Things To Do: 12 great pictures of families and emergency services enjoying the fun at Port Solent's 999 day

Matt Hurricks and his son Jenson, 3. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Matt Hurricks and his son Jenson, 3. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)

Emergency service personnel gathered with vehicles and equipment at Port Solent on Saturday. Children got to see first hand how our nation’s bravest men and women work to save lives and protect our communities.

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An impressive line-up of vehicles from past and present were also on show. People got chance to meet Ministry of Defence police officers, handle a fire hose, witness the expertise of the bomb disposal squad and discover the life-saving methods of paramedics.

Children were able to get their faces painted and meet their emergency service heroes. All of this was on show in the glorious sunshine.

Harry Pickard, 10, on the firehose.
Harry Pickard, 10, on the firehose.

Here are x pictures from Saturday’s event. Click through all the pages to see if you can spot yourself.

The Calton family with Jude, 2, on his grandfather’s shoulders. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
The Calton family with Jude, 2, on his grandfather’s shoulders. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Gareth and Sam Thompson with Leon, 5, and Anna, 8. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Gareth and Sam Thompson with Leon, 5, and Anna, 8. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Katie and Matthew Johnson and Carter, 2 (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Katie and Matthew Johnson and Carter, 2 (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
RNLI men Alistair Rickman (L) and Phillip Lentz
RNLI men Alistair Rickman (L) and Phillip Lentz
Donna White and her son Oli, 9 months. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Donna White and her son Oli, 9 months. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Luca Davey, 5, in fire engine. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Luca Davey, 5, in fire engine. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Monty Godfrey, 3, is ‘banged up’ in the back of a police custody van. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Monty Godfrey, 3, is ‘banged up’ in the back of a police custody van. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Ali Abuassal with his twins Hassan and Haneen, 5. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Ali Abuassal with his twins Hassan and Haneen, 5. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Coastguard demonstration. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Coastguard demonstration. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
People seeing the fire engine at 999 day. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
People seeing the fire engine at 999 day. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)