a home brew competition in February where the winning brew has the opportunity to be brewed by Irving & Co Brewing Co. and sold around the city in the summer. Last year’s brew, the Strong Island Hopper Ale, was hugely successful being one of Inving’s best selling ales and selling out so quickly it went through a second brew run. This year’s winning ale is Dry Dock No. 1, originally brewed by Lee Immins, went on sale in some of Portsmouth and Southsea’s pubs over the weekend.

We spoke to The Hole in The Wall in Southsea who said the new ale went down a storm with it being their best seller on Sunday and with almost two barrels empty by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend. Those guys at the Hole in The Wall and their regular ale drinkers know their stuff so for us this was amazing early news with the ale.

To officially launch Dry Dock No. 1 we are having a launch party with the lovely souls at The Belle Isle on Thursday evening. The ale will be on full flow, come down and try a pint or two. As well as being on sale all around the city the ale will also be available in Chichester’s Belle Isle too, so you can drink it away from home for the first time too.

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The Isle Of Wight Randonnee 2012 – Team Strong Island

Monday, May 7th, 2012. Published in Bikes & Cycling, Features by Charlie Thompson

Just over a year ago, a group of Strong Islanders were sat on the Isle of Wight ferry on our way to the yearly Randonnee cycling event; 60 miles around the island spread across 5 checkpoints. Whilst on the crossing we couldn’t help but admire various enthusiasts and their custom team jerseys. Fast forward a year and it is my great pleasure to unveil the Strong Island cycling jersey. Made as a one off for the event, the jersey is our way of representing this city and all the values that come with it. Thanks to the combined designing efforts of Chris Ballingall and Tristan Savage, we were able to produce this clean, retro looking jersey that 11 of Southsea’s finest could wear to conquer the island’s endless hills. Well done chaps.