Operation: Shaping Forces is a success
Last month, we had the pleasure of supporting Armed Forces Community Programme Leads Andy Moss and Kate Mizon host the first annual Shaping Forces event in the Royal Maritime Hotel. The Armed Forces Community within Portsmouth is crucial in shaping our city and forms a major part of our community. The Shaping Forces programme is […]
Announcing our Shaping Forces Sponsors
The Shaping Portsmouth Armed Forces Community programme team are pleased to announce the sponsors for our upcoming Shaping Forces event at the Royal Maritime Hotel on 26th June. Citrus Facilities Management has signed on as the Headline Sponsor of the event, continuing their commitment to contribute to the growth and success of our city. They […]
Episode 101: Beacon Counselling Trust
Dave Humphries talks to Andy Gallie, from the Beacon Counselling Trust and author of HMS To HMP, about his career in the Royal Navy, his decision to leave and ensuing career, his struggles with gambling addiction, how it led to spending time in prison, his recovery, and his work with the Beacon Counselling Trust helping others in similar situations.
Portsmouth Business Leaders Forum returns at Lakeside North Harbour
The Autumn 2024 edition of our Portsmouth Business Leaders Forum took place last Wednesday 6th November. We had a packed agenda. New Shaping Partners; Portsmouth Water and Millstream Productions, who have actually been with us since before the Spring PBLF, finally got to introduce themselves on stage. They’ve both been very active in the partnership […]
Relaunching our Armed Forces Community programme
Yesterday morning saw the official relaunch of our Armed Forces Community programme at the autumn Portsmouth Business Leaders Forum, held at 2000 Lakeside. The vision of the programme is to create a community that not only values the service of veterans in the city, but also actively supports their transition to civilian life and their […]
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. […]