Term Times May 2019 by PortsmouthCityCouncil

Spring 2019

TermTimes Your free magazine for under 11s and their families

Could you become a foster carer?

WIN a family day out at Goodwood Race Course

Find out more on page 6

See page 7

Inside:

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School News

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Out&About

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Health advice

Contents p.6

Welcome to the latest issue of Term Times p.8 – 9

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Published by Portsmouth City Council it aims to provide parents and carers of under 11s with regular information on services and activities in Portsmouth. If you have any comments, questions or ideas please get in touch.

D-Day 75 celebrations

School News

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Let it glow

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Keeping kids moving p.22

Out&About p.20

Health advice p.23

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How you can recycle even more

Term Times is printed on 100% recycled paper using vegetable inks. Please recycle this magazine when you have finished with it.

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Governors needed! Could you help children in Portsmouth by becoming a governor at a local school? Several schools in the city are currently looking for governors with a wide range of experience, including finance, human resources, legal, marketing, buildings and property or organisational change.

Interested in finding out more? See the Portsmouth Together website for details of current governor vacancies www.volunteer.portsmouth.gov.uk or email schoolgovernor@portsmouthcc.gov.uk 2 | Spring 2019 | Term Times

MISS SCHOOL MISS OUT

WHAT COULD THEY BECOME? Are you unsure if your child is well enough to attend school?

With exams coming up and end of school year activities to look forward to, it’s vital to ensure children attend school regularly to ensure they don’t miss out or fall behind in class.

Illness is a major reason for children being absent, however, not all illnesses need time off school.

NHS Wessex Healthier Together has produced a handy guide for parents to help them decide when it’s OK to send children in and when it’s recommended that they stay off. Some common illnesses are shown below and other illnesses can be found under the parents/carers tab on www.what0-18.nhs.uk

If absence is unavoidable, it is very important to inform the school as soon as possible on the first day of absence, letting them know the reason so that the absence is authorised. You can find out more information about regular school attendance at www.portsmouth.gov.uk/attendance Illness

What it’s like

Advice

Common cold

Runny nose, sneezing, sore throat

Children should be given paracetamol, plenty of fluids to drink and can be sent to school. Ensure good hand hygiene – dispose of tissues and regularly wash hand with soap and water

Flu

Fever, cough, sneezing, runny nose, headache, body aches and pain, exhaustion, sore throat

Children should go back to school when recovered - this is usually about five days. Ensure good hand hygiene.

Head lice

Itchy scalp (may be worse at night)

Children can go to school - treat child and all other family members by wet combing with a nit comb and conditioner

Sickness bug / diarrhoea

Stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea

Return to school 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. See GP if they appear to be getting dehydrated (passing little urine or becoming lethargic)

NHS Wessex Healthier

Triple P discussion groups for parents Age 12 – 1 6yrs

Reducing Family Conflict 23 May. 10 – 12.30pm Somerstown Family Hub

Building Teens Survival Skills 11 June. 10 – 12.30pm Landport Family Hub

Dealing with Teens Emotions 10 July. 9.30am – 12pm Paulsgrove Family Hub

Age 5 – 1 2yrs

Dealing with disobedience 14 May 2019. 10am – 12.30pm Landport Family Hub

Managing fighting & aggression 21 May. 10am – 12.30pm Paulsgrove Family Hub Dealing with disobedience 12 June. 5.30 – 8pm Somerstown Family Hub

Developing good bedtime routines 14 June. 10am – 12.30pm Landport Family Hub Managing fighting & aggression 27 June. 12 – 2.30pm Buckland Family Hub Dealing with disobedience 8 July. 9.30am – 12pm Paulsgrove Family Hub

Managing Fighting & Aggression 22 July 12am – 2.30pm Buckland Family Hub

Call the family hub to book: Somerstown Family Hub 023 9282 1816 Landport Family Hub 023 9281 5005 Paulsgrove Family Hub 023 9238 5995 Buckland Family Hub 023 9273 3440 Term Times | Spring 2019 | 3

Plastic bottle top recycling competition

Summer Reading Challenge 20th Birthday

Schools in Portsmouth are invited to take part in a plastic bottle top recycling competition which we hope will encourage recycling in a fun, competitive way.

Pupils need to bring bottle tops into school to help fill a special recycling bin with as many as possible. The school who collects the most bottle tops during a set timeframe will win a prize. The competition will start in September with more information being provided to schools later this term.

If your school wants to get involved ask them to email recyclingandrubbish@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Summer reading challenge has been running for 20 years and we’re having a party to celebrate.

Come and celebrate all your favourite summer reading challenge characters at Central Library on 6 July and vote for your favourite ever theme. We’ll also be counting down to this year’s challenge – Space Chase. The mobile library will now be stopping in Copnor – keep an eye out on Facebook and Twitter @portsmouthlibraries to see when and where it’ll be stopping.

Spring Festival Whether it’s upcycling and recycling or fixing up your bicycle, this FREE spring event is a fun day out for the whole family. Friday 31 May 10am – 2pm Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AB FREE activities to enjoy including: • Clothes swap • Theatre activities • Craft workshops • Live entertainment • Gardening and wildlife demonstrations • Bicycle repairs • Much more…

Illustrations © Adam Stower for The Reading Agency

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75 D-Day On 5 June Southsea Common will host an international commemoration to mark D-Day 75.

The common will host veterans, carers and VIPs and the activities will include a flypast before the veterans sail from Portsmouth to Normandy for the services on 6 June. On 6 June there will be a service at the D-Day Stone in Portsmouth and live coverage from Normandy will be screened.

On 7 June there will be performances from Portsmouth Music Hub and hundreds of local children, Military concert bands and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will perform commissioned music, followed by a family film screening.

They’ll be performances from community groups and in the arena there will be displays such as Royal Marines marching band, and RAF working dogs. The Red Arrows will do a fly past on Saturday followed by the Sunset Concert for Heroes - featuring the Portsmouth Military Wives Choir, the Royal Marines Association and the D-Day Darlings, with fireworks rounding the evening off.

The D-Day Story will be open every day from 10am to 5.30pm and the Last of the Tide Exhibition at Portsmouth Museum will be open 10am - 5.30pm - an exhibition featuring portraits of D-Day veterans commissioned by HRH the Prince of Wales, on loan from the Royal Collections Trust. Further information can be found on D-Day 75 Facebook page and www.visitportsmouth.co.uk

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Southsea will host the Portsmouth Revival on 8 and 9 June - a weekend of entertainment and activities for all the family featuring music and dancing from the 1940s, arena displays, military and vintage vehicles, exhibitions and displays,

a 1940s vintage market, archive and war film screenings.

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"If you're considering fostering, go for it! Don't let your doubts stop you - we've never looked back." Stuart, foster carer

FosterPortsmouth

Could you become a foster carer? This Foster Care Fortnight (13 – 26 May) we’re raising awareness in the hope that more people consider a career as a foster carer. It’s not a common career path, yet it’s one of the most rewarding roles around.

Foster carers get fantastic satisfaction from making a real difference to the life of a child or young person. Plus you will receive top quality training, continuous support and around £177-£522* a week per child in your care.

Find out more Come and find out more at our Emirates Spinnaker Tower event this month! The event is being held on Wednesday 22 May, 7 – 9pm. There’s no need to book, just drop-in on the evening to meet the Foster Portsmouth team and some of our current foster carers, who are on hand to chat about what it really means to foster a child.

Our foster carers do an amazing job, and you could too! The foster carers we work with are as individual as the children that need care. Our foster carers come from all walks of life and regardless of their ethnicity, age or sexuality, they all share the same motivation to make a positive difference to a child’s life. *dependent on skills and experience.

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While a spare room is crucial, it doesn’t matter whether you rent or own your home. Some people foster as a career or combine fostering with other employment, whilst others choose to become a stay at home parent/carer. There are many options available and fostering could work for you. We would love to hear from anyone that has been thinking about fostering and would like to find out more. For more information on fostering in general, please visit foster.portsmouth.gov.uk or call 023 9283 4701 for a chat with one of the team.

FAMILY RACE DAY 9 JUNE

Complimentary admission to under 18s

WIN A FAMILY DAY OUT AT GOODWOOD RACECOURSE! Join us for an exciting day of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertainment and thrilling horseracing at the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most beautiful racecourse.

For a chance to win a family ticket, including 2 x Lennox Enclosure tickets, 2 x junior admission, 4 x ice creams vouchers and 1 x racecard, please email your name and address to GHRcompetitions@goodwood.com to enter.

Enjoy all the fun of the fair at the traditional fairground and learn about the world of horseracing by visiting the Parade Ring before enjoying an enthralling afternoon of flat racing action.

The winner will be selected by a random drawing on Wednesday 5 June 2019. The winner will be emailed and confirmation of the winning tickets will be sent via email to be collected on event. For full terms and conditions of the competition, please visit www.goodwood.com/terms-and-conditions

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Book Day

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• MAY 2019 – AUGUST 2019 • All the highlighted events are free

ONGOING Mondays (term time only) Tots and Toys Empower Centre, Kingston Road, 9.30am – 11am. Free stay and play with breakfast for 0 – 5 years old. Tues’ & Thurs’ during school holidays Kids Club Port Solent, 11am – 4pm. See website for details. Wednesdays Mini Makers Aspex, 10.30am – 11.30am. Art activities for 0 – 4 years. Wednesdays Beating the Blues Eastney Community Centre, 10.30am – 12pm. £4. Tea/coffee, biscuits, chat and sing. Wednesdays (term time only) Music Makers Empower Centre, Kingston Road, 9.30am – 10.30am. £1 per child. Interactive music for children and their parents/carers. Thursdays (25 July-29 Aug) Bringing Sherlock Alive Round Tower, 7pm, price TBC. Theatre performance. Thursdays & Fridays Street Food Market Guildhall Square, 9am – 2.30pm. Fridays

Fridays

Generate Aspex, 10.30am – 12.30pm. Art workshops for people with dementia. Booking essential. Stand Up SEND Kids Club Stamshaw & Tipner Community Centre, 3.30pm – 5.30pm. £3 per family.

Saturdays Family Saturdays Aspex, 11am – 1pm. Art activities for children and families. Second & last Sundays Port Solent Car Meet Port Solent, 10am – 12pm.

Until 23 June Uncanny Valley, Difficult Kin Aspex, 11am – 4pm. Wednesday – Sunday. Solo exhibition from Maggie Roberts. July – August Exchange on the Road Various city locations and times. Aspex’s mobile learning studio heads out on the road.

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1 – 13 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Gatcombe Gardens, 7pm. £5-£15. Hosted by New Theatre Royal. 2

Jedi Fight School Groundlings Theatre, 11am – 3pm. £28.

5 July – 22 Sept Exchange Aspex, 11am – 4pm. Wednesday – Sunday.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. The Bog Rolling Stones and Thee Sultan Sheiks.

4 Oct – 29 Dec Platform Graduate Award Aspex, 11am – 4pm. Wednesday – Sunday. Annual showcase of graduate artworks from South Coast university students.

Stand Up SEND Wacky Session The Farmouse Burrfields Road, 4pm – 6pm. £5 per child – includes a hot meal. Advance booking essential.

Spice Island Guided Walk Starts at The Hard, 10.30am. £3.

National D-Day 75 Event Southsea Common. For details and times visit visitportsmouth.co.uk

MAY 31

Unique Island City Arts Festival Groundlings Theatre, 2pm – 5.30pm.

HIVE Spring Festival 10am – 2pm. Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AB

D-Day 75 Fly Pasts Southsea Common.

D-Day 75 Wave off Veterans Southsea Seafront.

JUNE

Lighting the way to D-Day Royal Naval Submarine Museum, 1pm. Free with valid attraction ticket. Presentation on the crucial role submarines played during D-Day.

We Knew Something Was Happening Various locations across the city, 7.30am – 9.00am.

D-Day Memorial Service D-Day Stone, St Helen’s Parade, 10.50am – 11.30am.

D-Day 75 Live Feed of Events in France Southsea Common Big Screen.

Music Hub Concert Southsea Common, 10.30am.

D-Day 75 Concert Southsea Common, 5pm – 7pm. Royal Marines Band and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Southsea Beachwatch Beach Clean Meet on the Promenade behind the Rock Gardens, 10am – 12pm.

The Big D-Day Story The D-Day Story, 10am – 4pm. Free with normal museum admission.

Cactus and Succulent Summer Show Christ Church Hall, Widley, 11am – 4pm. Adults £1, children free.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. The Mudlarks, Colour of the Jungle and High on Neon. Roller Disco Southsea Skatepark, 7pm – 10pm. Entry £5, skate hire £2.50. Families welcome – no alcohol.

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Family Saturdays, Aspex, every Saturday

Graduate Show 2019 Preview University of Portsmouth Eldon Building, 5pm – 9pm.

Free Film Screening Southsea Common, 7pm – 9pm. Film to be decided by public vote.

D-Day 75 Portsmouth Revival Southsea Common, 9am – 10.30pm. Including Heroes Concert and fireworks.

8 Build@Church Church of the Resurrection, Penrhyn Avenue, 2pm. 8

Darkest Hour (PG) Outdoor Cinema Canoe Lake, 9.30pm. Adults £8, under 16s £6. Part of Portsmouth Film Society’s Green Film Festival.

D-Day 75 Portsmouth Revival Southsea Common, 9am – 6.30pm.

Waterside Market Port Solent, 11am – 5pm.

Celebrating Portsmouth’s Heroes – D-Day 75 Portsmouth Guildhall, 7pm. £8.50-£15. Under 16s £2 with adult. Performance by Milton Glee Choir and Royal Marines Assn. Concert Band.

10 – 14 Graduate Show 2019 University of Portsmouth Eldon Building, 10am – 4pm. Continuing exhibition, open to the public. 11

Royal Opera House BP Romeo and Juliet Big Screen Portsmouth, 7pm.

Nelson Trail Guided Walk Starts at Portsmouth Museum, 10.30am. £3.

Lighting the way to D-Day Royal Naval Submarine Museum, 1pm. Free with valid attraction ticket. Presentation on the crucial role submarines played during D-Day.

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Veteran’s Breakfast Club Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 9am – 11am. Free for veterans born before 1950, £4.50 for others.

Portsmouth Green Drinks Round Tower, 6.30pm – 8pm.

Identify Your WWII Treasures The D-Day Story, 10am – 4pm. Free with normal museum admission.

Falklands Flag Raising Ceremony Falklands Memorial next to the Square Tower, 10.30am – 11am.

Portsdown U3A General Meeting Cosham Baptist Church, 2pm – 4pm. £2, free for members. Africa Organics – sustainable farming.

Quiz and Chips Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 12pm – 2.30pm. £4 meal, £2 for quiz.

The Repair Cafe Round Tower, 10am – 1.30pm.

The Polish D-Day Story The D-Day Story, 10am – 4pm. Free with normal museum admission.

1940s Cocktail Soiree Groundlings Theatre, 7pm. £5 – £8.50.

The Traders Keep Round Tower, 10am – 4pm.

Portsmouth Pride Castle Field, parade starts 12pm, full event 1.30pm – 6pm.

Open Studios Hotwalls Studios, 11am – 4pm. Including Alice Hume Interactive Weave.

Portsmouth Festival Choir sing Sparkling Baroque St George’s Church, Portsea, 7.30pm. £11 – £13, includes a glass of bubbly.

Port Solent Pirate Invasion Port Solent, 11am – 7pm.

Grease (PG) Outdoor Cinema South Parade Pier, 9.30pm. Adults £8, under 16s £6.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Four Folds Law, Purple Smoke and DXTA.

Hotwalls Beach Clean Hotwalls Beach, 10am – 11pm.

Open Studios Hotwalls Studios, 11am – 4pm. Including Alice Hume Interactive Weave.

D-Day on Your Doorstep The D-Day Story, 11am – 1pm. Free with normal museum admission.

Armed Forces Flag Raising Ceremony Guildhall Square, 10am – 10.15am.

Top Gun (12) Outdoor Cinema Cumberland House Garden, 9.30pm. Adults £8, under 16s £6.

Moonlit Memories Walk Castle Field, 10pm. £20.

Hampshire Farmers’ Markets Palmerston Road, 10am – 2pm.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower, 11am – 4pm.

Shut up and Skate Southsea Skatepark, 10am – 6pm. £10. Skateboard-only event.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Captain Flatcap, Minque and Traitors.

Southsea Skiffle Orchestra Portsmouth Guildhall, 12pm.

Spice Island Guided Walk Starts at The Hard, 10.30am. £3.

The Gunwharf Knitters Aspex, 11am.

Lighting the way to D-Day Royal Naval Submarine Museum, 1pm. Free with valid attraction ticket. Presentation on the crucial role submarines played during D-Day.

24 – 28 Portsmouth Schools’ Music Festival Guildhall, 6.30pm. From £10. 26

Nelson Trail Guided Walk Starts at Portsmouth Museum, 10.30am. £3.

D-Day 75 events, various events throughout the summer

29 – 30 Turtles Don’t Like Plastic Round Tower, performance. 11am – 12pm, workshop. 1pm – 3pm. £5 – £8. 30

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. FILTA Dance Anthems and Great Scott ft. Rachael Hawnt.

JULY 1

Veteran’s coffee club, various dates

Lighting the way to D-Day Royal Naval Submarine Museum, 1pm. Free with valid attraction ticket. Presentation on the crucial role submarines played during D-Day. Messy Church Empower Centre, Kingston Road, 4pm – 5.30pm.

Veterans Coffee Club Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 2pm – 4pm. Free for all veterans.

Old Portsmouth & Gunwharf Quays Neighbourhood Forum Beckett Hall, Cathedral House, 7.30pm.

British Sign Language Tour The D-Day Story, 2pm – 3pm. Free with normal museum admission.

Fire & Ice Havant & South Downs College, 9am – 5pm. £30-£50. Walk barefoot over burning embers or broken glass for Rowans Hospice.

Stand Up SEND Wacky Session The Farmouse Burrfields Road, 4pm – 6pm. £5 per child – includes a hot meal. Advance booking essential.

Royal Opera House BP Carmen Big Screen Portsmouth, 6.30pm.

Spice Island Guided Walk Starts at The Hard, 10.30am. £3.

Portsmouth’s Music Hub’s ‘One World’ Showcase Portsmouth Guildhall.

East Southsea Neighbourhood Forum Royal Beach Hotel, 7pm.

Embroidery Day Class The D-Day Story, 10.45am – 4.45pm. £104. Run by the Royal School of Needlework.

6 – 7

The Drop Challenge for Rowans Hospice Emirates Spinnaker Tower, 9am – 5pm. £18.

Cancer Research UK Race for Life Southsea Common, 11am. £10 – £14.99.

Summer Fair Eastney Community Centre, 11am – 3pm. 20p.

Royal Opera House BP Marriage of Figaro Big Screen Portsmouth, 6.30pm.

Nelson Trail Guided Walk Starts at Portsmouth Museum, 10.30am. £3.

Veteran’s Breakfast Club Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 9am – 11am. Free for veterans born before 1950, £4.50 for others.

13 Build@Church Church of the Resurrection, Penrhyn Avenue, 2pm. 13

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Alice Milburn, Tom & Ash, Southerlies and Mike Fry & Lewis Harding.

Cancer Research UK Pretty Muddy Southsea Common, 9am. £10 – £19.99.

Portsmouth Chorus Summer Concert and Cream Tea St Colman’s Church, Cosham, 3pm. £7.50, includes cream tea.

Southsea Beachwatch Beach Clean Meet near The Coffee Cup, 10am – 12pm.

Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) Outdoor Cinema South Parade Pier, 9.30pm. Adults £8, under 16s £6.

Hotwalls Studios 3rd Birthday Celebration Hotwalls Studios, 11am – 4pm.

13 – 14 The Tiger That Came to Tea New Theatre Royal, timings vary. £14.50.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Heir of the Dog, Emerald Falls, Lucid Rising and Parv.

Roller Disco Southsea Skatepark, 7pm – 10pm. Entry £5, skate hire £2.50. Families welcome – no alcohol.

Armed Forces Day Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, 10am – 5pm.

Family Church Fun Day The Portsmouth Academy, St Marys Road, 12pm – 5pm.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Megan Linford, Justin Capps & The Cavaliers, Fugitive Orchestra and Little Al Gould.

Tonight Tonight: Portsmouth Choral Union New Theatre Royal, 7.30pm. £8-£14.50. Bernstein, West Side Story and Mass.

A Planet Full of Plastic book launch Round Tower, 4pm – 6pm.

Paths of Glory (PG) In on the Beach, Hayling Island, 7pm. Part of the Bygone Festival.

The Greatest Showman (PG) Outdoor Cinema Southsea Bandstand, 9.30pm. Adults £8, under 16s £6.

6 – 7

Abseil Challenge for Rowans Hospice Emirates Spinnaker Tower, 8.30am – 5pm. £60.

Waterside Market Port Solent, 11am – 5pm.

The Tiger That Came to Tea, New Theatre Royal, 13 – 14 July

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Messy Church Church of the Resurrection, Penrhyn Avenue, 2pm.

Mamma Mia! (PG) Outdoor Cinema Southsea Bandstand, 9.30pm. Adults £8, under 16s £6.

20 – 21 Southsea Food Festival Palmerston Road, 10am – 6pm Saturday and 10am – 5pm Sunday.

Kids Craft Sessions Eastney Community Centre, 10am – 11am and 11.15am – 12.15pm. Ages 3 – 10 years. Children must be accompanied at all times. Advance booking essential.

Spice Island Guided Walk Starts at The Hard, 10.30am. £3.

AUGUST 1

Holiday Art Club Aspex, 10am – 3pm. £18. Day-long art workshop for ages 8 – 12.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream One – Man Show Groundlings Theatre, 11am & 3pm. £5 – £35.

Southsea Beachwatch Beach Clean Meet near The Coffee Cup, 10am – 12pm.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower, 11am – 4pm.

Open Studios Hotwalls Studios, 11am – 4pm. Including Alice Hume Interactive Weave.

Rowans Hospice Summer Show Castle Field, 11am – 4pm. Dog show, entertainment and stalls.

Aspex Exchange Workshop Hotwalls Studios, 11am – 4pm.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. The Collision, Marmalade Moonshine, Sarpa Salpa and Tom Bryan.

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16 – 25 Much Ado About Nothing Groundlings Theatre, times and prices vary.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Kojak’s Revenge and The Marvels.

King of Concrete Southsea Skatepark, 10am – 6pm. £10 per day, spectators free. BMX-only weekend.

Spice Island Guided Walk Starts at The Hard, 10.30am. £3.

Southsea Skiffle Orchestra Portsmouth Guildhall, 12pm.

Beach Dubbin’ Southsea Common, 10am – 4pm.

The Gunwharf Knitters Aspex, 11am.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Rock of the Pops and Superheroes.

Portsdown U3A General Meeting Cosham Baptist Church, 2pm – 4pm. £2, free for members. Andrew Negus: Salisbury.

Nelson Trail Guided Walk Starts at Portsmouth Museum, 10.30am. £3.

Messy Church Empower Centre, Kingston Road, 4pm – 5.30pm.

Veterans Coffee Club Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 2pm – 4pm. Free for all veterans.

Stand Up SEND Wacky Session The Farmouse Burrfields Road, 4pm – 6pm. £5 per child – includes a hot meal. Advance booking essential.

The Traders Keep Round Tower, 10am – 4pm.

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Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Orange Street, Silhouettes and Gypsy Jukebox. Touch Tour The D-Day Story, 10.30am – 12.30pm. Free with normal museum admission.

16 – 25 Romeo and Juliet Groundlings Theatre, times and prices vary.

17 – 18 Terrifying Tudors Groundlings Theatre, 10.30am. £5 – £20. 18

In Conversation with Karl Rudziak Portsmouth Museum, 6pm – 8pm. £7 (discount with Leisure Card). A lively discussion about Karl’s work and the people he’s painted. Quiz and Chips Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 12pm – 2.30pm. £4 meal, £2 for quiz. Baffins Pond Association Community Fun Day Tangier Field, 12pm – 4pm. Arena displays, stalls, dog show and more. Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Flowvers, Crystal Tides, Make Them All Smile and Harvey.

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26 – 28 Festival of Knowledge The D-Day Story, time and price TBC.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. The Stayawakes, Curbwire and Emilia.

Kids Craft Sessions Eastney Community Centre, 10am – 11am and 11.15am – 12.15pm. Ages 3 – 10 years. Children must be accompanied at all times. Advance booking essential.

Surprise Outdoor Cinema (PG) Canoe Lake, 9.30pm. Adults £8, under 16s £6.

Drayton Film Club Church of the Resurrection, Penrhyn Avenue, 2pm.

Stand Up Charity Family Fun Day Southsea Bandstand, 10am – 4pm.

Nelson Trail Guided Walk Starts at Portsmouth Museum, 10.30am. £3.

Vintage and Retro Port Solent, 11am – 7pm.

27 – 28 Popup on the Pier #3 South Parade Pier, 11am – 7pm. Popup market with live music. 28

5 – 10 Summer School 2019 Centre of Excellence Groundlings Theatre, 10am – 3.30pm. £95.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Mojo Dollar and Lauren & The Heatwaves.

SEPTEMBER 2

Stand Up SEND Wacky Session The Farmouse Burrfields Road, 4pm – 6pm. £5 per child – includes a hot meal. Advance booking essential.

2 – 3

Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers The Square Tower, 7.15pm. £15. www.squarerootspromotions.co.uk

Roller Disco Southsea Skatepark, 7pm – 10pm. Entry £5, skate hire £2.50. Families welcome – no alcohol.

Waterside Market Port Solent, 11am – 5pm.

Veteran’s Breakfast Club Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 9am – 11am. Free for veterans born before 1950, £4.50 for others.

Alice Hume Pop – Up Exhibition Preview Round Tower and Hotwalls Studios, 6pm – 8pm.

1950s Cocktail Night Groundlings Theatre, 7.30pm. £8.50.

Southsea Beachwatch – Great British Beach Clean Meet on the Promenade behind the Rock Gardens, 10am – 12pm.

999 Day Port Solent, 10am – 4pm.

Victorious Festival, 23 – 25 August

Veteran’s Breakfast Club Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 9am – 11am. Free for veterans born before 1950, £4.50 for others.

Baffins Pond Association Teddy Bear’s Picnic Near Baffins Pond Play Park, 12pm – 4pm.

Wild About Portsmouth Fair Portsmouth Museum, 10am – 4pm. Talks and family activities to celebrate and explore our natural environment.

Hampshire Farmers’ Markets Palmerston Road, 10am – 2pm.

The Traders Keep Round Tower, 10am – 4pm.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Dutch Criminal Record, Frankie Knight and Station 47.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower, 11am – 4pm.

Open Studios Hotwalls Studios, 11am – 4pm. Including Alice Hume Interactive Weave.

Roller Disco Southsea Skatepark, 7pm – 10pm. Entry £5, skate hire £2.50. Families welcome – no alcohol.

10 – 11 Kite Festival Southsea Common, 10am – 5pm. 11

Waterside Market Port Solent, 11am – 5pm.

Live at the Bandstand Southsea Bandstand, 1pm – 4pm. Natty (acoustic), SVGA, Marcus Payne and Sophie Darling.

Science Explorers: Camouflage The D-Day Story, 10am – 4pm. Free with normal museum admission.

Spice Island Guided Walk Starts at The Hard, 10.30am. £3.

Holiday Art Club Aspex, 10am – 3pm. £18. Day-long art workshop for ages 8 – 12.

Quiz and Chips Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 12pm – 2.30pm. £4 meal, £2 for quiz.

14 Build@Church Church of the Resurrection, Penrhyn Avenue, 2pm.

Southsea Skiffle Orchestra Portsmouth Guildhall, 12pm.

Nelson Trail Guided Walk Starts at Portsmouth Museum, 10.30am. £3.

14 – 15 Alice Hume Pop – Up Exhibition Round Tower and Hotwalls Studios, 11am – 4pm.

The Gunwharf Knitters Aspex, 11am.

14 – 15 Popup on the Pier Food Festival South Parade Pier, 11am – 7pm. Popup food festival with live music.

23 – 25 Victorious Festival Southsea Seafront, 1pm – 11pm Friday, 10am – 11pm Saturday – Sunday. Friday £35, Saturday/Sunday £40, weekend £110 (fees apply). Family-friendly festival for music lovers a stone’s throw from the sea. www.victoriousfestival.co.uk 28

Spice Island Guided Walk Starts at The Hard, 10.30am. £3.

Messy Church Empower Centre, Kingston Road, 4pm – 5.30pm.

Veterans Coffee Club Bradbury Centre, Kingston Road, 2pm – 4pm. Free for all veterans.

Hampshire Farmers’ Markets Palmerston Road, 10am – 2pm.

Crafts in the Tower Square Tower, 11am – 4pm.

Heritage Open Day Exhibition Southsea Skatepark, 12pm – 6pm. Free for visitors, usual price for skaters/riders.

The Gunwharf Knitters Aspex, 11am.

Portsdown U3A General Meeting Cosham Baptist Church, 2pm – 4pm. £2, free for members.

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Music Hub Soundsational, a ‘cabaret style’ concert, took to the stage with young people from schools, academies and colleges performing a variety of famous songs, stage hits and extracts from musicals. This was followed by the Infants Voices Festival. The annual event brought together more than 1500 children, aged 6 to 7, performing songs from Storyscape, a songbook composed by Portsmouth Music Hub. Goldilocks, Puss in Boots, the Big Bad Wolf and the Gingerbread Man were just some of the characters brought to life with the children’s vibrant costumes and singing.

Sue Beckett, CEO of Portsmouth Music Hub said: “Events like Soundsational and Infant Voices provide excellent opportunities for children and young people to showcase their musical talents. It is impossible to imagine a world without music and the arts and that’s why the team at Portsmouth Music Hub remain committed to providing every child with the opportunity to experience a wealth of culture. If we can fire up the imagination of young people then they may go on to conquer the world!”

FOR HIRE

Beach huts in Southsea and Eastney are now available for weekly rent for visitors and residents. Booking information: 023 9282 8112 / seafront.services@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

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The best hot and cold street food, 9am to 5pm, April to November

Health advice

Get set for safe, healthy, When the temperature increases it’s tempting to reach for the ice creams and fizzy drinks but too much sugar is really bad for your health, especially for children. Change4Life have got advice on how you can cut back on sugar by making a few simple swaps to everyday food and drinks. Find out more and use their sugar calculator to see how much you’re having each day: www.nhs.uk/change4life/. If you’re a parent or carer to a baby you can get advice on weaning, including meal ideas from Start4Life: www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning.

Or why not visit one of the six adventure playgrounds? They have lots of different activities on offer and each one hosts a play festival during the summer holidays. They also have the Holiday Food and Fun programme, along with the four youth clubs in the city, which offers a healthy tasty lunch for kids and young people each day, and last year provided over 7,000 meals and snacks during the summer.

Summer in the city

• Check for hazards in the water. Rocks or other objects may be submerged and difficult to see

Looking for ideas to keep your kids entertained this summer? There are lots of free options in the city, which will keep them active and tire them out. There’s the seafront and Southsea common, skatepark, Hilsea BMX track, splash pools and various parks.

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Search ‘adventure playgrounds’ on portsmouth.gov.uk for more.

Summer is a great time to live by the sea but you need to be sensible in the water to keep yourself safe. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents advises against the dangerous act of tombstoning but if you are going to do it:

• Check the depth of the water. Remember tides can rise and fall very quickly • As a rule of thumb, a jump of ten metres requires a depth of at least five metres

Health advice

summer fun • Never jump whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs

• Check for access. It may be impossible to get out of the water

• Consider the risks to yourself and others. Conditions can change rapidly – younger people could be watching and may attempt to mimic the activity. And, if you jump when you feel unsafe or pressured, you probably won’t enjoy the experience.

Find out more: www.rospa.com If you want to help your children get confident in the water, free swimming is available to all children under 12 living in Portsmouth at three pools in the city. This is during term times, including weekends. Search ‘free swimming’ on portsmouth.gov.uk

And don’t forget that when the sun is out, suncream is essential. Search ‘heatwave’ on nhs.uk for more advice on keeping your family safe and well during hot weather.

Lifesaving support Six new public access defibrillators (PADs) have recently been added to the city. Using a defibrillator alongside CPR can dramatically increase the chance of being able to save someone’s life if they suffer a sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest happens when the heart stops pumping blood effectively around the body. This will cause someone to lose consciousness, and without intervention can be fatal within minutes. A defibrillator can help to restore the heart’s electrical rhythm and save a person’s life. Emergency services are called to about 30,000 cases of sudden cardiac arrest each year in England.

You don’t need to be nervous about using a defibrillator as it gives clear verbal instructions and it won’t deliver a shock if the person’s heart is beating or if the pads aren’t positioned correctly so you can’t harm anyone.

PADs are stored in locked cabinets. When you dial 999 to report that someone has collapsed, the operator will advise you where your nearest defibrillator is and give you the code to unlock it. This means they’re safe from tampering. The operator will stay on the phone to support you until help arrives. Download the South Central Ambulance Service Save a Life app to find out more about defibrillators and see where they’re located in Portsmouth.

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Health advice

Support for families affected by alcohol Drinking too much can creep up on us. If you, or someone you know, is drinking every day or struggling to cope without alcohol and has children under 18 years old then there’s a new free service in Portsmouth that can help. The Family Support Project is a 12 week programme where a specialist worker will support the whole family by helping to identify what changes they want to make as a family and supporting them to make these together. The Family Support Worker will also work directly with the children to help them express how they feel when their parent or carer drinks.

Contact the Family Support Project on: 0800 138 0355 / 07854 563004 / family.support@ssj.org.uk

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Anyone struggling with alcohol who doesn’t have children can contact the Recovery Hub for free support: 023 9229 4573 / recovery.hub@ssj.org.uk There will also be a new Alcohol Treatment Centre launching in the city this summer which will offer treatment and recovery accommodation. The treatment will include alcohol specific group-work, one-to-one and family counselling, carer support groups and peer recovery activities, including sports therapy, in the evenings and weekends.

If you want to try and cut down your drinking yourself take a look at the One You Drink Free Days app on the App Store or Google Play. You can also search ‘Alcohol’ on portsmouth.gov.uk for tips on reducing your alcohol intake.

Health advice

Get fit doing good GoodGym Portsmouth celebrates its first birthday in May and has completed over 800 good deeds in this time.

GoodGym is a group of runners who combine getting fit with working on community projects. They run somewhere and do things like painting, tidying or gardening before running back. They’ve helped schools, community centres, food banks, the Hilsea Lido and Salvation Army.

They also do smaller or individual runs to help older people with tasks that they can’t manage at home or just to have a cup of tea and chat with an older person who’s lonely.

The group meets every Wednesday, 6.15pm at Fratton Community Centre for the group runs. Everyone is welcome (must be over 18).

Find out more: www.goodgym.org/areas/portsmouth

Relationship and sex education You might have heard that from September 2020 it’s going to be mandatory for secondary schools to teach Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) and for all primary schools to teach Relationships Education with a recommendation that they also have a programme of sex education.

The reason behind this is to try and ensure that consistent information is provided to all children and that they don’t seek it out from unreliable sources. The content taught will be age appropriate.

Schools will be able to decide how to deliver RSE and should be encouraging parents to help shape their policies. Portsmouth City Council will be supporting schools by developing resources and services that they can purchase. School’s RSE activity will be Ofsted inspected. Expect to hear more updates about this in the coming months.

Cervical screening Women aged 25 – 64 should get a letter inviting them to attend a cervical screening (smear test). Women aged 25 – 49 get invited every 3 years and women 50 – 64 get invited every 5 years. This test detects abnormal cells in your cervix that may lead to cancer if not monitored or treated. Cervical screening saves an estimated 5,000 lives a year so it’s really important that you book an appointment when you receive your letter. For more information visit www.nhs.uk/cervicalscreening

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Get muscle and joint help direct from physios – fast Following a successful six-month trial, a new service is available in GP surgeries across the city to speed up access to specialist physiotherapy support.

The First Contact Physio service puts people with a range of muscle and joint complaints directly in touch with a physiotherapist. When you call your GP with knee, elbow, hip, neck or back problems, you’ll be offered a same day call back. Following a telephone consultation with a physiotherapist, you’ll be given advice on how to speed up recovery, exercises to do to prevent it happening again or a referral into a specialist service. Muscle and joint related symptoms account for around 30% of all GP appointments in the UK and are the most common reason for repeat consultations. However, the majority of joint or muscle related pain does not need to be assessed by a GP: a physiotherapist is able to guide patients on the best management for their symptoms.

The new triage service is available in all GP surgeries across the city and will run Monday to Friday 8am to 12pm.

This new service is being delivered by Solent NHS Trust as part of Health and Care Portsmouth. To find out more about the service, speak to your GP practice or visit healthandcare.portsmouth.gov.uk/first-contact-physio

Breezy says ‘Help keep our air clean’ Breezy is the newest member of the Pompey Monsters and looks after our air, keeping it nice and clean so that we can all be healthy.

Cars, vans and other vehicles can produce nasty gases and blow tiny bits into the air which might make you ill. If you and your grown-ups follow Breezy’s top tips we can help her keep our air clean and safe to breathe.

• Why not stomp (walk, cycle or scoot) instead of taking the car, especially if you’re not going very far? It’s great exercise and you can chat on the way.

• On the way to school, find the route with the freshest air, away from busy roads with lots of cars • When your grown-ups pick you up or drop you off with the car, like going to school, a friend’s house or after school club, ask them to turn their engine off while they are waiting

• If you travel to school by car why not park and stomp? Parking a few minutes away from the school and walking will help keep the air cleaner and safer around your school • Find out what your school is doing for Clean Air Day on 20 June and get involved in activities 22 | Spring 2019 | Term Times

Portsmouth Charter and photographic competition

Could you become a school crossing patroller? Bill has been working as a school crossing patroller since he retired from his job in teaching. Over the past six years he thinks he has helped more than 250,000 people cross the road. He enjoys being part of the community and the regular hours in the morning and afternoon means he remains active and has a daily routine. We asked Bill a few questions about being a school crossing patroller:

What do you love most about your job? I find managing a busy school run without incident very rewarding. I try my best to be fair to both pedestrians and motorists who I appreciate are all pressed for time.

What’s your favourite part of the day? I enjoy the busiest periods of each patrol. This can be a real challenge at one of the busiest junctions in Southsea, which is used by six schools and by hundreds of motor vehicles traveling in four different directions. Anticipating safe crossing opportunities in such circumstances, and in all weathers, certainly keeps the mind alert!

A copy of Portsmouth’s first Royal Charter granted by Richard I on 2 May 1194 while he was based here waiting to sail to Normandy with his army is on loan from Bodleian library and on display in city museum until 19 July. The charter outlines the king’s wish for Portsmouth to develop as a royal town. It grants permission for a 15 day fair to be held in August (the Free Mart Fair) and a market on a Thursday every week ‘with the same free customs as citizens of Winchester and Oxford have’.

We’re holding a photographic competition as part of the 825th anniversary of the Portsmouth Charter. The prize is £300 for the winner and £100 each for two runners up. Enter your photo which captures Portsmouth in the summer by 28 June 2019 to Portsmouthhistorycentre@ portsmouthcc.co.uk Contact Portsmouth History Centre on 023 9268 8046 for terms and conditions. Entrants must be over 16.

Photos will be displayed at the Charter 825 Free Mart Fair on Saturday 17 August at the City Museum.

If you could give one piece of road safety advice, what would it be?

To motorists I would say always use your indicator in good time and never signal to pedestrians that it’s safe for them to cross. To children I would say never sprint ahead of your parents towards the kerb as it can be confusing and unnerving for motorists.

What will you do when you finally put away your lollipop?

I’m not sure at the moment – I’ll cross that road when I come to it! Want to find out more? If you or someone you know would like to become a school crossing patroller, search ‘school crossing patroller’ on portsmouth.gov.uk

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How you can recycle even more The new wheelie bin waste collection scheme which was introduced at the end of last year has proven successful at reducing waste and increasing recycling rates.

Since the scheme was rolled out the amount of waste collected in the city each month has fallen by an average of 300 tonnes and an additional 15 tonnes of recycling is being collected. Here’s ways to reduce your waste and recycle more:

Food waste trial

8,000 households in selected areas of the city will be taking part in a six month food collection trial this summer.

Households in parts of Drayton, Somerstown, Old Portsmouth, Portsea, Southsea, Eastney and Baffins will be supplied with one small caddy to keep in the kitchen, which is emptied into a larger one outside for weekly collection.

Garden waste

We can’t collect this as part of your weekly collection but you can take woody garden waste less than 10cm in diameter to the household waste and recycling centre or try composting. Alternatively join the Green Waste Club at wwww.greenwasteclub.co.uk and you will get a brown bin or container which is collected fortnightly.

Don’t forget aerosols

Did you know – empty aerosol cans should go in your recycling bin or container NOT in your black bin/bag.

Bring banks There are more than 100 recycling points around the city where you can recycle items which can’t be collected from home such as glass, clothes, books, DVDs, cartons/tetra paks. Find your nearest bring banks at www.portsmouth.gov.uk/recycling

Electrical items

Electrical items that can fit into a carrier bag can be placed on top of the lid of your recycling bin on collection day.

Bulky items

We can’t pick up things like furniture and large electrical items as part of your weekly collection. Take them to the household waste and recycling centre or use a local buy and sell site online.

Alternatively you can book a bulky waste collection from £30. There are also 25 weekly slots available free of charge to residents in receipt of council tax support. To book a slot call 023 9284 1105.

Do it online

You can also request a recycling bin or report a missed collection online. See ‘rubbish and recycling’ at www.portsmouth.gov.uk The household waste and recycling centre at Port Solent is open seven days a week from 9am – 6pm. It’s less busy during the week and at the beginning or end of the day.