NEWS
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FESTIVAL OF LIGHT LANTERN PARADE – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 30 October 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
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Festival of Light Lantern Parade
Date: 14th November
Time: 19.00-20.30
Location: Rear of Victory Business Centre, Somers Road to St Mary’s Church, Fratton.
Cost: Free.Come to watch the parade or take part in it yourself!
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SEAWORDS SCRIBBLING SOCIAL – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 30 October 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
Seawords Scribbling Social
Date: 17th November
Time: 18.15-20.30
Location: Coffee @ The Pier
Cost: FreeScribbling Social: Penultimate Pensmiths
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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: 18th November
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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KETTLE TALES WRITING GROUP – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 4 November 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
Kettle Tales Writing Group
Date: 1st December
Time: 10.30-16.00
Location: Cosham Community Kettle
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WRITING FOR WELLBEING – IN OUR WORDS 2025
- 4 November 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
Writing for Wellbeing with SanPau
Date: 4th December
Time: 13.00-15.00
Location: Buckland United Reformed Church
Cost: £5 donation -
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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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…
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MEET PORTSMOUTH’S WRITERS, POETS & WORDSMITHS
- 11 June 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words news
MEET PORTSMOUTH’S WRITERS, POETS & WORDSMITHS
As part of In Our Words our city-wide celebration of literature, language and storytelling and through the Portsmouth Creative Directory, we’re proud to shine a light on the brilliant writers, poets and wordsmiths shaping Portsmouth’s creative voice.