We were very excited to set off to do our first (amateur) bat survey this evening guided by Lucy with her new bat detector! We didn't have to wait long before we heard pipistrelles both Common and Soprano. We also think we heard Lesser Horseshoes, Serotines and Daubentons so a very successful first attempt. Lucy was matching the sounds heard on the detector to bat sounds on an app to verify they were what we thought. It started to rain a bit harder so the bats called it a night and so did we!

Thanks to everyone who cleared out their bra collection for donation to the MS Therapy Centre. When i dropped our big bag of bras off it contributed to filling up their donation box. Excellent work.

They will continue to take donations so please feel free to drop off any other things you find in your Spring cleans!

Photo from Portsmouth 100 group run as i didn't think anyone would want their old underwear immortalised on the internet!

Thank you so much Duncan for organising a wonderful task for us this evening. Is there anything better on a warm and sunny Friday evening then attending the soft launch of the brand new Hilsea Lido? I certainly don't think so!

After braving a fairly chilly dip, we warmed up in the lovely sauna, before going for a second swim! Even better, we got to sample the tea, coffee and hot chocolate from the catering can on-site to finish up.

We were able to give the team some feedback on the spot, but any other comments can be sent to Spencer: Spencer.hodge@southdownsleisure.co.uk

I imagine we'll have a few summery socials here over the coming months 🌞