1) The Gosport History Archive at www.gosporthistoryarchive.org.uk was set-up within Gosport.info to give somewhere for the St Vincent Local History Club to put their archive of photos, research and talks, partly to celebrate their first 20 years. I understand that a book was the first idea, but both that and a commercially produced web site proved expensive or there were other problems. I hope you find the information most so far from Mrs Joan Russell and Mr David Maber very interesting, I expect you will agree that there is a great benefit to Gosport.info to have the information, you can get to from the 'History' page, then follow the link from,'Gosport History Archive Website'. I am now the meetings secretary of the club and Joan Russell did suggest that perhaps I would be able to add more from the club, so hope that over the next year more people from the club will add more history, photos and memories of Gosport to that section. If you have items that you will be happy to add to Gosport.info, please send them to me.
2) I received the following from Councillor Peter Chegwyn; 'One thing you might mention sometime, if you think it appropriate, is that all 5 County Councillors representing Gosport divisions now have their own grants budget. Each of us has £10,000 per year to spend on supporting community groups and projects within our own divisions- sports clubs, youth groups, community associations etc. Any organisation with a project that needs some extra funding should contact their local County Councillor for an application form:
Bridgemary & Peel Common: Denis Wright
Lee-on-Solent & Grange: Margaret Snaith
Leesland & Town: Keith Gill & Peter Edgar (Two-member division)
Elson, Forton, Hardway: Peter Chegwyn
3) I have been asked about adding a request for the where about of some prize cups and plaques. One was the Burbridge Gosport Schools Diving Cup for an annual competition on the towns open air swimming pool near Walpole Park. He was the winner for 1958 and 1959 and just wondered where it may be now. Also a number of cups and plaques awarded by the Gosporteers, some of which were donated as memorials have been given out, but there has been a problem with the records. If you come across any cups of the annual type please let me know and I will put you in touch with someone to talk to, I am sure some arrangements can be made. You made find them in lofts and sheds, perhaps if you and the organisation agree I could also add the information from the cups to Gosport.info. Perhaps you have the cups where a new one is given each year, I would be happy to also add those details to the web site.
4) Thank you to those who have sent in details of businesses and organisation to add to the site,and changes to the current information, I plan to have it on over the next couple of weeks. Over the winter I will be updating the site with new businesses that I have in a list to contact and I hope to do a check on the businesses and organisations on the web site, to check still correct. I also plan to add some photos from my old photos and take some more of the current Gosport. There are a number of other things that I feel need updating. Perhaps if there is something that you feel needs looking at first, you could let me know and I will try to fit them in.
5) I bought some badges and pens at the beginning of the year (from the Google Adwords money) to give out, mostly at the events. I have very few pens left, but even after my sister gave out about 60 badges at the Leesland Park 'Park Fest 07' she also gave me some photos at the event and information about the bands to add to Gosport.info, I have about 100 badges left. If you could make use of one or more please let me know how many you want with your address and I will see if I can send them out. They will go to people in Gosport first as I will be able to deliver them so saving on postage, but if I have some left I will send them out. Dimon Estate Agents have said that they will donate some small card calenders as they did last, which I will send out with the cards as last year and deliver the balance in Gosport, but if you would like one or more please let me know. Ian
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