Sun setting over Southsea

nattcallai Mayıs 13, 2022

My daughter has just finished her second year at Uni and I went up to stay the night with her and help her pack everything up. I don't how she ends up with some much stuff! We took an evening walk along the beach at Southsea, which is less than 5 minutes walk from where she has been living.

It was lovely to see the string of light bulbs lighting up the promenade. We used to have these in Weymouth until they re-designed the seafront for the Olympics and replaced them with laser lights that project their rays across the water. They might be modern, but it is just not the same - sadly a campaign to bring back the old, much-loved, light bulbs did not succeed.

Southsea pier

Southsea's Victorian pier was put up for auction in December with a guide price of £192-210,000 - but there were no interested parties. A local community group would like to take it on, but it needs to be restored and made safe.