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Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association

Dexter Hoyle, 4.

Four year old Dexter to take part in mini Great South Run to support charity

Victoria Park will be closed for two weeks.

City centre park to shut for two weeks

Chris Wilby outside a One Stop store.

Hampshire man to run between 18 corner shops for local charity

Jade and son Henry and, right, Alice Osborne, Portsmouth DSA manager, and Julia Langley, Antenatal and Newborn Screening Specialist

New care pathway for parents of babies with Down syndrome

Zack Keay

Medics 'don't understand' why 'joyous' toddler died suddenly, inquest hears

Fundraising towards Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association's new base was partly inspired by Zach Keay, right, who died suddenly aged two

Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association's home is in memory of two-year-old

Max, Rachael and Ken with members of PDSA and government Minister Tom Pursglove

'Wonderful to see young adults with Down syndrome shaping policy’

Nathan Tracey has completed his 24 hour non stop running challenge for Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association. Picture credit: Melanie Tracey

Police officer has raised thousands for charity

Nathan Tracey is going to be running for 24 hours continuously to raise money for Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association.

Police officer will run for 24 hours

PDSA volunteers during a big fundraising drive in Whiteley.

Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association receives 'big boost' thanks to city honour

Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association has been recognised for its work to change the law to improve the lives of people across the country.

News Year Honours recognition for Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association

Children and young people will be able to enjoy cooking sessions in the kitchen at Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association’s new centre

Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association celebrates £21,000 grant for new kitchen

Mark Miller, right, with friend Simon Aellan, ran the Great South Run in support of Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association. Picture: David George

Dad-tain America raises more than £800 for charity via Great South Run

Ten members of staff at Perfect Skin Solutions will taking part in the Great South Run for the Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association

The Great South Run is just around the corner

The founding officers of NDSPG celebrate World Down Syndrome Day two weeks ago at the House of Commons. Picture: Emily Turner

Joy as ‘world-first’ bill for people with Down syndrome passed

Tribute to Zach Keay who died unexpectedly before Christmas. Now the family is raising funds for Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association Pictured:Freya 10, Vince and Caroline Keay and Matthew 8 at their home in Swanmore with a picture of Zach on Tuesday 18th January 2022 Picture: Habibur Rahman

Family mourning ‘wonderful’ two-year-old raises thousands for charity
A HEARTBROKEN family is paying tribute to their ‘cheeky’ little boy after his sudden and unexpected death at the age of two - as they say they are determined to make sure his ‘legacy’ lives on.

Rachael and Ken Ross with their sons, Jack, Max and Tom. Picture : Habibur Rahman

Down Syndrome Association celebrates after government backs proposed new laws

Members of the Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association's Great South Run team. From left to right is Ted Osborne, age 4, Ava Mawdsley age 6, Isla Knight, age 6, Alfred Osborne age 6, and Finn Mawdsley age 3. Picture: PDSA

Fareham youngsters running in aid of Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association

Max Ross, son of Rachael Ross

MP champions Down Syndrome cause and puts forward bill to parliament

Rachael Ross, founder of Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Charity plays key role in new parliamentary group on Down syndrome

Filming Innocence, with actor Tommy Jessop, centre, and director Ben Reid, right.

Line of Duty star leads film presented by Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association

People are supporting Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association by getting involved with the Rock Your Socks awareness campaign by wearing bright socks to celebrate our differences. Pictured: Four-year-old Ted Osborne surrounded by funky socks

Community shows off their brightest socks as part of awareness campaign

Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Portsmouth MP backs fight against controversial Emmerdale storyline

Max Ross, son of Rachael Ross who is chair of the Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association. The association is calling for Emmerdale to bin its storyline about the abortion of a baby with Down syndrome

Emmerdale abortion storyline branded 'insulting' by Portsmouth charity

Supporters of Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association took on the T21 challenge to raise funds for the charity. Pictured: Matilda Field, Lucy Field, Megan Hartridge and Steve Hartridge

Charity challenge sees more than £40,000 raised for specialist services

Ben Brooks completes his mile at South Parade Pier, Southsea. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Dad's 21 unusual miles ends with mankini run along seafront

Roz Thompson, 26 from Fareham, has been selling things on Facebook Marketplace using funny posts and has pulled in thousands of followers for her antics. Pictured: Wine glasses. "Dine fancy with these Villeroy-Boch red wine glasses."

Meet the Fareham woman creating hilarious Facebook Marketplace adverts
DECLUTTERING her parents house has caused a Fareham woman’s hilarious online adverts to shoot her to internet fame.

Ben Brooks is taking on a mile each day for 21 days using various methods of unusual transport to raise funds for Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association's T21 Challenge. Pictured: Ben with his wife Stacey and their son William, two

Dad travelling 21 miles in unusual ways to raise funds for charity

Sam and Lucy Ford from Portsmouth are fundraising for Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association

Teenager to do 441 crossbars to raise cash for Down syndrome charity

Max Ross, a young ambassador for the Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association

Portsmouth group urges Amazon to ban Down syndrome hate speech T-shirts

Simon Hoyle from Denvilles took on the equivalent of the Three Peaks challenge on his stairs at home to raise money for Portsmouth Down Syndrome which has helped the family since his son Dexter was born with the condition. Pictured: Simon with his wife Anjali and son Dexter

Dad conquers Three Peaks Challenge on his staircase

Mark Miller with his daughter Sophie at the Great South Run last year.

Dad to run hundreds of laps around block for charity