Gosport Heritage Day with Shore Leave Haslar

"Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to places that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission." We'll be working with our friends from Shore Leave Haslar during Gosport's Heritage Week…

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Workshops for Help for Heroes

We're delighted to announce we'll be doing some recycling workshops at Help for Heroes' Tedworth House in the autumn. These will be available to Help for Heroes' Band of Brother and Band of Sisters members. So if you're a member…

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Company of Makers invited to Number 10

We were recently invited to Number 10 Downing Street to celebrate the work of organisations helping the Armed Forces Community. There were some familiar faces there including Shore Leave Haslar and The Royal Naval Benevolent Foundation. We also met some…

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D-Day 70 Commemorations Photos: In one word, what does the word ‘Veteran’ mean to you?

We've been asked to post the individual #VeteranMeans photos we took during the D-Day 70 commemorations in Portsmouth, so here they are. These photos were used to create a #VeteranMeans collage and video. Post by Company of Makers.

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Video: In one word, what does the word ‘Veteran’ mean to you?

During the D-Day 70 commemorations in Portsmouth we asked people, "In one word, what does the word 'Veteran' mean to you?". We then photographed people whilst they held up their answer. These photos were used to create the #VeteranMeans collage and…

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Company of Makers at the Southsea Show

This year's show takes place on 1st-3rd August and you'll find us in the 'Portsmouth Village' accompanied by our good friends from Shore Leave Haslar. We'll create a pop-up photography exhibition based on the #VeteransMeans photos taken at this year's…

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D-Day 70 Commemorations Photos: In one word, what does the word ‘Veteran’ mean to you?

During the D-Day 70 commemorations in Portsmouth we asked people, "In one word, what does the word 'Veteran' mean to you?". We then photographed people whilst they held up their answer. These photos were used to create the #VeteranMeans collage and video.

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