We asked readers to give us a snapshot of things that have stood out in their memory recently. Perhaps the visit of the Queen, US president Donald Trump and other world leaders stood out for you when they visited Southsea Common for D-Day 75 in 2019.
Perhaps it was something more amusing, such as men being seen dressed as dinosaurs in Lee-on-the-Solent recently or the mysterious fire that led to the giant dinosaur sculpture burning down on Southsea Common. More sinister events have also made the list which you can see below.
5. The giant dinosaur sculpture that burnt down
The ultrasaurus sculpture on October 2, 2010, after the fire Photo: Paul Jacobs
6. Men dressed up as dinosaurs in Lee on the Solent
Graeme Lloyd and his friends walked 15,000 steps a day in January in support of Motor Neurones Disease in 8f inflatable dinosaur costumes Pictured: Graeme Lloyd (tetradactyl), Tommy Russel (triceratops) and Steven Porter (brontosaurus) walking down Portsmouth Road, Lee-on-the_solent on Thursday 18th January 2024 Picture: Habibur Rahman Photo: Habibur Rahman
7. The Manor House pub was suddenly closed
Campaigners at the Manor House in Drayton in December 2023 after Greene King shut the pub Photo: Chris Moorhouse
8. The raising of the Mary Rose
Prince Charles with Dr Margaret Rule checking progress on the Mary Rose in 1986. Photo: Picture: The News