Recycle more of your old clothing with new textile banks in the city
Portsmouth City Council has partnered up with Hampshire Search and Rescue (HANTSAR) to install four clothing, shoes, and textiles banks in the city. At the HANTSAR banks, you can bring: Clothes and shoes. Home furnishings including bed linen, tablecloths, towels, and curtains. Accessories like hats, gloves, scarves, shoes, bags, and belts. The key thing to […]
Portsmouth International Kite Festival reaches new heights
Portsmouth International Kite Festival is returning to Southsea Common on Saturday 29 July (10am-5.45pm) and Sunday 30 July (10am-5pm). Portsmouth City Council and the festival’s partner sponsor, local car dealership Snows MINI and Snows Mazda, are delighted to welcome one of the biggest and most popular kite festivals in the world back to the city. […]
New guide helps SEND families find free and low-cost summer activities
A new guide has been published that helps families who have children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) find a range of free and low-cost activities this summer in Portsmouth. The summer holidays can be an expensive time for families as they look for things to do nearby. It can also […]
Hovertravel pilot team complete hidden disability training
All the pilots at Hovertravel have completed the hidden disability awareness training so they can understand how people with hidden disabilities such as autism, chronic pain, mental health conditions and mobility or speech impairments experience travelling on the hovercraft. Steve Attrill, Head of Marine Operations at Hovertravel, explains: “We want everyone to be able to […]
Shaping Portsmouth welcomes a new Joint Lead for the Cruise Passenger Programme.
Shaping Portsmouth is pleased to announce Vanessa Busfield as the new Programme Co-Lead for our Cruise Passenger Programme, alongside Kate Pearce. The core objective of the Cruise Passenger Programme is to establish Portsmouth as a leading UK cruise industry port. By leveraging the exceptional qualities that make Portsmouth and the surrounding region a world-class cruise destination, the […]
Ferryspeed partners with Shaping Portsmouth
Shaping Portsmouth are pleased to welcome Ferryspeed, who have partnered with us as our latest Patron. Ferryspeed operates a twice daily shipping service to the Channel Islands and specialise in the delivery of commercial freight. With depots in Jersey, Guernsey, Portsmouth and Leicester, their Channel Island freight shipping service transports all kinds of commercial freight […]
A new start for our Business Support Service
Our City’s business community had shown brilliant resilience over the past ten years. In that time, according to the Office for National Statistics, we have seen a 24% growth in the number of businesses registered in Portsmouth from a base of 6,305 in 2013 to a position of 7,810 at the end of 2022. This […]
Extremely Rare Spanish Armada Maps now on display for the first time in their history at the National Museum of the Royal Navy
The Armada Maps National Treasures exhibition is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to view the ten incredibly rare maps that chart the defeat of the Spanish Armada in August 1588 a defining moment in the UK’s national and naval history. The maps can only be displayed for 45 days due to their fragile nature and the dangers […]
Portsmouth secondary school wins global award in recognition of digital transformation
The Portsmouth Academy has once again been placed on the world stage by being recognised as the best school for digital transformation in the Global EdTech Awards. The academy, which is committed to closing the digital skills divide in the city of Portsmouth, has been on a journey to develop digitally-led lessons through the use […]
Aspex Portsmouth successfully Crowdfunds for Generate project
Visual arts charity Aspex Portsmouth is delighted to announce they have successfully raised £13,118 through their recent Crowdfunder campaign and fundraising activities, helping to secure the immediate future of the beloved Generate dementia arts programme. Aspex’s ‘Donate For Generate’ crowdfunding campaign received pledges from an impressive 97 members of the public for over 50% of […]