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  • WRITING FROM FOLKLORE AND NATURE WITH VICRORIA LESLIE – IN OUR WORDS 2025

    Writing from Folklore and Nature with Victoria Leslie Date: 14th November Time: 14.00-16.00 Location: New Theatre Royal Cost: £20 (free places available, contact williamgeorgesutton@gmail.com) Tease out the mystical threads of old tales to explore the magic of writing your own folk tale.

  • EDITING CLUB ONLINE – IN OUR WORDS 2025

    Editing Club Online Date: 5th November Time: 19.00-20.30 Location: Online Cost: Pay what you can. Tackle this crucial part of the writing process.

  • OUR CREATIVE FUTURE

    Join creatives, practitioners, arts and heritage partners, policy and decision makers from across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton for a time of sharing and agenda setting at a pivotal moment for our region...

  • WE CONNECT – NETWORKING EVENT

    We Connect – Creative Networking Evening a chance for creatives, partners, and supporters from across the city to come together...

  • ONE-TO-ONE FUNDING SUPPORT

    Portsmouth Creates CEO, Gemma Nichols, is now offering dedicated 1-1 funding support sessions to help local businesses access the opportunities they need to grow....

  • GROW AND GO WORKSHOP

    Join our Grow and Go Workshop - designed for makers, artists, and designers who are ready to scale up from kitchen-table creations to retail success...

  • WRITING FOR WELLBEING – IN OUR WORDS 2025

    Writing for Wellbeing with SanPau Date: 6th November Time: 13.00-15.00 Location: Buckland United Reformed Church Cost: £5 donation

  • PORTSMOUTH CREATES ANNUAL REVIEW

    We are proud to share our Annual Report, a reflection of 2024, a year that has showcased the power, resilience, and imagination of Portsmouth’s creative community...

  • INCLUSION IN THE ARTS – PRESS RELEASE

    As featured in The Portsmouth News...

  • INCLUSION IN THE ARTS – MEET THE SPEAKERS

    Speakers biogs for We Connect 2025 - Inclusion In The Arts...

  • WRITE TO BE HEARD – IN OUR WORDS 2025

    Write to Be Heard Date: 18th November Time: 16.00 - 18.00 Location: Motiv8 - Unit 2 & 3 Cumberland Gate, Cumberland Road PO5 1AG Cost: Free No experience needed—bring your voice, your ideas, and your curiosity. Write it. Share it. Be heard.

  • a blue, white and pink poster including Portsmouth Creates and This New Ground logos. Title Inclusion In The Arts and event details Portsmouth Guildhall, Thursday 25th September, 10am to 5pm

    INCLUSION IN THE ARTS – WE CONNECT 2025

    Event Details: Thursday 25 September 2025 Portsmouth Guildhall, PO1 2AB 10:00am – 5:00pm (Networking until 5:00pm)

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