Historic “Spitfires of the Sea” take high road to be centre stage in major new permanent exhibition
Two Second World War historic boats that made an extraordinary contribution to naval warfare, have been painstakingly manoeuvred into place to take centre stage in a major new permanent exhibition which opens this Autumn at the National Museum of the Royal Navy’s (NMRN) Explosion Museum in Gosport. The boats which measure almost 60-foot-long each, will play starring roles in the brand-new exhibition, The Night Hunters: The Royal Navy’s […]
Go wild for reading this summer!
Help children to go wild about books and the planet by visiting a Portsmouth library from 10th July 2021 and signing up for the fun and free Wild World Heroes summer reading challenge. Portsmouth City Council is once again supporting the Reading Agency’s summer reading challenge, which encourages reading for pleasure for children aged […]
More funding requested for wheelchair accessible taxis and private hire vehicles
Senior officials at Portsmouth City Council have written to Government to request that more funding is made available to help drivers of wheelchair accessible taxis and private hire vehicles upgrade their vehicles ahead of the launch of Portsmouth Clean Air Zone (CAZ). Portsmouth City Council submitted a full business case for the CAZ in December […]
Looking back on Ports Fest 2021
The first weekend of July this year saw Ports Fest return to the city in the form of a three-day festival, comprising mainly of outdoor and free events to suit the current climate. Highlights included the face of the 2021 sea shanty revival, The Longest Johns, who headlined the opening concert on Friday night, […]
Portsmouth’s Business Leaders and colleges working closely to improve Skills & Employability
During the first Portsmouth & District Business Week, which ran from the 5th to the 9th of July and was organised by the Portsmouth & District Business Strategy Group as part of the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, we at Shaping ran our first Business Leaders Group (BLG) meeting since the Autumn of 2019. The topic […]
Port sparks interest from EV owners with new InstaVolt charging points
The electric vehicle charge point network, InstaVolt, have installed two charging points at Portsmouth International Port. It’s part of the port’s commitment to become the first net carbon neutral UK port by 2030, and the first zero emission port by 2050. Improving air quality and reducing carbon emissions are two of the most pressing issues […]
Successful rental e-scooter trial expands into Queen Alexandra and St Mary’s Hospitals
With the recent expansion of the rental e-scooter trial in Portsmouth, riders can now travel by rental e-scooter to work or to visit friends and relatives at Queen Alexandra Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital. Parking racks for keyworkers and visitors have been added to both hospital sites. With the recent expansion of the rental e-scooter […]
Smarter shopping – what Full Fibre means for the future of retail
For some time, we’ve been hearing about the decline of physical retail, spurred on by the digital age and our growing preference for the online marketplace. In the 10 years between January 2010 and January 2020, for example, the UK lost over 50,000 shops. Despite that, physical retailers still hold much of the market share. […]
Highbury College and University of Portsmouth celebrate new collaberation
Highbury College and the University of Portsmouth are working together to provide greater educational opportunities to people in Portsmouth and beyond. On Thursday, July 1, the two organisations signed the Heads of Terms Agreement, which outlines their commitment to this new and exciting collaboration. The new city-wide post-16 educational partnership is designed to support […]
Because Equality Matters! Rob Trent takes over as Chair of Toucan Diversity
A man who has campaigned for the rights of disabled people has been appointed as Chair of Toucan Diversity, a social enterprise that provides equality and disability awareness training. Rob Trent, who is himself disabled, will take over as Chair of Toucan Diversity on July 2. Rob, who is a mouth painting artist specialising in […]