Princess Royal in Portsmouth
Patron of the Festivities Catherine Bott was amongst the guests at a reception at the Royal Naval and Royal Albert Yacht Club on Friday 20 June to celebrate the launch of the Round Britain Powerboat Race, attended by the Princess Royal HRH Princess Anne.
Spinnaker Tower to light up in orange
From Sunday 22 June to Sunday 29 June the Spinnaker Tower will be lighting up in orange to show their support for the Portsmouth Festivities - all of our publicity is predominantly orange in colour this year so look out for other splashes of orange around the city - banners, posters and buses....
Watch out for The Guide
Details of all Festivities events and interviews with some of the artists taking part will be appearing in this week's Guide in The News on Friday. Look out for your copy!
Festivities features on BBC South Today
To glimpse a preview of the Organ Plus Parkour visit the BBC website to watch BBC South Today from Wednesday 18th June - click on www.bbc.co.uk/southtoday .
Tickets are still available for this event so to book contact the Box Office 023 9282 6722. Limited spaces are stil available on Sunday afternoon at the workshop for 11-18 year olds - for further details contact 023 9289 2965.
Parkour proves Popular
The workshops for school children to gain and introduction into the art of parkour or freerunning has proved so popular that an additional workshop leader is being brought in. Having been over-subscribed there are now a few new places available - contact 023 9289 2965.
Lightnin' Willie
A change to the previous publicised programme... Live at the Bandstand on Sunday 22 June features this 'Texan with a ten gallon hat and a stonking band'. The bluesman's years of steady gigging have given him as much polish as his performance. The seductive combination of swinging Blues and R&B with a hint of Rockabilly guarantees a fantastic and fun afternoon. www.lightninwillie.com
Portsmouth Festivities pays tribute to the late Humphrey Lyttelton
The Humphrey Lyttelton Band Remembers Humph and Celebrates his Music, with Ronnie Hughes on trumpet and compered by Brian Perkins.
A voice familiar to many as one of the Today team on BBC Radio 4, Brian
Perkins will host an evening paying tribute to the late, great Humphrey
Lyttelton on Saturday 28 June. For further details click
here.
BBC comedy hit The Now Show to be broadcast from the Festivities
A highlight of the Festivities week, the BBC have announced that they will be recording their hit comedy show The Now Show from The Kings Theatre as part of the Festivities. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a mix of stand-up, sketches and songs.
Thursday 26 June at 7.30 pm. For further details click here.
Humphrey Lyttelton dies at 86
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Humphrey Lyttelton who was due to appear at the Portsmouth Festivities on 28 June. Updated information about events on 28 June will appear here in due course.
