In the past year, Mr Allingham has been given a doctorate in engineering from SouthamptonSolent University, been made an honorary freeman of Brighton and Hove and become the "oldest scout".
Hannah Marshall, studying an MA in Media at SouthamptonSolent University, is the winner of the 2010 World Press Freedom Day Student Journalism Competition for her article on how new media can positively effect the UK election and the democratic process as a whole.
The castle website claims the building was commissioned by Henry VIII in about 1540 to defend the Spithead, Southampton Water and the Solent from the invasion by the Spanish Armada.