News in February 2008

HERE COMES THE BIGGEST NAVY SHOW SINCE TRAFALGAR 200
HERE COMES THE BIGGEST NAVY SHOW SINCE TRAFALGAR 200 The Royal Navy is this summer putting on the biggest show for the nation since the Trafalgar 2005 celebrations three years ago.        Entitled Meet Your Navy, the three-day event at Portsmouth Naval Base on July 25-27 is a new concept in providing families with an unforgettable opportunity to tour up to 20 na...
14th February 2008 FULL STORY View Full Story 
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard offers a host of ‘things to do’ for all the family over the half term holidays
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard offers a host of ‘things to do’ for all the family over the half term holidays Portsmouth Historic Dockyard offers visitors a host of things to do with a maritime twist.   Having had a successful and commemorative year, the temporary special exhibition at the Royal Naval Museum marking the 25 years since the Falklands Conflict is coming to an end. Task Force South: The Royal Navy and the Falklands War’ descr...
12th February 2008 FULL STORY View Full Story 
Blockbuster link to Portsmouth Museum
Blockbuster link to Portsmouth Museum What links a Portsmouth museum, the Royal Navy and a new Hollywood action adventure film with both Queen Victoria and the President of the United States of America?  Well, the answer is HMS Resolute.  In 1854, the Resolute had to be abandoned when she became stuck in Arctic ice, but she was subsequently rescued by the American...
5th February 2008 FULL STORY View Full Story