Introducing our new Education & Community Lead
We are very pleased to welcome Kirsty Hill as the newest member of the Shaping Team. As Education & Community Lead, Kirsty will be supporting the volunteers and activities of our programmes under the Education and Community pillars, to ensure they run smoothly and each programme succeeds in its objectives. Born in Cardiff, raised in […]
Meet the Mary Rose Trust 2023 Weston Heritage Interns
The Mary Rose Trust Weston Heritage Internship Programme is a 12-week paid internship supported by The Garfield Weston Foundation taking place this year between June and September. Collections Development and Curatorial Interns Hannah and Holly will be working on a research database for the human remains, recording objects’ details, digitising documents and evaluating visitor survey […]
New funding to help artists and creatives
Portsmouth City Council and Portsmouth Creates have set up a £30,000 match funding pot to support artists and creatives. The funding, provided by the council, will give artists and creatives the needed match funds for applying for project grants from Arts Council England. To secure successful grants, applicants have to demonstrate they have in place […]
Making green strides: Portsmouth City Council’s bold travel advancements continue
Residents, businesses and visitors continue to benefit from improvements to travel in the city, each step contributing to creating cleaner, greener and better connected travel options for everyone. Portsmouth City Council’s annual review of its Local Transport Plan highlights the great work of the past year including the launch of shared Beryl bikes, improvements to […]
Work in the creative sector? Join CREATE Solent
Artists and people from all kinds of creative industries in the region are being invited to join the exciting new CREATE Solent initiative which aims to build a powerful, industry-led body of people to boost the creative industry eco-system. The pioneering collective, launched by the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), is being launched in partnership with CREATE Britain, a national organisation that brings together and promotes every aspect of British Design and Creativity. The new regional initiative will provide exciting opportunities for all those […]
Join our team: Apprenticeship Bus Programme Lead
We are looking for a new partner who has a passion for Apprenticeships to join our growing team from September 2023 to February 2024. Every year, the Apprenticeship Bus embarks on an inspiring journey across the city, bringing apprentices from thriving businesses and organisations in Portsmouth directly to 10 senior schools. This dynamic initiative grants […]
Explore Your Future’s In-class session has officially launched!
On Monday 17th July the Shaping Portsmouth Explore Your Future programme team delivered a pilot run of our new In-Class Sessions at Trafalgar School. The programme aims to support students in years 7 to 9 to understand more about the world of work and the local labour market. It will provide an early employer intervention for […]
Kier Partners with Shaping Portsmouth
Shaping Portsmouth are very pleased to welcome Kier Construction London & Southern as our latest Partner. Kier is a leading provider of infrastructure services, construction and property developments. Its purpose is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK. Mark Norris, Operations Director for Kier Construction London & Southern said: “We are proud […]
The Mary Rose Museum hosts our first ever Partner-Only Networking Event
On Thursday 13th July we held our very first Shaping Portsmouth Partner-Only Networking event at the world class Mary Rose Museum. This event was asked for by the majority of our Partners in last autumn’s partner survey, and was an unqualified success with over 50 of our Partners attending. Our Partners were treated to a tour […]
Goodwood CEO visits HSDC Havant students
Goodwood Chief Executive Officer Chris Woodgate recently visited HSDC’s Havant Campus to discuss his career journey to date with a large number of enthusiastic students. Chris, who has worked at Goodwood since 2010 and has been CEO since 2019, detailed his intriguing career to date alongside a further understanding of Goodwood and its history to […]