Social Events

In the past RAPS has put on occasional events such as Solent cruises to watch the Cowes Week Fireworks, theatre trips and Christmas parties. If you want more of these then RAPS needs someone to join the Committee as Social Secretary. If you think that may be you, do get in touch.

RAPS Quiz Nights

Former quizmaster and Botanical Manager Carl ready to test 11 teams at the October 2024 quiz night, a near record turnout.

Following the closure of The Botanical in July 2025, the Committee endeavoured to move the quiz nights elsewhere on the Boardwalk with a new quiz master but without success. Once new owners are installed at the old Botanical/Watermark premises, RAPS will make an approach to see if the quiz nights can again be held there, but a new quiz master who is willing and able to create the quiz as well as present it will be needed:

please contact the RAPS Chair if you are interested.

Carols at The Boardwalk

Carols at The Boardwalk will take place this year on Wednesday 17th December from 6:30 pm outside Wildwood.

Carols at The Boardwalk is an annual event, first held on 21st December 2022. Singing was led by the Portsmouth Salvation Army Band and the Portsmouth Baroque Choir. More than 100 people turned out and over £800 was raised for the Salvation Army's Winter Appeal.

In 2023 more than 300 people turned up, the Salvation Army Band was bigger than the previous year and the Portsmouth Baroque Choir was augmented by voices from Portsmouth Choral Union and the University of Portsmouth Choir. Penny Mordaunt MP addressed the throng and altogether £1160 was raised.

The weather for the 2024 event was frightful but the many who turned up sheltered in and around The Botanical where Carl's team served hot rum chocolate and mince pies, raising an extra £800 to add to the sum collected.