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August / September 2023

The word community is a bit of a buzzword that seems to keep popping up in the media in various forms. There’s the ‘online community’, ’the sports community’,’the local community’ and ‘the wider community’. It’s one of those innocent words that could start to become annoying from overusage, which is why I have been searching for another word to describe the common theme throughout this issue. Which is all about our Southsea ‘society’ or ‘neighbourhood’ beginning with this year’s Victorious Festival, which has been revamped and now promises three full days of fun, from Friday 25th – Sunday 27th August with a very impressive line-up (p.31). Or how about Slow Living in Southsea, with a round-up of simple habits, or activities you can do this summer (p.34). Or read about how local historic buildings are being restored by people in… the local community (p.36) Okay, I give up, the word ‘community’ is difficult to replace with another, I’ll just have to keep using it!

Kevin John Dean

 


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