Waterlooville Festival Day

12:00-13:00 Waterlooville Poet in Residence: Aoife Maddox
Aoife Mannix is writer in residence for Plot Lines, a year long project focussed on gathering, listening to and sharing the stories and anecdotes from people living in and near Waterlooville. At this event, look forward to Aoife sharing some of her writing from the project so far. She will discuss her approach to living heritage, the stories & people who make places what they are.

Aoife Mannix is an award winning poet and writer who has published five collections of poetry and a novel. She has previously been poet in residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company and BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live amongst others.
http://www.aoifemannix.co.uk/ http://www.plotlines.co.uk/

13:00 - 13:30 A time for reflection: Explore a display of local stories

13:30-15:00 Chris Pennycook: Pompey Pals
Chris will outline some of the service people from the Waterlooville area
The Pompey Pals Project originally unveiled its Memorial Wall at Fratton Park on 4th August 2014, the centenary of the start of the First World War commemorating the Pompey Pals, 14th and 15th Battalions Hampshire Regiment who served with distinction on the Western Front. We now commemorate the men and women who have served the country since the First World War in time of conflict, concentrating on the personal stories of the people involved, both military and civilian, from Portsmouth and the surro

Timings & Tours

Monday 15 September:

12:00

Location & directions

St. Georges Walk, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 7EH

Directions:

The Church of St George The Martyr, Waterlooville, is to be found in Waterlooville Town Centre. Find the start of the main shopping precinct, on the corner of which is the ‘The Exchange” restaurant on one side, and Lloyds Bank and Subway the other side. (Not the new precinct at Duke's Walk). Walk towards the dual-carriageway past the bus stop alongside “The Exchange” and then past Mann & Co Estate Agents. Continue and in a short distance you will pass the Church and Church Grounds on the right.

Contact on day:

MR NJ SPURGEON

Telephone number:

+447757271262

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Additional information

Waterlooville is well served by bus routes. No's 7 and 8 provide a service every few minutes to Portsmouth, and Cosham station. There is also a frequent service to Havant (No 39) and an hourly service to Petersfield (No 37). A regular bus service also operates weekdays between Waterlooville, Denmead and Hambledon. The bus stops are right by the Church. Just get off the bus and look for the church tower.

Max no of people per tour:

100

Est. tour duration:

4 hour(s)

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