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	Our meeting on 4 June has been cancelled With the many events associated with the Jubilee celebrations, we have decided not to hold a meeting on Wednesday 4 June since many are away or involved with other things. We have a visit to Gunwharf Quays planned for 4 July, the details of which will be published here.	Meetings and events

	Winter 2012 Newsletter now available Progress at Wymering Manor New phone mast for Copnor Savoy Court, South Parade Architecture à la Café Audrey Jane Mullis, 1934 -2011 2011 Design Awards Please can you help? Tricorn Shop Centre sign BBC Reel History 2 Film Event Quebec House, Old Portsmouth Conservation or Change – the care of Church Buildings Farewell to ASWE Romsey trip - A fine day, a fine town… New Elm Trees for Ladies’ Mile, Southsea Common Memories of the Great Storm of October 1987 View the Newsletter

	Design Awards winners are announced - Portsmouth is enhanced, despite recession The recession and local authority spending cuts do not appear to have dampened local people's enthusiasm to enhance Portsmouth with good design - in new buildings, reuses of buildings and landscaping. More ...

	Portsmouth Society Planning The Portsmouth Society's Planning Sub Committee meets every three weeks to monitor all individual planning applications, commenting where appropriate. Click here for more information on the sub-committee and some of the schemes it has considered.

	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 Voice 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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