Portsmouth celebrates 100 Years as a city in 2026. A short link to this page (easier to share) is: portsoc.short.gy/100hse Our "terraced" houses are a special part of our local identity. In order to celebrate Portsmouth's 100 years of city status we decided to celebrate the city’s characteristic buildings - its terraced houses! From early March to early October members and members of the public sent photos of their favourite houses to the Portsmouth Society as a record of how

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The Tree Wardens Report for October 5th, 2026 See here for a version with images Portsmouth & Southsea Tree Wardens report October 2026 Tree wardens are still watering tree despite having a couple of heavy downpours. A resident water reported that we have lost an oak tree outside the tax office in Cosham due to strimmer damage. We had a Green Forum meeting on September 15th at Cornwallis crescent Community Orchard. Which is now 10 years old. This was organised by Rachel Brya

This information is a reposting of information sent to our President Celia Clark. FREE WEBINAR ALERT: THE REUSE DIVIDEND: HOW BRITAIN'S EMPTY BUILDINGS CAN REBUILD COMMUNITIES AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH June 2 - 10am- The release of The Reuse Dividend (https://www.dontwastebuildings.com/news/xebr2fbf9irvl6gkz1qx8855ywnqs2) , has generated extensive interest across the UK and further afar. The report explores how financial incentives can unlock the reuse of existing buildings,

An event on June 2nd 2026 - Details are here Don’t Waste Buildings! As a dedicated conservationist who’s worked to save and repurpose historic buildings in Portsmouth and Hampshire for more years than I care to remember, the launch in April 2024 of the Don't Waste Buildings (DWB) campaign, a proactive movement advocating for the reuse and retrofit of existing structures crystallised my long held belief that buildings can and should have a second – or even more new lives -

This blog is the landing page for all things to do with the Portsmouth Society Planning Committee. Click here for further information about the planning committee. The Portsmouth Society's Planning Sub Committee meets regularly to monitor all individual planning applications, commenting where appropriate. Reports are given to the Executive Committee and shared with paid up subscribed members via our regular newsletter. Martin Silman - Chair

This is the information page about the Portsmouth Society and its Executive Committee A shortened link to this page is rebrand.ly/psocec ...

Shortened link to this page is: rebrand.ly/psoc0425 A message from our president Celia Clarke regarding her presentation at the...

On Wednesday, February 12th, the Portsmouth Society had a visit from Ben and Keith from the Southern Water Storm Overflow Management...

Celia Clark was a founder member of the Portsmouth Society and is now the Society's President. Celia Clark’s contributions to...

This was the map of the original design awards on the former website. This was interactive (however it led to 404 error messages) You can...

Hello Readers, This blog post is to begin our new website in the 50th year of The Portsmouth Society's existence. Over time (we are all...