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Belinda Dickins

Belinda Dickins

Community reporter

Belinda Dickins is the Community Reporter at The News, Portsmouth, part of the Community News Project run by Facebook and the NCTJ.

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A map showing 9 of the best walking routes and beauty spots on the doorstep of Fareham residents. Source: Google Maps

9 of the best walking routes and beauty spots on the doorstep of Fareham

The Montague Arms in Beaulieu

11 of the best hotels for summer staycations according to Tripadvisor

A picture released by Egypt's Suez Canal Authority on March 29, 2021, shows a tugboat pulling the Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' container ship after it was fully dislodged from the banks of the Suez. (Photo by - / SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY / AFP) (Photo by -/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/AFP via Getty Images)

Here's how big Ever Given is next to Portsmouth area landmarks and places

Friends of Langstone Harbour cleaned up the harbour near the Eastern Road roundabout. Pictured: Friends bagging shoreline rubbish

Group cleaning up harbour find supermarket trolley, traffic cones and bicycle

From left, empowerment worker Caroline Deans, Steve Ansell who does the building maintenance, chair of trustees Tracey Ansell and operations manager Michelle Treacher
Picture: Sarah Standing (031220-9353)

Churches helping to house the homeless will be boosted by campaign

A Christmas trail has popepd up in Cowplain to raise funds for Padnell Infant School. Pictured: One of the houses on the trail

Festive light trail maps will show people where the best displays are

Harbour Church Portsmouth is hosting some Covid-secure Christmas events to spread some festive joy. Pictured: Last year's Carols by Candlelight

Festive favourite events set to return to Portsmouth church

Tesco stores are supporting this year's Comfort and Joy campaign buy housing postboxes for customers to place vouchers into. Pictured: Tanya Hatcher from the Fratton Park store with their postbox

Tesco stores across the area support Christmas campaign

Men who completed 5km per day in November donated £1,250 to the Portchester Food Pantry. Pictured: Warren Chebby, Julie Elston Sexton, Lucy-Anne Barnett, Peter Sanderson

Running challenge raises hundreds for Portchester food pantry

Stop Domestic Abuse staff, Rachel Windebank, Carla Payne, CEO Claire Lambon, Chelsea Haslett, Czarina Jacobs and Paige Merrett with some vouchers outside their office in Havant on 26 November 2020.

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Voucher scheme will support people seeking refuge from domestic abuse

Picture shows (from left to right): Craig Turner (Team Leader), Paul Grant (pilot) and Samantha Kloppers (crew) all from Hovertravel donating food for the Comfort and Joy campaign

Support and donations flood in from businesses for Comfort and Joy

Launch of this the 2020 Comfort and Joy campaign. Pictured: Lord Mayor, Rob Wood and Father Bob White with Hive team, Sandie Davis, Katy Walsh and Caroline Haworthat the Portsmouth Guildhall Walk on 26 November 2020. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Comfort and Joy campaign launched to raise thousands for charities

Bill and Barbara Wright outside their home in Portchester on 27 November 2020. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Couple put up hundreds of Christmas lights for charity display

Pupils at Hart Plain Infant School in Waterlooville took part in a Black Lives Matter week and were visited by Mayor of Havant Prad Bains. Pictured: Mayor of Havant Prad Bains with some of the school's pupils

Pupils discuss equality and diversity during Black Lives Matter week

Portsmouth Grammar Junior School sent over 40 hands as part of Pear Tree Court's 'Hug a Care Home' initiative

Care home enlists community to produce artwork to 'hug' the building

Megan Williams, 29, with her son Marley Wooden, 3, and the donations towards her Christmas hampers for families in need

Family to deliver hampers to struggling families thanks to kind donations

Mary Puppins Pet Pantry manager Holly Bastow with Georgia from the RSPCA and the donation trolley

Pet shop calls for festive gift donations for RSPCA animals
A PET shop is collecting stocking fillers and Christmas treats for animals who won’t have a family to spoil them over the festive season.
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Left is Faith Martin, 19, and right is singer songwriter James Holt

Music fan starts online campaign to improve disability access to gigs

Isabelle Smith, 9 from Havant, has been making and selling scrunchies and raised funds for Children in Need. Pictured: Isabelle with a selection of her scrunchie creations

Leigh Park schoolgirl, 9, starts her own hair scrunchie business from home

James Burke-Dunsmore recording Ingrid Corrigan recording her monologue as Miriam, in St Francis Church, Leigh Park for the living advent calendar

Living advent calendar to tell nativity story through videos

Matt Foster, founder of The Parenting Network, with Evelyn, 9, and Myles, 4

Appeal for Christmas pyjamas and books for families seeking refuge

Two out-of-work actors have created a podcast called Two Actors Walk Into a Bar. Pictured: Scarlett Briant and David McCulloch appearing in The 39 Steps: A Live Radio Drama

Fareham actors start podcast to keep entertaining audiences during pandemic

Children from Growing Places nurseries visited their friends at local nursing homes to give them gifts just before lockdown. Pictured: Wendy Fenn and Hope Goodson saying hello to Les

Nursery children deliver special gift to care home friends

Supporters of Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association took on the T21 challenge to raise funds for the charity. Pictured: Matilda Field, Lucy Field, Megan Hartridge and Steve Hartridge

Charity challenge sees more than £40,000 raised for specialist services

Gosport tattoo artist Steve Lowry is turning his studio into an independent food bank for people who need it during lockdown. Pictured: Steve with some of the donations from his clients

Tattoo artist sets up independent food bank while his studio is shut

Angela Barnes and her friend Janice Burkinshaw are both widows who have supported each other through the Covid restrictions. As they can no longer enjoy Sunday dinner in Janice's garden they bought pop-up pods which they put up on Milton Common to enjoy a 2-course dinner

Pictured: Angela Barnes and her friend Janice Burkinshaw having their lunch on Milton Common, Portsmouth on 11 November 2020.

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Retired ladies enjoy Sunday dinner in pop-up tents due to lockdown

Two men are running 5k each day in November to raise funds for the Food Pantry in Portchester Methodist Church. Pictured: Peter Sanderson and Warren Chebby

Runners take on 5km a day to raise funds for a food pantry

Team Scrubbers have raised £5,000 for the Royal British Legion through selling poppy face masks. Pictured: Lin Gell handing over the cheque

Sewing team create thousands of poppy face masks for charity
THOUSANDS of poppy masks made by a dedicated sewing team have been sold across the county to support the Royal British Legion.
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Members of the Gumbrell family walked 30 miles in memory of son and brother Callum, who died at just one week old. Pictured: Jeff, Lucy, Mackenzie, Katie and Julie Gumbrell

Siblings take on 30-mile walk to honour brother they never met

Thomas Roughan, 8, reads his poem called Ruby Red about racism which has been featured on the Black Lives Matter website. Pictured on Southsea beach.
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (081120-22)

Schoolboy's moving poem about racism commended by Black Lives Matter

Nat Pearson, Cara Jordan and Sarah Jeffery holding the different types of survival packs

Lockdown survival packs being delivered to struggling people

Abstract Dance and Performing Arts was given an international award. Pictured: Principal Amber Leigh Mitchell with this year's trophy

Dance school comes third in international award category

The Gumbrell family are set to walk 30 miles in memory of Callum, who lived for just one week, to mark what would have been his 30th birthday. Pictured: Dad Jeff with baby Callum

Family to walk 30 miles to mark 30 years since baby boy’s death

Nicky Staveley (64), Gosport Voluntary Action chief officer who is retiring after five years in the role and 25 years with Gosport Voluntary Action.

Picture: Sarah Standing (031120-7557)

Head of Gosport charity set to retire after 25 years serving the community

Helen Wallis from TADAA made a donation to Rowans Hospice after the charity helped the family of one of her young students. Pictured: Helen Wallis, right, with Seb Healey, 4, handing over the cheque to the team

Drama school raises £150 for charity which helped student

Clothing brand aims to start positive conversations about mental health

PSKO Karate in Leigh Park ran a Supersiblings Training event to raise money for Adelle Spindlove's book series about children with disabilities. Pictured: People taking part in their costumes

Karate evening raises final funds for book series on disability

Frances Colley, 85, is retiring from Coffeeville in Waterlooville after 43 years serving behind the counter

Great-grandmother, 85, retires from coffee shop after 43 years

Residents at Guinness flats in West Leigh are angry as the housing association is taking away their storage sheds to provide a sprinkler system and not providing an alternative storage facilty.

Pictured is: Residents from Solent House (l-r) Jenny Wright (72) with her husband Mike (76), Lorraine Kirby (66) with her dog Bud, Denise Jenkins (58) and Jules Young (56).

Picture: Sarah Standing (301020-7307)

Residents of flats 'angry' at storage sheds being removed

Hallie Scobie, 16, is walking 70 miles in October with her dog Chase to raise funds for Rowans Hospice

Teenage fundraiser's on 70-mile dog walk in dad's memory

Harrison Read, 23, has filmed a documentary about cycling and mental health. Pictured: Harrison with Peter Larkum in Winchester

Cycling enthusiast films mental health documentary

Rachel Goodall, from Milton, aims to bring some fun back into care homes with her boxes full of activities. Pictured: Rachel with some of the costumes and boxes

Fun drama activity boxes given to care homes as therapy

Hayling Island Donkey Sanctuary is set to open for visitors over Halloween weekend. Pictured with volunteer Phill Upshall are retired beach donkeys Ollie and Rusty waiting for some tasty pumpkin

Donkey sanctuary set for spooky Halloween guests

The Centre has been opened by GBC and Caritas Diocese of Portsmouth as the next step in helping the homeless in Gosport.

Pictured: Staff, Heather Whitewood with her granson, Logan 2, Natalie Matthews with her children, Evie and Alice, Cllr Kathleen Jones and project coordinator, Gary Walker outside The Centre on 28 October 2020.

Picture: Habibur Rahman

New venue offers help and support to Gosport community

Fluffy was reunited with her owners two years after going missing, thanks to help from Gosport Cats Protection. Pictured: Fluffy chilling out at home

Missing cat reunited with family 2 years after disappearing

Theatre Arts is raising funds for its Starburst Performers project which will see young people trained to take part in performanes and workshops at primary schools for free. Pictured: Young performers from the school

New theatre project is crowdfunding to deliver school workshops

Lee Hub, the community organisation set to take over Lee-on-the-Solent library has been given the green light.

Pictured is: (l-r) Jonathan Moore, chairman of Lee Business Association and Cllr. Graham Burgess.

Picture: Sarah Standing (271020-6941)

Community library set to take over in Lee-on-the-Solent