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Ou Est La Lapin?

Monday, March 14th, 2011. Published in Art, Craft & Design by

For this upcoming Easter Lou at Ooh La Lapin is organising a great creative project called ‘Ou Est La Lapin?’ which involves making rabbits and then leaving them around Southsea for people to find and keep. To get involved you need to do the following:

- Contact Lou via email or comment on her blog
- Create a toy bunny of any shape, size, colour (patters on the website)
- Leave the bunny in Southsea on or around the 14th of April
- Take a photo of the rabbit where you left it and email it to Lou

You can also attend Tea and Cloth on the last Thursday of each month at Like a Tea Tray in the Sky, where you can get lots of help and support in making your bunny or you can drop it off to safe hands for the 14th.

For all the details, patterns, help, etc contact Lou via oohlalapin.wordpress.com.

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4 Comments to Ou Est La Lapin?

  1. Fantastic project. Can’t knit or sew but will endeavour to paint some bunnies and get them out on the 14th

    Mydogsighs on March 14th, 2011

  2. Painted bunnies are most welcome! Thanks x

    Lou on March 15th, 2011

  3. ive been busy

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150162384051468&set=a.405895856467.206445.115489371467&theater

    have you?????

    mydogsighs on March 23rd, 2011

  4. [...] the success of  ‘Ou est la lapin?’ back in the Spring I am launching a campaign called ‘Make one, pass it on’. This time by making, [...]

    Make One, pass it on. | Strong Island on August 26th, 2011

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Features

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

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

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

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.

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