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KETTLE TALES WRITING GROUP – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 30 September 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
No CommentsKettle Tales Writing Group
Date: 6th October
Time: 10.30-16.00
Location: Cosham Community Kettle
Cost: FreePull up a chair, pour yourself a cuppa, and let the stories flow.
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A SEA OF WORDS – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 30 September 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
A Sea of Words
Date: 18th-26th October
Time: 10.30-16.00
Location: Historic Dockyard
Cost: £5 Adults, Children and Portsmouth residents with relevant postcodes are free.A large-scale immersive experience by acclaimed Hong Kong artists Kingsley Ng and Stephanie Cheung. Step into a sea of light, memory and hope, in Portsmouth from 18-26 October 2025.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH READERS DAY – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 30 September 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
Black History Month Readers Day
Date: 18th October
Time: 11.00-15.00
Location: Portsmouth Central Library
Cost: £10 or £5 for Leisure Card holdersSpend the day in the company of three of Britain’s most inspirational Black authors as they share their stories, experiences, inspirations and latest projects.
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WRITE TO BE HEARD – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 9 September 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
Write to Be Heard
Date: 21st October
Time: 16.00 – 18.00
Location: Motiv8 – Unit 2 & 3 Cumberland Gate, Cumberland Road PO5 1AG
Cost: FreeNo experience needed—bring your voice, your ideas, and your curiosity. Write it. Share it. Be heard.
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HORRIBLE HISTORIES – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 30 September 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
Horrible Histories – Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians!
Date: 26th October
Time: 13.30 & 16:00
Location: New Theatre Royal Portsmouth
Cost: Adult £18, Child £16We all want to meet people from history! The trouble is everyone is dead!
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POET LAUREATE SIMON ARMITAGE INSPIRES PORTSMOUTH PUPILS IN FREE LIVE LITERATURE EVENT – In Our Words 2025
- 29 July 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
Poet laureate Simon Armitage inspires Portsmouth pupils in free live literature event!
Poet Laureate – and Portsmouth University alumnus – Simon Armitage has brought his trademark blend of honesty, humour and insight to the New Theatre Royal stage, as part of Portsmouth Creates’ Year of Literacy, “In Our Words”.
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Portsmouth “year of storytelling” sparks record-breaking summer reading challenge – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 29 July 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
PORTSMOUTH “YEAR OF STORYTELLING” SPARKS RECORD-BREAKING SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
School children across Portsmouth are being encouraged to take part in one of the city’s biggest-ever summer reading challenges, thanks to a new initiative from Portsmouth Creates…
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YEAR 5 BOOK AWARDS – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 26 June 2025
- Posted by: Lucy Fitzpatrick
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words news
Hundreds of Year 5 pupils from across Portsmouth came together at the Kings Theatre on Wednesday 25 June to celebrate a shared love of reading at the annual Year 5 Book Awards…
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FROM THE HEART – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 30 June 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
From The Heart
Date: Thursday 2 October 2025
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: The Square Tower, Portsmouth
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MEET MAJID: A VOICE AT THE HEART OF REFUGEE WEEK
- 12 June 2025
- Posted by: Lucy Fitzpatrick
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words news
As we approach Refugee Week 2025, we invite you to be part of a city-wide celebration of resilience, community, and the transformative power of storytelling…