The 'Vadne', photographed at Forton Lake Gosport

Nominate your Local Hero

Local Heroes is our chance to honour the unsung heroes of Gosport and Fareham.

Nominate someone, living or historical, that you think deserves the recognition of being a local hero. Heroes come from all walks of life and all backgrounds. They might already be famous, or they might live next door to you. Admirals, uncles, inventors, dinnerladies – tell us why your nominee is a hero. The only requirement is that they have a link to Gosport or Fareham (which includes Lee-on-the-Solent and Stubbington).

20 people will be chosen from your nominations by an independent community panel to appear in an exhibition called Local Heroes. It will open at Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham in January and move to Gosport Gallery in March. Come and visit us in 2011 at either site to vote for your favourite of our 20 finalists.

When can I nominate?

Nomination forms will be available in your local Gosport or Fareham library during July, or you can nominate online. Come back to this website during July to access our online nomination form. We’re sorry but we can’t accept nominations that arrive after July.

Gail Baird from 131 Design making final touches to the nomination boxes for Westbury Manor’s ‘Local Heroes’ campaign. ‘Local Heroes’ is a campaign to honour the unsung heroes of Gosport and Fareham. Members of the community can nominate someone, living or historical, that they think deserves the recognition of being a local hero. The nomination boxes will be in all the local libraries. This will be supported by a promotional campaign using original logo and graphics by 131 Design.

20 people will be chosen from the nominations by an independent community panel to appear in an exhibition called Local Heroes that will open at Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham in January and move to Gosport Gallery in March. 131 Design will continue to be involved in the project for the duration.

Heroes, campaign starts across Hampshire

Hilsea Lido 75 - Jane Smith

Anniversary souvenir booklet, just back from the printers.

out now at selected outlets

"I got just what I wanted at Tricorn Books and 131 Design - a professional service that's friendly and supportive.  Unlike some big firms, Gail and Dan are able to give each individual the personal attention needed to bring out the best in their project.  Nothing was too much trouble and all at an easily accessible, central location in Old Portsmouth!

Jane Smith,
Local historian and author of Hilsea Lido 75".   

In its time, Hilsea Lido has linked exotic architecture with sport, fashion, film,
music and dance, body-building and physical culture, and most of all, lots of fun
in sparkling blue water.

Designed by the City Engineer, Joseph Parkin and opened officially by the Lord
Mayor of the City of Portsmouth, Councillor Frank J. Privett, J.P. on 24 July 1935,
its Art Deco architecture brought the stylish sophistication of the 1930’s Lido
lifestyle to Portsmouth for the first time. The main pool became the setting for
the fashionable outfits and accessories of the day - the place to see and be seen.
The pool was also designed to make the most of the Thirties’ enthusiasm for
fresh air and organised physical culture. It formed the backdrop to swimming and
diving competitions, water polo, aquatic galas, novelty events and re-enactments
of Naval battles using model boats.

Hilsea Lido 75 gives us a chance to enjoy a pleasurable and nostalgic trip back
over the last 75 years and, in the process, gives us a glimpse of the vitality
and excitement that was Lido life. This booklet also includes postcards and
photographs evoking memories of the important role that Hilsea Lido played
and still plays in the lives of generations of local people.

Jane Smith

131 helped curate Westbury Manor's latest exhibition - celebrating the seminal festival on the Isle of Wight

Peter Daltrey, the lead singer with Fairfield Parlour and the first man on stage at the legendary 1970 Festival, will reveal how it felt to face 600,000 music fans while under threat of execution by the IRA.

In two Q&A sessions to be held at the opening of the new exhibition, Peter Daltrey will recall his personal experiences from the iconic event, in conversation with fleet Street photographer Bob Aylott, who photographed the 1970 Festival for the Daily Sketch.

Singer/songwriter and keyboard player Daltrey, from Frome, Wilts, also wrote and produced ‘Let The World Wash In’ - the official 1970 festival theme tune.

Museum Curator Tom de Wit said,

"This is an amazing story - when I saw the photo the hair stood up on the back of my neck. Peter Daltrey is standing there like Jesus - long hair, beard, and wearing a long white robe, with his arms outstretched, his back to the crowd - the largest crowd the world had ever seen!

The IRA had said that they would shoot the first person on stage at the festival, in an attempt to stop it going ahead.

So here's this guy, with his eyes closed, just waiting for the IRA to kill him. This powerful event marked opened the festival that would make history and would become an icon of an era".

One hundred photos from the bestselling book, ‘Six Days That Rocked the World’ will to be shown at the first exhibition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the world’s largest rock festival.

Book author and former Fleet Street photographer Bob Aylott said,

"When it was confirmed that 600,000 fans had been transported to the island a mixed reaction of shock and jubilation travelled through the crowd in the area, Desolation Row and up the hill. We were the size of a small city; we were a mass of people that no police force in world could control. If Neil Armstrong was still up there, we could be seen by astronauts in space!"

The festival starred giants of rock music including The Who, The Doors, Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis and Joan.Baez. It was also the last major performance by Jimi Hendrix before his death soon afterwards.

Peter Daltrey of Fairfield Parlour and Photographer Bob Aylott

with Curator Tom De Witt

Exhibition:-

Six Days That Rocked The World - The Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Westbury Manor Museum, 84 West Street, Fareham PO16 OJJ

5th June -28th August, Open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm. Saturday 10am-4pm. Admission Free. Tel. 01329-822063

Live Event:-

The 1970 Festival Revisited - An audience with Peter Daltrey and Bob Aylott

Sat 5th June, 11am and 2pm - Free

For more information or to arrange interviews and press images contact Curator Tom de Wit 01329 822063

Vote 4 Heroes

New marketing campaign underway to support Fareham and Gosports' competition to find the greatest local hero...

Look out for our new campaign across Fareham and Gosport, Nomination start in July

Ordnance of Southsea Castle - Anthony Boxell

Latest book published by Tricorn Books, designed by 131 Design.

Photographic Commission - Halyard

Halyard Marine Ltd has announced that it has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise. This is the second time that Halyard has been presented with the prestigious award in four years – in 2006 for Innovation, and today for Continuous Innovation. 131 Design were commissioned at short notice prior to the award, to come up with a press image... in the factory.

LIGHTBOX

An innovative exhibition showcasing creative photography by the young people from Hillside and Hilsea Youth Centres in Portsmouth. The exhibition is at Portsmouth's City Museum and runs until the end of April.

The work was produced in a series of creative workshops, Discovering D-Day, designed and delivered by Gail and Dan from 131 - who also curated the show. The project was commissioned by Portsmouth¹s Museum and Records Service (PMRS).

Contact Gail or Dan for more information. 023 92 736271