PO9 & PO10 Edition 01

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PO9 & PO10

A FREE INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Written by the people for the people Raising Funds for Community Projects

8 Edition 1

Community News & Events

July - August 2013

Helping Hands & Charity Organisations

Culture Creativity & Achievement

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QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS MEET TOP GEAR Havant and Emsworth Residents visiting London had a surprise encounter in The Mall where hundreds of British made vehicles were parked for televising an edition of the popular BBC television programme Top Gear.

The Top Gear team - ‘Captain Slow, Jezza and The Hampster’ work with a novel vehicle

PO10 RESIDENT SPORTS SICILIAN CAR A very unusual vehicle bought at Silverstone Auctions comes to Emsworth. A 1965 Fiat Abarth 695ss white left-hand-drive came to light recently from an Italian collection for sale at Silverstone. With only two previous Italian owners, the car now for the first time registered in the UK was first registered in Sicily - Corleone? The fully original vehicle takes us back to the sixties era, when the designer Carlo Arbarth was closely associated with the Fiat 500 design.

Keep your eyes open and you may see it in the Emsworth area and let us know in you’re aware of any other examples.

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Joined by the Household Cavalry and the Guards’ band added to the memorable event.

POSTCODE PUBLICATIONS PLAN FIRST PO9 ‘STREET PIANO’

See some great videos on

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ROMAN WELL DISCOVERY

A team of archaeologists from Southampton discovered a Roman sacred well buried in the grounds of the old Homewell house (old conservative club building) as preparations are made for an extension. Havant resident Professor Konrad Morgan visited the site and produced the pictures. The lead archaeologist told Konrad they had found animal bones, coins and a ring at the bottom of the well. The coins date from around the 2nd century AD. “It is a real bit of local history. It is entirely possible that this well is the actual sacred site that gave our borough it's name. It is known that Roman sacred sites were adopted by the later Anglo Saxons. Given that level of importance many towns would have a perspex (transparent) cover put over the Roman well and make it into an historical landmark. However, under the supervision of the County Archaeologist the well was protected and capped. The find will remain safely beneath the new building for future archaeologists to discover if ever the site is redeveloped.

For those who travel through St Pancras station on their way to and from the continent, there are two Street Pianos available in the concourse for anyone to play as they wait for their connection - even a romantic one! What a way to woo! We now plan to acquire our very own piano and put it in the Meridian Centre for anyone who wishes to play it. If you have a piano that you are willing to donate then

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HOW OUR CIRCULATION HAS GROWN

IN THIS ISSUE Wemsfest news

Leading Corporate Supporters Corporate Supporters

Pitchpipers pipe up

Specialist articles on Food & Wine

please let us know, and we will arrange for its transportation. We intend to have the piano painted possibly by local art students, so if you’re interested in helping us then please get in touch: editor@postcodepublications.com

New locally-compiled Crossword inside

We have grown steadily since March 2012 when we launched our first PO9 title for the Havant, Bedhampton, Leigh Park & Rowlands Castle postcode communities. Our PO9 title grew when we added PO11 to include Hayling Island. Growing still, we now include PO10 embracing Emsworth, Hermitage, New Brighton, Southbourne, West Thorney, Westbourne and Woodmancote; under a new cover of PO9 & PO10.

250,000

Annual circulation to the PO9, PO10 & PO11 postcode areas is now 50,000 five times a year, with a probable readership in excess of half a million. Difficult to see how you can fail to get noticed if your stories, events and advertising are included.


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