The city of Portsmouth is set to come together for "In Our Words", a year-long celebration of all things reading and literature. Facilitated by Portsmouth Creates, civic and community partners from across the city will join forces to positively impact literacy levels and ignite a love of reading in Portsmouth. On Thursday, March 6 2025 as part of World Book Day children from schools across the city were treated to a trip to Portsmouth Football Club and to hear from Sunday Times bestselling author, Dan Freedman, best known for the hugely popular series of Jamie Johnson football novels.