Hovertravel adds extra service for D-Day75 Fireworks

Hovertravel is making sure everyone can enjoy the full day on Saturday 8th June when Southsea Common hosts the first ever Portsmouth Revival Festival by running an extra late service at 22:30.

Loretta Lale, Head of Commercial at Hovertravel, explains: “We have been supporting the D-DAY 75 anniversary events throughout the week and we will be running one extra late service from Southsea on Saturday 8th June at 22:30 to allow people who want to enjoy the full 15 minute fireworks display starting at 22:00.”The Portsmouth Revival will be a weekend of entertainment and activitiesfor all the family featuring music and dancing from the 1940s, arena displays, militaryand vintage vehicles, vintage fairground rides, a 1940s vintage market, and archiveand war film screenings. There will also be a Red Arrows flypast at some point during the afternoon.Then the evening starts with the Sunset Concert for Heroes, a 1940s themed concert featuring the Portsmouth Military Wives Choir, the D-Day Darlings, and the Royal Marines Association Concert Band all performing on the main stage at Southsea Common. This is a free and un-ticketed event which starts 19:30 and finishes at 22:00.

Finally, on Saturday there will be a D-Day 75 themed firework display on Saturday 8 June at 10pm, supported by Gunwharf Quays. The fireworks will be lit from barges moored off Southsea seafront, making Southsea Common the perfect place to watch the display and conclude Saturday's entertainment.