August 2009 News Archive

Fish, Fish and . . . . more Fish ! Like it says on the tin, if you go to something called the Festival of Fishkeeping don’t be too surprised if you see fish. This year’s event, staged by the Federation of British Aquatic Societies at Mill Ryth...

An enthusiastic crowd gathered in the rain at the Hayling Island Carnival on Saturday to hear who were the winners of the 2009 Scarecrow Awards. Over 200 official and unofficial entries featuring nearly 300 figures are on show across Hayling Island. ...

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, announced today that its European business unit, Hughes Europe, has signed an agreement to supply Bentley Walker with its new HX mesh satellite netw...

Celebration was the order of the day on Saturday 8th August at the Hayling Seaside Railway, when it’s premier passenger locomotive “Jack the Seaside Engine”, celebrated its 21st birthday. Diesel powered “Jack” was delivered brand new to the former...

This year's National Windsurfing Festival will be held at Inn On The Beach, Beachlands Hayling Island, on 5-6 September 2009 kindly supported by Havant Borough Council. Over the last 3 years this event has taken its place as the largest windsurfing e...

Havant Borough Council is celebrating reaching the finals of the Association for Public Service Excellence awards 2009. Under the category "Best Elected Member Development Initiative" the Hayling Island BMX and mountain bike dirt jumps project has...

Portsmouth based acoustic pop/rock band “At Last”, will be taking centre stage at Hayling’s Eastoke Corner Plaza on the afternoon Sunday 30th August, for the fifth of this year’s Hayling’s BEST ‘Playing on the Plaza’ series of free live music events....