New sea wall with poem inset

New sea wall with poem inset

Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate, reads a new poem on Southsea seafront

A crowd sit on new terraced seating to hear Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate, recite his new poem on Southsea seafront

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage unveiled his poem 'Theatre of the Sea' which has been set into the new sea wall, part of the fantastic #Southsea #flood defence and #placemaking scheme. Poem inspired by the new amphitheatre seating - how great is that! Photos - #PortsmouthCityCouncil #CoastalPartners

A small brown dog stands on a sea wall with the sea in the background

A man and a woman sit reading on new curved stone steps with flood defence rocks in the foreground and the sea in the background

An aerial of Southsea Castle with large rocks and new curved stone steps which are part of a new flood defence system

Two teenage boys play with orange sound tubes on a new stretch of promenade in Southsea

#Planning awards news. #SouthseaCoastalScheme has been shortlisted for best use of #heritage in #placemaking. Great recognition for a standout example of a #firstlife and place-based approach to flood defence, which celebrates local heritage incl. Southsea Castle. Well done, all. #CoastalPartners

A little boy pops his head into an orange sound wave pipe on the newly designed seafront in Southsea. Beyond the Water, Infrastructure and Social Equity - a talk by Sophie Thompson of LDA Design and Chris Koster of Coastal Partners.

Tomorrow is the second long lunch for The Developer's #SocialImpact. Join #LDADesign & #CoastalPartners as we talk through our work on #Southsea and how to maximise the #placemaking benefits and #socialvalue from investment in flood #infrastructure. 25.03 - noon. #FestivalofPlace shorturl.at/A7Q5Z