Griffon Hoverwork pledges its commitment to the Armed Forces Community
Griffon Hoverwork is proud to announce that it has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, a national pledge to support the Armed Forces community. Adrian Went, Managing Director, Griffon Hoverwork explains: “I was honoured by Commodore John Voyce’s visit to join me in signing the Armed Forces Covenant which allows us to formalise our recognition and […]
Habitat Harbour
As many of you are already aware we have re-launched our Armed Forces Covenant Programme as the Armed Forces Community Programme. The new AFC will maintain its focus on promoting the covenant and helping businesses sign up to it, but will now be expanding its remit into new aspects of armed forces and veteran life […]
Kirsty hikes Pen Y Fan with the Royal Naval Association
On 29th July, Shaping Portsmouth’s Education & Community Lead and Female Royal Navy Veteran Kirsty Hill attended the Royal Naval Association female-only weekend in Wales, and what a weekend she had climbing Pen Y Fan and jumping into waterfalls with some incredibly inspirational women. The Royal Naval Association is the biggest collective group of Royal […]
We’re relaunching and expanding our Armed Forces Community Programme
The Shaping Portsmouth team are pleased to announce the expansion of our Armed Forces Covenant programme, which is being renamed the Armed Forces Community programme. Encouraging Portsmouth businesses to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant and the Employer Recognition Scheme will still be a core part of the programme but we wanted to do […]
Shaping Portsmouth achieves Silver in the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme
We are beyond proud and delighted to announce that Shaping Portsmouth, through our Armed Forces Covenant programme, has been awarded the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award. The scheme recognises employer organisations that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support to defence and the armed forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant. […]
An introduction to the Armed Forces Community programme
Written by Kate MizonArmed Forces Covenant Co-Lead Dear Shaping Portsmouth Community, I hope this letter finds you well. I’m Kate, one of the two leads at the Armed Forces Programme. My co-lead Andy Moss and I wanted to get in touch to introduce ourselves, and to explain how we hope to support businesses and the […]
Recognising the Female Veteran Identity
Written by Kirsty HillEducation & Community Lead Hi. I’m Kirsty, Shaping Portsmouth’s Education & Community Lead and a Royal Navy Veteran. The term Veteran, or soldier, typically evokes a male image, even female Veterans themselves don’t always identify with the term. Women have been present and serving in wars since the beginning, yet historically women […]
How to positively employ veterans transitioning from the Military
Written by Kate MizonArmed Forces Covenant Co-Lead As a veteran of 22 years, post-service by 18 months, I have fallen into the ‘job hopping’ category. If you’re not aware of what that is, then I’ll explain. According to research, upon leaving the Armed Forces, almost 42% of veterans will take up between 3 – 5 […]
Meet the new lead of our Armed Forces Covenant Programme
Shaping Portsmouth is pleased to welcome Andy Spencer as our new Armed Forces Covenant programme lead. For the past couple of years, Andy has been the Armed Forces Lead for Solent NHS Trust and is part of the Trust’s leadership team for the development and operation of NHS OpCOURAGE services in South-East England. He also […]
Attention! Free Armed Forces Day event this Saturday
Head to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard from 10am – 4pm on Saturday 25 June for free activities and entertainment to mark Portsmouth Armed Forces Day. Portsmouth Armed Forces Day, which is organised by Portsmouth City Council, celebrates Portsmouth’s armed forces community – from currently serving personnel to service families, veterans and cadets. The entertainment will […]
