Next Page script on Blog Page

[leysinpark]

Hello,

I have my website's homepage setup as a blog (http://www.leysinpark.ch). I was wondering if it is possible to ad the "Next" button at the bottom of the middle column.
So far, my homepage right calls for 7 posts. I would like the person to be able to get down to the 7th and then be able to click on "Next" so that a new page loads up and shows the previous posts (homepage right) all while keeping homepage left and sidebar the same.
Is this possible?
i've tried adding the following:

<?php posts_nav_link(); ?></p> but it does not call for the previous posts. it loads up the same page.
Below is my home.php

Thanks for your help.

Blaise


<?php get_header(); ?>

<div id="content">

<div id="homepage">

<div id="homepageright">




<div>
<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=8&showposts=7"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
</div>


<div class="featured">
<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>

<?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?> | <?php comments_popup_link('Commentaires / Comments', '1 Comment', '% Comments'); ?><?php edit_post_link('(Edit)', '', ''); ?>








<?php the_content(__('Lire la suite / Read the story &raquo;'));?><div style="clear:both;"></div>




<?php endwhile; ?>


</div>




</div>





<div id="homepageleft">





<div class="thumb">




<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=12&showposts=1"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>

<h3>Park Conditions</h3>

<?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?>


<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<?php the_content(__('Read the story &raquo;'));?><div style="clear:both;"></div>





<?php endwhile; ?>

</div>




<div class="thumb">
<h3>Agenda</h3>

<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=11&showposts=4"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
<?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "Thumbnail", true) ): ?>
[img]<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, [/img]" alt="alt text" />
<?php else: ?>
[img]<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/thumbnail.jpg[/img]
<?php endif; ?>
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php the_content_limit(100, ""); ?>

<div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #C0C0C0; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div>

<?php endwhile; ?>


</div>





<div class="section">

<h3>Forum Messages</h3>



<?php if (function_exists('wpphpbb_topics')): ?>
<? wpphpbb_topics(); ?>
<?php endif; ?>


</div>




<div class="thumb">
<h3>LeysinPark TV</h3>


<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=13&showposts=1"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>



<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<?php the_content(__('Read the story &raquo;'));?><div style="clear:both;"></div>

<script type="text/javascript">

function popup(url){
cuteLittleWindow = window.open(url, "littleWindow", "location=no,width=420,height=200");
}


</script>

<?php endwhile; ?>


</div>




<div class="thumb">

<h3>Partners</h3>

<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=14&showposts=1"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>



<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<?php the_content(__('Read the story &raquo;'));?><div style="clear:both;"></div>





<script type="text/javascript">

function popup(url){
cuteLittleWindow = window.open(url, "littleWindow", "location=no,width=420,height=200");
}


</script>

<?php endwhile; ?>

</div>


</div>

</div>

<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH."/sidebar.php");?>

</div>



<?php get_footer(); ?>