Sue Beckett

A performance at Portsmouth Guildhall on July 9, 2026 for Portsmouth100, organised by Portsmouth Music Service

Portsmouth100 marked by hundreds of young performers at Guildhall

TADAA perform for the On Shining Waters song.

Portsmouth100 'anthem' to be premiered on Guildhall Square Big Screen

Young children give their thoughts on climate change with panel host Cllr Suzy Horton during the Ticking Clock event at the Kings Theatre

Children make creative plea to stop ticking clock of climate change

The Phoenix Players performing the Portsmouth100 On Shining Waters song

Sing for the city! Community 'choirs' needed for Portsmouth100 anthem

Portsmouth Music Hub launched their Pompey Sculpture Trail on Friday, July 1, outside The Hotwalls Studios in Old Portsmouth.

Pictured is: Westover Primary School children from Year 1 Dolphins.

Picture: Sarah Standing (010722-1139)

Musical trail aims to unlock the secret story of Portsmouth's sculptures

Children at Wimborne Primary School.

Pupils sing original song for Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations

St Ronan s Nursing and Residential Care Home staff Dorothy Kozma, Rita Carneiro and Jo Jackson are hoping to help residents enjoy Christmas.

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Community shows its support for care homes

Children at Lyndhurst Junior School marked Armisitce Day with the creation of a poppy wave.

Children create poppy wave to remember fallen heroes

More than 250 young singers, dancers and musicians took to the Guildhall for the Soundsational show, produced by Portsmouth Music Hub

Government's £80m boost for the arts will help hundreds of musical children in P...

Sue Beckett (left), chief executive officer of Portsmouth Music Hub, and Polly Honeychurch, head teacher at Cottage Grove Primary School.

Children show the D-Day spirit as Storm Miguel hits Southsea concert – but event...

People shelter from the wind and rain behind the loos.
Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Children show the D-Day spirit as Storm Miguel hits Southsea concert - but event...

BBC Music Day at Guildhall Square, Portsmouth. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Hundreds of children join huge singing event at Portsmouth's GuildhallÂ

These small balls of plastic are having a devastating impact on marine life

Music group's film highlights sea's plastic plight

Pupils from Cliffdale Primary Academy

WATCH: Prominent city figures unite for charity sign language music video

Milton Park Primary School pupils dance around the Maypole

Carnival brings musical flavours from around the world to Portsmouth's Guildhall

Primary school children take part in musical world record attempt for BBC Music Day.

Pictures: Portsmouth Music Hub

Smashed! 900 city schoolchildren beat musical world record
HUNDREDS of schoolchildren from across Portsmouth descended on Guildhall Square to smash a musical world record.
By The Newsroom

More than 1,500 schoolchildren flooded the Guildhall with smiles, laughter and monkeys

Children taught about funby a very cheeky monkey

Children from Medina Primary School Portsmouth with musicians from the Royal Marines School of Music

Royal Marines band perform for Portsmouth schoolchildren

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Children sing science-themed songs for Lord Mayor of Portsmouth

The Jive Aces and schoolchildren. All picture credits: Paul Taylor

PICTURES: Britain's Got Talent band perform to 1,700 Portsmouth school kids

The Cultural Carnival in Victoria Park
Picture: Ian Hargreaves (160968-1)

Portsmouth school community comes together to celebrate city's first ever Cultur...

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Children gearing up for Portsmouth's first ever Cultural Carnival

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Portsmouth school children promote importance of health living at city concert

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Portsmouth Music Hub celebrate appointment of city's new mayor

SHOW TIME Children performed in front of an audience at the Soundsational event in Portsmouth

Soundsational performances at the Portsmouth Guildhall

Portsmouth Music Hub CEO Sue Beckett with members of the Royal Marines Band Service, a hub partner, at the ceremony in London

Portsmouth Music Hub wins national award for its work

Visitors to the Solent Cultural Conference

Annual conference shared ideas of cultural education
Educational professionals and music teachers from across the country came to Portsmouth for the annual Solent Cultural Conference at the Guildhall.
By The Newsroom

These children from St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School met Ensemble 360 on stage after the event

Picture by: Malcolm Wells (160118-6099)

Children get involved in Sir Scallywag's musical journey