If you’ve lived in Gosport for any length of time, you’ve probably encountered Kevin Casey who is a councillor, fundraiser, heritage champion, former saturation diver, deputy mayor, and the driving force behind the newly refurbished Diving Museum. He’s one of those...
Gosport has become home to many remarkable grassroots projects, but few are as personal as Steps Within. Its founder, Sinead Smith, moved to Gosport from Surrey hoping for a fresh start. “I thought distance would fix my addiction,” she says. “It didn’t. But Gosport is...
Richard Jones doesn’t just write books, he rescues stories. Living in Lee‑on‑the‑Solent and part of the wider Gosport community for more than two decades, Richard has quietly become one of Britain’s most prolific chroniclers of forgotten tragedies, shipwrecks,...
When Chantelle Cheshire and Pete Street arrived at the Fox Tavern just over a month ago, they weren’t simply taking over a pub, they were stepping into nearly 300 years of Gosport history. The Fox, first recorded as a tavern in 1736, had weathered a turbulent few...
If you wander down Gosport High Street today, you’ll notice something quietly magical. Bright Lego‑style mosaics tucked into corners of cafés, perched on museum walls, or greeting you near the ferry. They’re playful, colourful, and if you look closer, they’re deeply...
On a bright Saturday morning in Lee‑on‑the‑Solent, sunlight pours through the windows of a small studio, scattering colour across the tables where people lean over sheets of shimmering glass. At the centre of it all is Emma Leahy, guiding beginners through the...
When Jenny Jessup first heard her name announced as the winner of the Graham Hewitt Volunteer of the Year Award, she felt something deeper than pride. It was a moment of honour, connection, and continuity - because she knew Graham. She had worked alongside him. She...
Aged 57, Gosport-born-and-bred entrepreneur Nick Millerchip has lived two careers already, and is now deep into his third. From the precision of helicopter engineering to the fast-paced world of IT, and now the thriving camper‑conversion business he runs from Daedalus...
There’s a warmth to Dolly’s Tea Room on Stoke Road that goes beyond the smell of fresh tea and coffee and homemade cakes. It’s in the conversations happening across the mismatched vintage tables. It’s in the hugs exchanged between regulars. It’s in the way the...
When you walk into My First Steps on Lee‑on‑the‑Solent High Street, you’re greeted not just by soft organic cottons and beautifully crafted wooden toys, but by the warmth of owner Jan Coupe, whose entire life has been shaped by one thing: people. “I’ve always been a...