COULD we make it a threesome along the south coast? Brighton is scheduled to have an observation tower soon and Portsmouth already has the beautiful Spinnaker. We could round off the perfect trio by adding our own tower, both to observe the wonderful views, and to admire the Spitfire at close quarters, a model of this iconic plane being situated at flying height.

Brighton is to have a pleasure tower, as befits the home of the Prince Regent's amazing Pavilion; and so it will soon have two wow factors, Portsmouth has its own couple, in the form of the new Spinnaker Tower and the wonderful HMS Victory. We in our turn could claim both the fantastic cruise shipping and our own tower housing a lifesize model of the Spitfire, which like Victory played a crucial role in turning the course of a war waged against a dictator with his heart and mind set on the conquest of Europe.

Southampton and Portsmouth, the two coastal cities of Hampshire and their surrounding towns and villages should stand together in displaying the important part they played in history and in the defence of their country. Let us be proud!

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