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	The Tree Warden Scheme - Meeting 25 February Margaret Lipscombe Director of Urban Programmes of the National Tree Council will give a talk on the Tree Warden Scheme of Great Britain on Thursday 25 February at 7.00 pm at The Lighthouse Community Centre, 78 Albert Road, Southsea, PO5 2SN. Come along and find out how to help your community preserve its trees, This event is organised by the Portsmouth and Southsea Tree Wardens. See www.treecouncil.org.uk for more information on the Tree Warden Scheme. Meetings and events	*Portsmouth and Southsea Tree Wardens*

	Next Monthly Meeting - Wednesday 3 March The Somerstown Regeneration Project - Speakers: Bev Lucas (PCC Planning), Lance Morgan (PCC Housing Development Manager) and Jan Dod (Somerstown Community Board) will speak on this exciting project. The meeting will be at the St George's Building (entrance off St Thomas' Street), Old Portsmouth. Meetings and events

	Winter 2010 Newsletter New Continental Ferry Port Terminal Building Unveiled Civic Society Initiative – Conclusions and Next Steps Civic Trust South East Autumn Conference World Heritage Bid MOD disposals - new research commissioned by the Bill Sargeant Trust Greening Southsea Housing Space Standards: Rising or Falling? Local Transport Plan 3 Site of Savoy Buildings, South Parade, Southsea Fawcett Rd, Emanuels & Willesden Some Unexpected Choices? What do you love about Portsmouth? Patricia Sheridan (Paddy) 1930-2009 An Appreciation Two new local history books from Ron Brown Meetings and Events View the newsletter

	Autumn 2009 Newsletter Design Awards 2009 Goodbye Civic Trust, Hello Civic Society Initiative 'City of Culture' 2013 Tricorn Book is published! World Heritage Site - update The Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Architectural 'Bus Tour August 2009 Greening Southsea Volunteering Opportunity - Tree Wardens English Heritage Conservation Area Report No.6 Your local independent cinema Days out with the Portsmouth Society Pedestrian Guardrailing Gift Aid - Helping the Society's Funds! Denis Callender Treadgolds Ironmongers … … and Treadgolds Warehouse UniverCities Conference - Portsmouth 23 & 24 July Meetings and Events View the newsletter

	MARITIME CITY - PORTSMOUTH 1945 - 2005' An inspirational view of Portsmouth's development since the second world war. The Society put together an exhibition entitled Portsmouth 1945-2000 in St Agatha's Church to celebrate the millennium. It is now published in a new book which also covers developments up to the present day. Its aim is to celebrate our city, in which we are all proud to live. More...

	Who are we? The Portsmouth Society is an independent voluntary body affiliated to the Civic Trust with the purpose of promoting good design in the built environment. We campaign for quality in new buildings and for the preservation of the best of Portsmouth's existing environment of buildings, streets, and open spaces.	See "About Us" for more information.

	Pompey as she is spoke We continue to received comments from around the globe which were started by an article in the Winter 2002 newsletter on the Portsmouth dialect (Pompeyspeak!). View all comments. Read the original article.

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