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Family activities in Portsmouth
Treasure Chest of Pirate Stories: The Stories
Tuesday 16 February 2010 11am - 3.30pm
Join the Pirate Gang for a Treasure Chest of stories
2 days of Pirate fun for the price of 1!
Calling all little land lubbers! Let your imagination run wild and enter the swash buckling world of Pirate adventures through storytelling and dastardly tales during this fantastic drop-in story telling event. Then make your stories come alive in the Skull & Crossbones exhibition.
Free with a valid museum ticket (event ticket valid for both dates 16/02/10 and 18/02/10)
Treasure Chest Of Pirate Stories: The Pictures
Thursday 18 February 11.30 am - 1pm & 1.30pm - 3pm
Bring the pirates alive through creating cartoons and drawings for our pirate story book in a fun drop-in workshop. Then become a pirate yourself in the Skull & Crossbones exhibition.
Free with a valid museum ticket (event ticket valid for both dates 16/02/10 and 18/02/10)
Skull & Crossbones: Living Under The Jolly Roger
Open everyday from 10am - 3.30pm
Become a Pirate in this special family exhibition, learn how to speak Pirate, command your boat, discover treasure, hoist your jolly roger and set sail for a Pirate tour of the museum.
Find out why Submarines fly Jolly Rogers and how the Royal Navy Submarine Service combats modern day piracy.
The Jolly Roger adoption as the battle ensign of the Royal Navy Submarine Service began when Lt Cdr Max Horton RN, in command of HMS E9, raised the Jolly Roger in September 1914 on return from the patrol on which he sank the German cruiser Hela and the destroyer S-116. He had remembered the words of Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, when he spoke out against the adoption of the submarine by the Royal Navy in 1901, The crews of all submarines captured should be treated as Pirates and hanged
The exhibition features the oldest surviving Jolly Roger from the WW1 E54 submarine and the newest from HMS Trenchant which was flown recently in Afghanistan.
Tickets: Free with a valid museum ticket
Portsmouth In Focus
Family Activities
Winter 2009/2010
Wednesday 17th – Friday 19th February 2010
Helmand
In conjunction with our new special exhibition, a series of family-based activities are available to visitors so that they can appreciate the life of a Royal Marine commando in Afghanistan today.
And a special date for your diary . . .
Light Nights, Saturday 27th March 2010, early evening till late!
As the clocks go back and the nights get lighter, we’re throwing light on some of Portsmouth’s hidden treasures.
Join us for a free night of fun, family entertainment and exploration of some of Portsmouth's cultural buildings after dark.
A Lantern Parade and a bus tour will guide you round the city, to events that include spooky encounters at the Theatre Royal, unique light shows at the King’s Theatre and Southsea Castle, mysterious goings-on in the City Museum and some bright new artists at Arts Space.
The evening’s events are all free of charge and Light Nights is supported by Find Your Talent - PUSH.
Full programme details and times will be available shortly - please contact findyourtalent.push@hants.gov.uk for more details.
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