Team Diversity with Rachel Hampton (centre)
A project to develop a community cafe to support the training and development for people with mental health issues has won top prize at the University of Portsmouth’s Business Consultancy Project Awards event.
Following the introduction of limited-edition 100% compostable cups, each featuring a town landmark, The Real Eating Company, which has a site at Portsmouth’s Gunwharf Quays, has announced it is eliminating plastic across all its cafés where possible.
Helena Hudson, Managing Director, The Real Eating Company, said: “Without doubt, food and drink packaging has contributed to the plastic waste hazard in our environment and I really wanted to do something about this in our business as we use a lot of packaging.
It took a while to source plant-based alternatives for everything we needed but we did it. Once you start looking into this industry, it is amazing what can be made out of plants! We’re really pleased to now say that all our packaging is 100% plant-based, sustainably made and biodegradable.”
Vice-Chancellor's Awards of Excellence 2019 from University of Portsmouth on Vimeo.
Students and staff who have made exceptional contributions to the University of Portsmouth and the community were recognised at the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.
12 awards and 10 commendations were awarded to individuals and teams at a celebration event at the New Theatre Royal, to recognise a range of achievements including supporting students with complex mental health difficulties, showcasing motion capture and virtual realities, raising money for homeless charities, and encouraging students to progress to college and university, who might not otherwise think of doing so.
Bike4Bart is a charity event being run by the Andrew Simpson Foundation and the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre on the 27th April 2019.
The event is in memory of Andrew Simpson, the former Olympic sailor who sadly passed away in 2013. Bike4Bart helps to raise awareness of the amazing work that is currently carried out by the team at the Andrew Simpson Foundation. Funds raised helps them to transform the lives of young people through sailing, inspired by Olympic Gold and Silver medalist Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson MBE who passionately believed that everyone should have the chance to try sailing and enjoy the many benefits that it brings. The event is a 3 options length route bike ride that is taking place through the Meon Valley starting and ending at the ASWC Portsmouth Centre.
Gunwharf Quays and Love Southsea have announced the first ever Love Southsea Creatives Market at Gunwharf Quays. Launching in the Easter break on 16th April, the market will showcase the very best local talent, with traders showcasing everything from beautiful jewellery to clothing, artwork, photography and crafts.