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ilovedust – Dead Wrestlers Society Show

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011. Published in Art, Craft & Design, Cultural & Exhibitions by

You can’t front on these guys. Paying bills, daily. The latest taste of ilovedust talent can be seen down at The Aspex Gallery in Gunwharf. A unique design brief based simply around dead wrestlers. Genius. Obviously I was looking forward to seeing more of their work, but what I didn’t expect was the level of interest in wrestling. Almost everyone I spoke to was into WWF back in the early 90s. I remember a bit, Ultimate Warrior, Bushwackers, Undertaker, Jake The Snake etc, but the level knowledge was quite impressive. Especially from Zoe!!!

The Dead Wrestler Society exhibition will be on show till the 30th October, so don your best latex outfit and mask, bring a folding chair and get in the ring. Ding Ding.


















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3 Comments to ilovedust – Dead Wrestlers Society Show

  1. As a member of the Aspex team I would like to say a big thankyou to everyone who came out and made the night an amazing event. cheers x

    Louise on September 23rd, 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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