TRACOuk Partners with Shaping Portsmouth
We at Shaping Portsmouth are pleased to welcome TRACOuk as our newest Partner. TRACOuk is the trading name for The Recycled Assets Company Ltd, a B Corp and social enterprise company trying to do the right thing socially and environmentally. TRACOuk clears furniture and equipment from businesses and passes it on to companies and business […]
Portsmouth Care Leaver joins BBC Teach project
One of Shaping Portsmouth’s biggest ambassadors for our Care Leavers programme, Elliot Kerr, joined Mosaic Films, a production company in London, back in July to tell his story. Mosaic is developing a series of short films for BBC Teach about improving school environments for care-experienced young people. The team put Elliot forward to represent the […]
Cruise Passenger Programme leaps ahead with Shore Excursion Seminar featuring Portsmouth’s unique venues and tourist attractions
The Shaping Portsmouth Cruise Passenger Programme has already delivered exceptional results this year. With the support of Visit Portsmouth, our partners and stakeholders within the team, we are now planning our most ambitious event yet. In November this year, at the D-Day Story, we will run a shore excursion seminar event whereby the Shaping Cruise […]
Hovertravel starts the weekend earlier with new additional flights
Hovertravel has added a new earlier flight to its timetable by including a 07:45 departure from Ryde on Saturdays starting 17th September and running through until 10th December inclusive. Loretta Lale, head of commercial at Hovertravel, adds: “We are always listening to our customers and having received feedback about starting earlier on Saturdays, we […]
Free Creative Workshop for Children 18 Months to 4 Years Old!
Beginning on Tuesday the 6th of September and regularly returning until the 13th of December— Get creative with Mrs Blossom Makes and your Crafty Little Toddlers in Portsmouth Guildhall’s Square Kitchen Café! Together, Mrs Blossom and your toddlers will explore colour, shape, sound & texture through fun and engaging crafts that encourage fine motor, […]
New bus lane in Portsmouth agreed at planning meeting
Portsmouth city centre will soon become a greener and better-connected destination as a new bus lane in the north of the city centre has been agreed at a planning committee. Portsmouth City Council officers and councillors agreed with plans to develop a brand-new bus lane in the area around Cascades car park in the […]
Search underway for best SME in the South East
The search is on again to discover and recognise the South East’s best and brightest small businesses. Britain’s biggest business group the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) has launched their annual ‘FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards’ which will culminate in a regional final in Shepperton, Surrey in March 2023 followed by a national final later […]
Portsmouth rated third in UK for electric charging accessibility
Portsmouth has been named the third most accessible city for electric vehicle charge points in the UK, with 59 per cent of residents now living within a five-minute walk of a charge point. New research from Field Dynamics in partnership with Zap-Map has revealed the volume of charging stations within a five-minute walk to residents […]
Age UK Portsmouth to deliver Meals on Wheels across the city
Local charity, Age UK Portsmouth, has been commissioned by Portsmouth City Council to carry out Meals on Wheels deliveries across the city. The new Meals on Wheels service provides a more flexible model than it has in the past, with drivers given the time to check up on service users, stop for a chat and […]
Wetwheels is the chosen charity for regional maritime awards
The Wetwheels Foundation is the charity partner for the first Maritime UK Solent Awards, raising awareness of its important and inspiring work, enabling disabled people to enjoy the open water barrier-free. The charity was founded in 2011 by yachtsman, Geoff Holt MBE DL, and has helped 6,000 disabled and disadvantaged people each year to […]