News Stories
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14 June 2012
in GeneralChildren learn street dance in Somerstown church
CHILDREN from inner-city Portsmouth are being given free street dance lessons inside a Somerstown church. Read more
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7 June 2012
in GeneralSchoolgirl treated like royalty
NINE-YEAR-OLD Ellie Davidson was treated like royalty after winning a competition to send a Diamond Jubilee card to the Queen. Read more
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6 June 2012
in GeneralHow we celebrated the Diamond Jubilee
CHURCHES in our diocese were at the heart of four days of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Read more
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29 May 2012
in GeneralCathedral to help entrepreneurs launch businesses
PORTSMOUTH Cathedral will help entrepreneurs to launch small businesses as part of the Church’s response to our economic situation. Read more
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24 May 2012
in GeneralBishop re-dedicates church after £4.5m project
IT was an emotional service for those who had lived through 12 years of planning, fundraising and building work. Read more
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17 May 2012
in GeneralChancellor thinks again on church VAT
The government has agreed to provide churches with £30m extra in response to a campaign over VAT. Read more
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17 May 2012
in GeneralWorshippers mark Queen's Diamond Jubilee
CHURCHES across our diocese will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with celebration services, street parties and special events. Read more
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6 May 2012
in GeneralPoignant service to recall Falklands
IT was a poignant day as veterans of the Falklands conflict remembered friends they had lost – 30 years on. Read more
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30 April 2012
in GeneralWorshippers urge Chancellor to abandon VAT change
WORSHIPPERS are being urged to campaign against a ‘heritage tax’ that would send the cost of church improvements soaring. Read more
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23 April 2012
in GeneralJoy at return to worship space
JUBILANT worshippers were punching the air as they returned to their worship space for the first time in eight years. Read more