Portsmouth’s port sets course for shore power
Portsmouth City Council’s cabinet has approved a strategy for shore power provision at Portsmouth International Port, which will allow visiting ships to switch their engines off whilst alongside. The port has bold plans to tackle emissions and carbon, which will ultimately help them to become one of the UK’s first zero emission ports. The […]
Portsmouth silences hate with a united voice
Portsmouth City Council partners with Portsmouth Football Club and Pompey in the Community to produce an anti-discrimination film. Produced by Portsmouth City Council, the film stars prominent members of Portsmouth Football Club, fans and a local poet who penned the poem that is read out in the film. Prompted by a rise in hate […]
New era begins at Mayfield School
Mayfield School in Portsmouth held an official ceremony yesterday, 7 October, to celebrate the opening of their brand new school building, which includes a dedicated Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) centre. As the only local authority ‘all-through’ school in the city, it is set to provide a high-quality education environment for around […]
Inspirational webinar series designed for future teachers returns
A popular webinar series designed to kickstart a teaching career returns on Wednesday 20 October at 4pm, thanks to Teach Portsmouth. The webinar, Teach Portsmouth presents: special educational needs teaching, encourages those looking to teach children and young people with complex needs to take that first step into the profession. Teach Portsmouth is a Portsmouth City […]
Essential maintenance to port facilities means Wightlink’s Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferries will use the Portsmouth International Port on 16/17 October 2021
Wightlink’s car ferries between Portsmouth and Fishbourne will use the Portsmouth International Port (PIP) instead of Wightlink’s terminal in Gunwharf Road over the weekend 16/17 October 2021. This is to allow essential maintenance of the boarding ramp at Gunwharf. This weekend has been chosen as Sunday 17 October is also the date of the Great […]
Little-known story of the Royal Navy’s heroic coastal forces in both World Wars told for the first time in major new gallery at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
The little-known story of the Royal Navy’s heroic coastal forces in both World Wars was told for the first time in a major new gallery at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower Major new permanent gallery The Night Hunters: The Royal Navy’s Coastal Forces at War pays tribute to the high-risk, high-octane operations of the coastal forces in both world wars. Two remarkable surviving historic […]
Praise for Portsmouth builders working on all-electric council homes in the face of Covid challenges
Portsmouth builders have been praised for taking on the challenges of the global pandemic while building brand new all-electric council-owned homes in Hilsea. The 17 brand new Portsmouth City Council houses and flats, on the corner of Doyle Avenue and Northern Parade, in Hilsea, are being built for the council by Portsmouth firm PMC […]
Council Leader asks Minister of State Housing, Communities and Local Government to reduce housing target number for city
Leader of the council, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, has written a letter to the Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP, Minister of State Housing, Communities and Local Government, to ask for a meeting to discuss the housing target that is set by Government for the City. Dear Minister Housing Targets in Portsmouth A member of the public […]
GRP Solutions becomes a Shaping Patron
We at Shaping Portsmouth are very pleased to announce that GRP Solutions has joined us a Patron. GRP Solutions is the UK’s leading glass reinforced plastics distributor providing composite solutions to customers across a wide range of industries such as marine, construction, automotive, leisure and wind energy. Brian Harpur, Managing Director of GRP Solutions comments, “It is […]
Foster carers and fostered young person take on the Great South Run
Foster Portsmouth has secured places in this month’s Great South Run for 10 of our dedicated foster carers and young people in their care. The south coast’s biggest and best-running event on Sunday 17 October 2021, will take in all the sights and sounds of Portsmouth. These include the naval base and historic dockyard […]