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2026 15-18 October: Gosport Art and Tea Trail https://www.facebook.com/PortAndLemon 21 November: Christmas Fair at Christ Church Stoke Road Facebook \| Port and Lemon Christmas Fair post and link to stallholder application form Port and Lemon Facebook post 11.09.26 "Most excellent news, our inaugural Gosport Art and Tea Trail taking place from 15th to 18th October is being supported by Hampshire Cultural Trust with funding from Arts Council England. Please follow our social pages for progress and information. Over 60 artists across 30 plus venues for 4 days of celebrations of our thriving art community, small businesses and hospitality venues in Gosport, all put together by our incredible Art Pack, a group of 7 local artists, including yours truly, who are working extremely hard behind the scenes to bring this all together. How wonderful! Help us out by shouting from the roof tops about it" https://www.facebook.com/PortAndLemon Facebook post Stoke Road Community Team on Facebook July 2026 Brand-new Stoke Road website launching later in the summer To add your business, organisation or community group contact the team via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StokeRoad Extract from Gosport Council press release 1.4.25: Gosport Borough Council has appointed a team of expert designers to develop detailed plans for improving the town's historic waterfront. A partnership led by Royal HaskoningDHV and LDA Design will be putting together a 'masterplan' for the waterfront spanning the Submarine Museum at Haslar in the south, running through the town centre and High Street, up to Hardway in the North. Royal HaskoningDHV is a team of sustainable consultants, engineers and designers who specialise in transport planning. LDA Design are experts in landscape architecture, urban design, planning and more. Link to full press release 1.4.25: https://www.gosport.gov.uk/article/2932/Design-team-appointed-to-develop-plans-for-Gosport-s-waterfront https://www.lda-design.co.uk/kindling/news/a-new-chapter-for-gosport-waterfront/ Steve Wenham Link to planning application validated 22 Sep 2025: 25/00294/GR3 \| CONSTRUCTION OF PART SINGLE / PART TWO-STOREY BUILDINGS TO COMPRISE COMMERCIAL UNITS (CLASS E) WITH ASSOCIATED ROOF TERRACES, LANDSCAPING AND SERVICE LAYBY ON THE ESPLANADE (CONSERVATION AREA) \| Bus Station South Street Gosport Hampshire PO12 1EP 9.12.25 Decision Notice - same link as above Views of Portsmouth Harbour from Gosport waterfront Photo courtesy of Steve Wenham HMS Prince of Wales departing Portsmouth Harbour View from near the old Gosport Bus Station site Larger image>> Photo courtesy of Steve Wenham HMS Prince of Wales arriving home View from the Falkland Gardens Larger image>> Mural in Stoke Road by The Marvellous Mural Men See for real next to the RAFA Club, near the White Hart facebook.com/Themarvellousmuralmen Wall art in Stoke Road by artist My Dog Sighs Who and what are reflected in the eyes? It's Syd Ashby, Holy Trinity Church and The Vine sign See for real at The Vine Coffee Shop near Waitrose facebook.com/mydogsighs/ The Gosport Golden Mile and almost Sunset at Stokes Bay Photos courtesy of @GosportGM (Xtwitter) The Golden Mile at Stokes Bay runs between the Inshore Lifeboat Station and No. 2 Battery West Car Park The Gosport Golden Mile race is an annual event. All year round the Gosport 545 Run Club is "Here to help anyone and everyone discover & enjoy running" https://absolute545runclub.uk Car park charges apply every day between 8am and 7pm at the Stokes Bay car parks, so if you're a late evening swimmer or an early bird you can park for free Gosport Council Car Parks Here's a link to the list of car parks in Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent giving details www.gosport.gov.uk/carparks From Royal Haslar: A Short Film Echoes in Stone https://www.royalhaslar.com/history/ and scroll down the page Live Isle of Wight web cameras www.isleofwight.com/webcams Submariners Stories website Lots of memories of life in Gosport on the Submariners Stories website, including the Royal Arms in Stoke Road in the days of Sonia and Peter D'Arcy when it was a submariners' pub Listen to various audio clips including the 'RA' pub: https://submarinersstories.uk/profile/ian-moore/ https://submarinersstories.uk/profile-list/ HMS Alliance Transformer fans can visit a filming location in Gosport. The Cold War submarine HMS Alliance at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum was used as a key location in Transformers V: The Last Knight (2017) www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/submarine-museum Little Woodham The Living History 17th century village is open from April to October each year, various dates. Claim to fame - it was used as a Doctor Who location in The Witchfinders episode with Jodie Whittaker www.littlewoodham.org.uk The Hall Affair Portsmouth-later-Gosport boy Stephen Weeks was famous at 16 for The Hall Affair back in the 1960s "The Hall, a protected and handsome early 19th century house facing the late 18th century former governor's residence..." https://www.gosportheritage.co.uk/history-boy-stephen-weeks/ more* https://en.everybodywiki.com/Hall_affair Photo of the still-standing 18th century Military Governor's House near Holy Trinity Church is on: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101234537-holy-trinity-vicarage-gosport-town-ward Gosport Hall of Fame Celebrities who lived or worked in Gosport hall of fame >> Crimestoppers Give information anonymously https://crimestoppers-uk.org/ Hampshire Police Crime Commissioner Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones is committed to increasing police visibility. In September 2023, the Commissioner announced her plans to open 10 more police stations and front counters to the public and in July 2025 the Commissioner committed to opening a further three police stations, bringing the total to 13. Gosport "The renovation of Gosport Police Station on South Street has started. The station was closed in 2016 and requires a significant amount of work to bring it back to life. This is an important project for the Commissioner. This page will feature regular updates on the project as it progresses." Address: South Street, Gosport, PO12 1ES Updates: https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/police-stations Stoke Road is on Facebook and Instagram: facebook.com/Stoke Road Community facebook.com/groups/Stoke Road Public Group https://www.instagram.com/visitstokeroad Social media pages of Stoke Road businesses that post regularly: facebook.com/fouraletaproom facebook.com/AnytimeFitnessGosport facebook.com/samisbeauty facebook.com/BlitzPhoto facebook.com/stokeemporium facebook.com/Stoke-Gallery facebook.com/CeriWilliamsTattoos facebook.com/danwilliamsart facebook.com/Doing-the-Rounds facebook.com/ladiesfirstfitnessgosport facebook.com/waitrose facebook.com/kpsalons facebook.com/ArKsHairStudio facebook.com/ThirteenEight facebook.com/richoakesart facebook.com/Dollys-Vintage-Tea-Rooms facebook.com/sarahflamingoodcraft Queens Hotel \| Gosport \| Facebook A Slice Of Vinyl Record Shop \| Gosport \| Facebook Vanguard Comics \| Gosport \| Facebook Port and Lemon \| Gosport \| Facebook RE5 Customs \| Gosport \| Facebook RE5 Customs \| x.com/CustomsRe5 facebook.com/SchoolSmartGosport If you're missing from the list and you're posting regularly, send an email (you might need to check your spam/junk folder for the reply) Stoke Road Community Any errors please email
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