News in July 2010

1 Week To Go Until Portsmouth Navy Days!
1 Week To Go Until Portsmouth Navy Days! With just a week to go, excitement is building and everyone is getting shipshape for Portsmouth Navy Days, a three-day event at Portsmouth Naval Base and Historic Dockyard, which runs from Friday 30th July – Sunday 1st August.   The Royal Navy’s two newest warships are set to be a dazzling double act as the newest naval technology ...
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Frigate HMS Cumberland joins Navy Days Line-Up
Frigate HMS Cumberland joins Navy Days Line-Up Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland, who last year undertook a successful anti-piracy patrol in the Indian Ocean, has joined the growing list of top attractions at Portsmouth Navy Days. HMS Cumberland, which is based at Devonport, will be opened up to the public for the three-day event which starts on July 30 at Portsmouth Naval Ba...
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Visitors to travel through time on a visit to the Historic Dockyard during summer holidays
Visitors to travel through time on a visit to the Historic Dockyard during summer holidays Visitors to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will do some travelling with a difference as they embark on a voyage through time during the school holidays this summer, from Saturday 24 July – Sunday 5 September.   The journey through the centuries includes Navy Days, taking place from Friday 30 July – Sunday 1 August and set to be one ...
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Pirates and Pinafore Take Over HMS Warrior 1860
Pirates and Pinafore Take Over HMS Warrior 1860 As part of the Victorian themed events to celebrate the launch of HMS Warrior in 1860, Bournemouth Gilbert & Sullivan Society has been invited on board to perform excerpts from The Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore, plus a selection of sea shanties on Sunday, 18th July.   Bournemouth G&S Society, which is regarded as one...
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History By Water Harbour Cruise
History By Water Harbour Cruise Visitors to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard can find out what happens on the water surrounding the Naval Base and discover hundreds of years of naval history with a special event courtesy of the National Museum of the Royal Navy.   On Saturday 10th July, the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) takes to the water for a History b...
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Mapping Portsmouth’s Tudor Past - New Exhibition for Limited Run at the Mary Rose Museum
Mapping Portsmouth’s Tudor Past - New Exhibition for Limited Run at the Mary Rose Museum Could a 500 year old map have contained clues to where the wreck of the Mary Rose lay and could this be the first time Portsmouth maps have returned to the city in over 400 years? All these fascinating questions will be raised in a brand new temporary exhibition of international cartographic importance, in the Mary Rose Museum at Po...
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