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-Dreamwood Cabins Ltd -Web site opens on 26th November Details Here.

- If you know somewhere the A4 Posters that were around Gosport in Jan 2003, or one of the A5 Leaflets, can go. Please download them. Thank you.

- I have moved the self catering from Hotels/ Guest House/ B&Bs to       Self Catering Accommodation, there is also now an Arts and Crafts section.

- If you received the last update e-mail(Nov 04), I am sorry part of it, I have been advised was not clear, the photos added were of Gosport, not of any football teams. I will try to make future update e-mails clearer. Thank you.

- David Maber looks for a volunteer with an interest in local history.

- I have added the November to February fixtures for the Cummins and Pope - Mid Solent Youth Football League Under 15 A Division, as they were sent to me a while ago. I would be happy to add other fixtures, if necessary, adding a ‘Sports Fixtures What’s On’ section. E-mail Me

- I have added a section for adverts, including items for sale or wanted, job vacancies and work wanted ( the vacancies will include voluntary posts ) I have grouped them together, in the hope that they will be able to be found easier. There is no charge to add items to these pages. Gosport Ads

- I have changed the way the Ads section works including photos, I hope that you will find a use for it, just e-mail me any photo and the information that you want added to your page. For Sale or Free Page

- Information about the Gosport Silver Band has been sent in and is at the link. I have also received details of the events they will be attending over the year and have added them to the What’s Ons. If you are involved with an Organisation, please send me information to add to the web site, including any events that you are holding. I will add a page for you history if you wish..

- When I sent the letter to Northcott House, Gosport, to ask if they had any objection to my adding the information to the site, they sent me a leaflet about Northcott House and a booklet with the history of God’s Port Housing Society Ltd., The history is God’s Port HSL or Northcott House.

- I have been given permission to add the balance of the booklet ‘Recollections and Remembrances’ by Mr G Paxton. 

- Paul Catcheside, has another instalment to the Barrage Balloon story. Wonder if my father's balloon was involved with the crash of Mark's grandfather?

- Ray Russell is looking for Derek Joyner, but he also sent a photo of them with a Youngs Garage van in 1948, would the ad board be allowed now.

- Memories of Harold Tokins of HMS Daedalus & Siskin in the 1950’s & Hovercraft SR-N1 at Lee-on-the-Solent in 1959.

- Memories of Bryan Maloney  of Holbrook, Daedalus, Osmiroid, etc

- Warning - If you use another URL to come to this site, such as www.gosportlife.co.uk please note to use www.gosport.info as from the end of October these addresses will start to no longer work,

- I have now set-up a blog for this site, to add the items that would not wait for an update and short life items. I may also add events in the next week.

- Victoria Parker - Answers some of the Requests for Information - I plan to add links from the original question to the correct part of the page.

- Do you know anything about M E J Livesay or A E Rabone and there involvement in the Spanish Civil War, from Bury Rd & Woodstock Rd.?

 - James Pope and 92 Forton Rd

- Ellicott / Ellacott - Family History Site a new site with a link from the Gosport Families page if you have a family history site, let me know the address and I will add a link from that page. Ian Jeffery

- Look out for the new businesses included in the Business Listings. A number have been added to the Entertainers page, so if organising an event perhaps you could see if there will be anything to suit you - Entertainers

- Look out for the advert in The Town Crier and Solent Promoter, to obtain more information about Gosport businesses, organisations and events,  memories of Gosport. Please let me know what you think of the adverts.  

- My name is Mike Barnes and I run a paranormal research team in Southampton, I come from Gosport and can remember a few of the paranormal stories, but we are looking for new places to investigate. E-Mail

- Index of  memories, information and photos National Children’s Home.

- GAFIRS 5 incidents on Saturday 20th May in Gale Force 8+ winds in The Solent by Chris Rudd can be found on the Gosport.info Blog.

- Addition to Gosport History Archive, Vanishing Spithead Seamarks - Gilkicker and Kickergill - by David Maber and Joan Russell.  Also memories of The Hulk - C1 Floating coalyard by David Maber

-Thanks to the donation of a Solent Dairies milk bill of 7th February 1939 by Paul Harris, gave me the idea to add a section under the History for Gosport Ephemera a couple of items added so far, others to follow.