Read Easy Portsmouth welcomes BBC’s Jay Blades learning to read at 51 documentary
Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades is taking part in a new BBC documentary that will follow his journey as he faces up to the challenge of learning to read as an adult with the charity Read Easy UK. The Portsmouth branch of the national group hopes that it will encourage those in the city […]
Portsmouth Grammar School’s Giving Day is back!
Over £250,000 was raised during The Portsmouth Grammar School Giving Day 2021. This year, the school hosts Giving Day on 15th and 16th March. PGS is hoping to add to last year’s impressive total to offer even more transformational bursaries to local pupils within Portsmouth and the surrounding area. As the oldest school in Portsmouth […]
Community pop-up clinics across Portsmouth for easier access to COVID-19 vaccinations
To offer people an even more comprehensive range of opportunities to receive their first, second or booster vaccination, Portsmouth City Council is working with Solent NHS Trust and partners to run sessions in the heart of Portsmouth communities, including community centres, fire stations and shopping centres. Other clinics will continue to be announced in the […]
Free Craft Market announced to take place at Portsmouth Guildhall
Following the massive success of Portsmouth Guildhall’s ‘Sampled’ Open Day last summer, the charitable organisation responsible for running the venue, The Guildhall Trust, is delighted to announce a ‘Sampled’ Craft Market that will be FREE to attend on Sunday 20th February, from 10.30am – 3.30pm. Set across three of the Guildhalls floors, people are invited […]
Young people with SEND to share aspirations as survey launches
This week, the survey launches as part of Portsmouth Aspirations Week and is available online until 25 March. Young people can complete the survey online on the Portsmouth SEND Local Offer website at www.portsmouthlocaloffer.org, or paper copies can be requested from your child’s school or college or by emailing eandsc@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. Over the past 5 to 6 years, […]
Street party like it’s 2022
The council will be covering the cost of public liability insurance for residents’ street parties being held during the special four-day Jubilee weekend from 2-5 June 2022. They will also waive the usual road closure fee. People wishing to host a street party must complete an application. There is a specific simplified online application form […]
Read Easy Portsmouth supports Portsmouth Aspirations Week
Read Easy Portsmouth, a charity providing free one-to-one reading sessions for adults who struggle with reading, welcomes Portsmouth Aspirations Week. Running from 17-21 January, part of the focus for Portsmouth City Council’s Aspirations Week is for adults to learn new skills, achieve qualifications, progress in their career or get back into work after a period […]
Foster Portsmouth’s quest to recruit additional foster carers
To tackle the shortage currently being experienced nationally, Portsmouth City Council need to recruit additional foster carers to join our dedicated team in providing loving homes for the vulnerable children and young people in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas. The council’s first drop-in foster carer recruitment event of 2022 will take place on Saturday 22 January from 10am-1pm at […]
Shortened isolation period marks “important intervention”, say small firms, as they call for workplace testing relaunch
Responding to the announcement that the Covid isolation period has been shortened from seven to five full days, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Development Manager for Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight Nicky Kildunne said: “We’re pleased to see this decision from the Health Secretary and UK Health and Security Agency today. Over the last […]
‘The Harbour’ open seven evenings a week Out-of-hours mental health service for local people
Blue Monday is not just ‘one day’ for people with mental health problems. The out-of-hours mental health service, ‘The Harbour,’ is now available seven-evenings-a-week, offering support to people struggling with their mental health in the evenings. The service is run by staff who have experienced their own mental health issues and offers adults, living in […]